WHUK Learning & Engagement Special Interest Group
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Useful information and downloads for people involved in World Heritage in the UK including presentations from our meetings, consultation responses, research and our Review of the State of UK World Heritage Sites.
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WHUK Review
4 resourcesAdvocacy
6 resourcesUNESCO Documents for World Heritage Sites
18 resourcesPeriodic Reporting
3 resourcesTentative List
1 resourceClimate Change & Nature Recovery
9 resourcesIndustrial Heritage
2 resourcesGeneral
15 resourcesPlanning
2 resourcesResearch
6 resourcesWHUK Governance
39 resourcesWHUK Newsletters 2025
6 resourcesWHUK Newsletters 2024
16 resourcesWHUK Newsletters 2023
14 resourcesWHUK Newsletters 2022
22 resourcesWHUK Newsletters 2021
20 resourcesWHUK Newsletters 2020
7 resourcesResources
Statement on Liverpool World Heritage Site Status
June 2021
WHUK asks the WH Committee not to agree to the recommendation to remove Maritime Liverpool from the World Heritage List
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UNESCO World Heritage Regional Action Plan for N America and Europe
March 2025
UNESCO World Heritage Regional Action Plan for N America and Europe
Download PDF 400.49 KB
World Heritage & Tourism in a Changing Climate
2016
World Heritage & Tourism in a Changing Climate
Download PDF 8.57 MB
UNESCO Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in WHSs
Jan 2024
UNESCO Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in WHSs - Impacts of Wind Energy Projects and their Assessments
Download PDF 3.78 MB
UNESCO Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in WHSs
Jan 2024
UNESCO Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in WHSs - Protecting WH during the Energy Transition
Download PDF 1.22 MB
UNESCO Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in WHSs
Jan 2024
UNESCO Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in WHS - Wind Energy Essentialss
Download PDF 3.32 MB
UNESCO Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in WHSs
Jan 2024
UNESCO Guidance for Wind Energy Projects in WHSs - Context
Download PDF 5.42 MB
UNESCO Urban Heritage for Resilience
Dec 2023
UNESCO Urban Heritage for Resilience
Download PDF 4.56 MB
UNESCO update on climate action for WHSs
Dec 2023
UNESCO update on climate action for WHSs
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UNESCO Enhancing Our Heritage toolkit ver 2
Nov 2023
UNESCO Enhancing Our Heritage toolkit ver 2
Download PDF 2.41 MB
The Role of Visitor Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites
Jul 2023
Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites
Download PDF 7.93 MB
UNESCO Guidance & Toolkit for Impact Assessment in a WH Context
Jul 2022
UNESCO Guidance & Toolkit for Impact Assessment in a WH Context
Download PDF 5.57 MB
UNESCO Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage
Jun 2010
UNESCO Managing Disaster Risks for World Heritage
Download PDF 2.31 MB
UNESCO Preparing World Heritage Nominations
Nov 2011
UNESCO Preparing World Heritage Nominations
Download PDF 4.24 MB
Summary analysis Periodic Reporting 3rd Cycle
Mar 2024
Summary analysis Periodic Reporting 3rd Cycle
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Guidance for development of WH Tentative List Sites
Jul 2020
Guidance for development of WH Tentative List Sites - by UNESCO, ICOMOS, IUCN and ICCROM
Download PDF 8.64 MB
British Council - Climate Change Impacts on Cultural Heritage report
Oct 2023
British Council - Climate Change Impacts on Cultural Heritage report
Download PDF 2.16 MB
Historic England Advice Note
Jul 2024
Historic England Advice Note on adapting historic buildings for energy and carbon efficiency
Download PDF 2.11 MB
IUCN's Statements of Compliance 2023 Review
Jan 2024
IUCN's Statements of Compliance 2023 Review
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UNESCO update on climate action for WHSs
Dec 2023
UNESCO update on climate action for WHSs
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Nature Recovery & the Historic Environment
Aug 2023
Natural England's Guidance on Nature Recovery & the Historic Environment
Download PDF 34.84 MB
Naturally Cultural or Culturally Natural?
