The UKNC strongly supports the third option of consultation question 1 regarding the future nomination of UK World Heritage Sites - The UK should draw up a shorter and more focused Tentative List, spacing out our nominations so that we are not necessarily proposing a new site each year and introducing a two-stage application process to filter out early those sites unlikely to be successful.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: UK National Commission for UNESCO response to DCMS World Heritage Policy Review Consultation

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