The Blue Shield UK Underwater Heritage Working Group’s Position Paper on the UK’s ratification of the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

2025/05/01 by Elena Pérez-Álvaro, Tom Pinfold, Hayley Roberts +2 · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Maritime and Coastal Archaeology #Archaeological Research and Protection #Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation

paper · doi:10.1017/s0940739125100088

openalex publication_date 2025/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

The Blue Shield UK Underwater Heritage Working Group (UHWG) is dedicated to protecting underwater cultural heritage in crisis, both within the United Kingdom (UK), UK Overseas Territories and internationally. In pursuit of this mission, the UHWG’s objectives are threefold:

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• The Blue Shield UK Underwater Heritage Working Group, dedicated to protecting underwater cultural heritage in crisis, urges the UK to ratify the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of Underwater [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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