World Heritage
Ireland ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1991. The Convention established the highly prestigious World Heritage List (WHL) which comprises sites of outstanding universal value: cultural, natural or mixed. The Convention defines the kind of natural or cultural sites which can be considered for inscription on the World Heritage List and sets out the duties of States Parties in identifying potential sites and their role in protecting and preserving them.
By signing the Convention, Ireland has pledged to conserve not only the World Heritage sites situated on its territory, but also to protect its national heritage.
Publications & Documents
- Ntional Biodiversity Plan (pdf, 3,395 kb)
- A Guide to Protected Buildings (pdf, 27 kb)
- The Economic and Social Aspects of Biodiversity- Benefits and Costs of Biodiversity in Ireland (pdf, 6,915 kb)
- more publications
News and Speeches
- 02/11/09: Minister Gormley publishes Ireland’s draft World Heritage Tentative List
- 01/12/08: Ireland’s World Heritage - Review of Tentative List
- Press/Media
Legislation
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