Jan 2017
Exploring the relationship between nature and culture through World Heritage Editors: Jonathan Larwood, Sarah France and Chris Mahon
Download PDF 3.53 MB
Industrial Heritage & Slavery
Sep 2024
IHBC's Context magazine June 2024 Industrial Heritage & Slavery article
Download PDF 1.50 MB
Context June 2023 Industrial Heritage article
Aug 2023
Context June 2023 Industrial Heritage article by Prof. Ian Wray
Download PDF 1.80 MB
World Heritage in the UK 2024 flipbook
January 2025
World Heritage in the UK 2024 flipbook
Download PDF 12.01 MB
Historic Environment Overview 2023-24
August 2024
Historic Environment Overview 2023-24
Download PDF 4.83 MB
World Heritage in the UK 2023-24 Sector Review
July 2024
World Heritage in the UK 2023-24 Sector Review
Download PDF 4.36 MB
Visiting World Heritage Sites by Sustainable Transport
April 2024
Pdf map to download
Download PDF 9.76 MB
World Heritage in the UK 2022-23 Sector Review
July 2023
World Heritage in the UK 2022-23 Sector Review
Download PDF 1.60 MB
World Heritage in the UK 2021-22 Sector Review
06/12/2022
World Heritage in the UK 2021-22 Sector Review - examples of projects from a number of WHSs
Download PDF 5.88 MB
World Heritage in the UK 2022 leaflet
30/03/2022
Pdf download of 2022's redesign of the World Heritage in the UK leaflet - map page only
Download PDF 10.08 MB
World Heritage in the UK 2022 leaflet - map page only reduced size
30/03/2022
Pdf download of 2022's redesign of the World Heritage in the UK leaflet - map page only
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World Heritage in the UK 2022 leaflet
30/03/2022
Pdf download of 2022's redesign of the World Heritage in the UK leaflet - snapshot of the Sites page only
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World Heritage in the UK 2022 leaflet
30/03/2022
Pdf download of 2022's redesign of the World Heritage in the UK leaflet - editorial pages only, read vertically
Download PDF 1.72 MB
World Heritage in the UK 2022 leaflet
30/03/2022
Pdf download of 2022's redesign of the World Heritage in the UK leaflet - editorial pages only, read horizontally
Download PDF 1.69 MB
WHUK Members Forum User Guide
25/02/2021
Information on how to access and navigate the World Heritage UK Members' Area
Download PDF 1.27 MB
Selected Guidance Documents for Management of World Heritage Properties
25/01/2016
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The Economic Value of the Old & New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site
Download PDF 1.49 MB
Culture & Heritage Capital: Monetising the Impact of Culture & Heritage on Health & Wellbeing
Nov 2024
A report from DCMS and Frontier Economics
Download PDF 3.19 MB
World Heritage as a Placebo Brand: A comparative analysis of three sites and marketing implications
May 2021
Ashton Adie, B. Hall, M and Prayag, G. 2017. World Heritage as a placebo brand: a comparative analysis of three sites and marketing implications. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26:3, 399-415
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'The World Heritage Tourist- a new tourist concept. Case Study: the World Heritage Site at Canterbury.
