UK’s World Heritage in Danger: Liverpool

Since the World Heritage Convention was first ratified in 1972, more than 1,000 sites representing outstanding sites of our global natural and cultural heritage have been added to the World Heritage List. In a few weeks, the World Heritage Committee hold its annual meeting, this year in Krakow, Poland, to consider adding additional sites to the list. In addition, the Committee will evaluate 35 sites that are in danger of losing their World Heritage Status from either natural or human action. The historic city of Liverpool is one of those sites.

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UNESCO rebukes UK government over Liverpool World Heritage Site and issues final warning

By Save Britain’s Heritage

June 19, 2017