Pointing to concerns over multiple World Heritage Sites, Rescue [Alliance member] has stated that these point to serious issues surrounding the protection of our WHSs.
Rescue goes on to state that ‘special measures are needed, since the normal planning processes demonstrate serious inadequacies and give insufficient time to fully evaluate and advise on major projects. With one WHS threatened with de-listing, another threatened with being placed on the List in Danger, and the possibility of a third being so listed next year, the UK is obviously not meeting its WH Convention commitments. Full recognition of their importance and meaningful statutory protection for our WHSs is urgently needed within our legislative heritage framework’.