May 2021
Unpublished World Heritage Studies MA Thesis. Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage
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Naturally Cultural or Culturally Natural
2017
Exploring the relationship between nature and culture through World Heritage Editors: Jonathan Larwood, Sarah France and Chris Mahon
Download PDF 3.53 MB
2024 WHUK AGM - Formal Notice & Agenda
Nov 2024
2024 WHUK AGM - Formal Notice & Agenda
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2024 WHUK AGM - Item 2 2023 AGM Draft Minutes
Nov 2024
2024 WHUK AGM - Item 2 2023 AGM Draft Minutes
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2024 WHUK AGM - Item 3 Trustees' Annual Report
Nov 2024
2024 WHUK AGM - Item 3 Trustees' Annual Report
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2024 WHUK AGM - Item 4 Membership Fees
Nov 2024
2024 WHUK AGM - Item 4 Membership Fees
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2024 WHUK AGM - Item 5 Proposed Change to the Constitution
Nov 2024
2024 WHUK AGM - Item 5 Proposed Change to the Constitution
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2024 WHUK AGM - Item 6 Trustee Elections
Nov 2024
2024 WHUK AGM - Item 6 Trustee Elections
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2024 WHUK AGM - Item 7 2025-28 Business Plan Summary
Nov 2024
2024 WHUK AGM - Item 7 2025-28 Business Plan Summary
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Review of WHUK's April 2023 - March 2024
May 2024
Review of WHUK's April 2023 - March 2024
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World Heritage UK Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy
Dec 2023
World Heritage UK Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy
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2023 AGM Formal Notice and Agenda
13 Nov 2023
2023 AGM Formal Notice and Agenda for Wed 6 Dec 2023
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2023 AGM Item 2 Draft Minutes 2022
13 Nov 2023
2023 AGM Item 2 Draft Minutes from the 2022 AGM
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2023 AGM Item 3 Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statement
13 Nov 2023
2023 AGM Item 3 Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statement for 2022-23
Download PDF 1.06 MB
2023 AGM Item 4 Membership Fees
13 Nov 2023
2023 AGM Item 4 Membership Fees for 2024-25
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2023 AGM Item 5 Trustee Election Statements
13 Nov 2023
2023 AGM Item 5 Trustee Election Statements
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AGM Minutes 7 December 2022 (draft)
Dec 2022
AGM Minutes 7 December 2022 (draft)
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Review of WHUK's April 2022 - March 2023
May 2023
Review of WHUK's April 2022 - March 2023
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Review of WHUK's April 2021 - March 2022
06/12/2022
Review of WHUK's April 2021 - March 2022
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WHUK 2022 AGM Formal Notice & Agenda
14/11/2022
WHUK 2022 AGM Formal Notice & Agenda
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WHUK 2022 AGM Membership Fees 2023-24
22/11/2022
WHUK 2022 AGM Membership Fees 2023-24
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WHUK 2022 AGM New Trustee nomination statements
14/11/2022
WHUK 2022 AGM New Trustee nomination statements
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Trustees Annual Return to the Charity Commission 2021-2022
14/11/2022
TAR 2021-22 for WHUK 2022 AGM
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AGM Minutes 8 December 2021
14/11/2022
Minutes of the AGM held on 8 December 2021
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Treasurer's Report 2021-2022
14/11/2022
Financial report presented to the AGM 2022
Download PDF 6.43 MB
WHUK 2022 Call for board nominations
10/2022
Information on putting forward nominations for the WHUK Board at the 2022 AGM
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WHUK Trustee Role Description
13/10/2021
Role description for trustees of World Heritage UK
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WHUK Trustees' Code of Conduct
13/10/2021
Details of the way our Trustees' are expected to carry out their role
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Trustees Annual Return to the Charity Commission 2020-2021
14/12/2021
TAR 2020-21
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Treasurer's Report 2020-2021
14/12/2021
Financial report presented to the AGM 2021
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AGM Minutes 7 December 2020
14/12/2021
Minutes of the AGM held on 7 December 2020
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Trustees Annual Return to the Charity Commission 2019-2020
14/12/2021
TAR 2019-20
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Treasurer's Report 2019-20
14/12/2021
Financial report presented to the AGM 2020
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AGM Minutes 7 October 2019
14/12/2021
Minutes of the AGM held on 7 October 2019
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Trustees Annual Return to the Charity Commission 2018-2019
14/12/2021
