Managing & Protecting - Local authorities as key players in promoting the enjoyment, protection and management of the historic environment

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  • ~ Local authorities are responsible for the conservation of 95% of the historic environment
  • ~ Local authorities have a major role to play in the management of World Heritage Sites
  • ~ The European Union impacts on cultural heritage in a number of ways
  • ~ England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs)provide a major repository for some of our most important historic sites
  • ~ Local authorities play an important role in heritage protection and are responsible for the conservation of 95% of the historic environment
  • ~ Farmers are the principal stewards of our rural heritage
  • ~ Our heritage is enshrined in our coastal and sub-tidal maritime archaeology