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Heritage Declares has issued it April Newsletter with topics covering all the latest news, including Heritage Declares at Futurebuild and an update signpost on the The  UK Climate Resilience Programme (UKCR).

Edinburgh World Heritage is launching a Climate Emergency Grant that will provide funding to private owners and public, private and third sector organisations wishing to carry out targeted energy efficiency improvements or climate change adaptation interventions alongside conservation repairs.

An EU group of experts has published a report on cultural heritage resilience for climate change: ‘Strengthening cultural heritage resilience for climate change. Where the European Green Deal meets cultural heritage’.

Castles that have stood for hundreds of years are at risk of being damaged by climate change, conservation charity English Heritage warns.

Historic England (HE) has published its Heritage and Climate Change Strategy alongside its Carbon Reduction Plan, setting out how it will decarbonise its own operations by 2040, while also seeking feedback.

A Local Government Association’s (LGA) survey found 40 per cent of residents trusted their council most to address the climate emergency, followed by the Government (28 per cent) and world leaders (15 per cent). image: for illustration purposes only – … Continue reading →

The UK heritage sector is united in its pioneering response to climate change, according to Heritage Responds, a new report launched this week by heritage coalition the Historic Environment Forum charting how heritage organisations are taking positive action. image: Heritage … Continue reading →

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cultural Heritage and Climate Action with the Heritage Division of the Irish Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Culture x Climate 2020 is a virtual global forum for arts, culture and heritage-based climate action running to the end of November 2020.

From rock art in southern Africa to pyramids along the River Nile, humans have been leaving their mark across the continent for millennia, but the BBC highlights reports on how extreme weather events, the rise in sea levels and other … Continue reading →

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has unveiled a new ‘Climate Action Plan 2020-25’ at Tantallon Castle. image: HES

Heritage Declares, a non-affiliated group of heritage practitioners who have come together to urge the sector to react more quickly and effectively to the climate and ecological emergency, is calling for sector support for its commitments.

Prospect, a union for professionals, has released a new report this week detailing the effects which government cuts have had on work in the heritage sector, following on from a survey of all their members in this Sector. The report … Continue reading →

The natural stone, Valentia Slate, only occurs in Co. Kerry and which has been used since at least 1816, has recently been awarded the Status of ‘International Union of Geological Sciences Heritage Stone’, a coveted award exclusive to stones with … Continue reading →