Minister of State Tony Killeen T.D. this week said that the preparation of a UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination for the Burren remained a key priority for the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
The North Clare T.D. explained that Environment Minister John Gormley was committed to developing a management plan, which would have to be undertaken as part of the nomination process. The World Heritage List includes 878 properties in 141 countries, which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. They include monuments and landmarks as diverse at the Great Wall of China, the Great Barrier Reef, the Sydney Opera House, Machu Picchu in Peru, as well as the historic centres of famous cities such as Venice, Prague, Rome and Paris.
Ireland currently boasts two listed World Heritage Sites; Skellig Michael (1996) and Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (1993). Each World Heritage Site is the property of the state on whose territory the site is located, but it is considered in the interest of the international community to preserve each site. According to Minister Killeen, “A key initiative of the Department’s UNESCO world heritage programme is the preparation of a UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination for the Burren. Minister Gormley has informed me that work on progressing the nomination will be brought forward in the context of the prioritisation of the constituent elements of the Department’s UNESCO world heritage programme.”
“I am especially delighted to learn from the Minister that consultation with all relevant stakeholders and interested parties will be an integral part of this nomination process. Consequently, I urge all local people to join in the discussion around the Burren region’s attempt to acquire World Heritage Site status”, he added.
The North Clare T.D. explained that Environment Minister John Gormley was committed to developing a management plan, which would have to be undertaken as part of the nomination process. The World Heritage List includes 878 properties in 141 countries, which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. They include monuments and landmarks as diverse at the Great Wall of China, the Great Barrier Reef, the Sydney Opera House, Machu Picchu in Peru, as well as the historic centres of famous cities such as Venice, Prague, Rome and Paris.
Ireland currently boasts two listed World Heritage Sites; Skellig Michael (1996) and Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (1993). Each World Heritage Site is the property of the state on whose territory the site is located, but it is considered in the interest of the international community to preserve each site. According to Minister Killeen, “A key initiative of the Department’s UNESCO world heritage programme is the preparation of a UNESCO World Heritage Site nomination for the Burren. Minister Gormley has informed me that work on progressing the nomination will be brought forward in the context of the prioritisation of the constituent elements of the Department’s UNESCO world heritage programme.”
“I am especially delighted to learn from the Minister that consultation with all relevant stakeholders and interested parties will be an integral part of this nomination process. Consequently, I urge all local people to join in the discussion around the Burren region’s attempt to acquire World Heritage Site status”, he added.