TAR 2018-19
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Treasurer's Report 2018-2019
14/12/2021
Financial report presented to the AGM 2019
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AGM Minutes 15 October 2018
14/12/2021
Minutes of the AGM held on 15 October 2018
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Treasurer's Report 2017-2018
14/12/2021
Financial report presented to the AGM 2018
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AGM Minutes 9 October 2017
20/12/2021
Minutes of the AGM held on 5 October 2017
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Trustees' Annual Return to the Charity Commission 2017-2018
20/12/2021
TAR 2017-18
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April 2022 E-newsletter - Liverpool webinar
Apr 2022
April 2022 E-newsletter - Liverpool webinar
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April 2022 E-newsletter - World Heritage Committee meeting
Apr 2022
April 2022 E-newsletter - World Heritage Committee meeting
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April 2022 E-newsletter - World Heritage Day
Apr 2022
April 2022 E-newsletter - World Heritage Day
Download PDF 3.20 MB
March 2022 E-newsletter - Spring Event
Mar 2022
March 2022 E-newsletter - Spring Event
Download PDF 3.71 MB
March 2022 E-newsletter - Liverpool Webinar
Mar 2022
March 2022 E-newsletter - Liverpool Webinar
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September 2021 E-newsletter - WHUK AGM
Sep 2021
September 2021 E-newsletter - WHUK AGM
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September 2021 E-newsletter - Conference # 2
Sep 2021
September 2021 E-newsletter - Conference # 2
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September 2021 E-newsletter - Conference # 1
Sep 2021
September 2021 E-newsletter - Conference # 1
Download PDF 1.39 MB
September 2021 E-newsletter - ICOMOS-UK Conference
Sep 2021
September 2021 E-newsletter - ICOMOS-UK Conference
Download PDF 1.51 MB
June 2021 E-newsletter - Reopening WHSs Webinar
Jun 2021
June 2021 E-newsletter - Reopening WHSs Webinar
Download PDF 1.45 MB
Meetings
2022 Annual Conference: “Celebrating 50 years of World Heritage, and looking ahead to the next 50” - Monday 3rd & Tuesday 4th October 2022
1 resource2021 Annual Conference: Climate Change and World Heritage 21 - 23 September 2021
21 resources2021 Comparing Approaches, Values and Philosophies in Conservation and World Heritage in China and the UK 24 March 2021 Webinar
4 resources2021 Visitor Centres in a Changing World 18 February 2021 Webinar
3 resources2019 Llangollen Conference
10 resources2018 Tower of London
8 resources2018 Kew Technical Meeting
1 resource2017 New Lanark Networking Meeting
6 resources2017 Bath Technical Meeting
9 resources2016 Edinburgh
14 resources2015 Saltaire Conference
13 resources2015 Liverpool Technical Meeting
6 resourcesPresentations
2022 Conference Programme
October 2022
Full programme for the 2022 Conference
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2021 Conference Programme
October 2021
Full programme for the 2021 Conference
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Webinar Programme
24 March 2021
The programme for the Comparing Approaches Webinar
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Video links for Webinar 24 March 2021
24 March 2021
Access recordings of the event here
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Lord Donald Hankey Presentation
24 March 2021
Conservation and World Heritage
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Contributors to the webinar
24 March 2021
Information on the contributors to the webinar
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Programme - Visitor Centres in a Changing World
18/2/2021
The programme for the Webinar Visitor Centres in a Changing World
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Summary of event & Vimeo link for Visitor Centres in a Changing World webinar
12 April 2021
report of event and Vimeo link
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Looking to a Sustainable Future at Giant's Causeway for Visitors and the National Trust
2019
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Conserving 20th Century Buildings: An International Approach to Sustaining Significance
2019
Download PDF 434.92 KB
Selected Guidance Documents for Management of World Heritage Properties
25/01/2016
Download PDF 202.08 KB
Feedback from Final Session at WHUK Edinburgh 25th/26th Jan 2016 Day 2
26/01/2016
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Management Effectiveness: A Brief Introduction and Uses By WH Sites
January 2016
Download PDF 11.12 MB
Part of Something Really Special: Connecting the World Through Heritage Tourism
2015
Download PDF 1.56 MB
The Increasing Influence of WHS Stats on Tourism Development at the Giant's Causeway
2015
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Speakers and Delegates at "World Heritage Tourism - Unlocking the Potential" Conference
2015
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Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape WHS UNESCO Reactive Monitoring Missions
2015
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