International Policies and Covenants
Policies
8.5 The Government has signed and ratified a number of International and European Conventions, which have guided the formulation of national legislation and national and regional policy to protect the built and natural heritage. • The Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe, 1985 - the Granada Convention (ETS No. 121) • This Convention was ratified by Ireland in 1997 and recognises that architectural heritage constitutes an irreplaceable expression of the richness and diversity of Europe’s cultural heritage which fosters the economic, social and cultural development of states and regions. • The European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage, 1992 - the Valletta Convention (ETS No. 143) • The Convention provides the basic framework for policy on the protection of archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory. • Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, 1998 - the Aarhus Convention The Aarhus Convention lays down a set of basic roles to promote citizens’ involvement in environmental matters and improve enforcement of environmental Law. • European Landscape Convention, 2000 – the Florence Convention (ETS No. 176) This Convention defines landscape as ‘…an area, as perceived by people, whose character is the result of the action and interaction of natural and/or human factors’ and applies to both rural and urban landscapes.
8.6 These policy frameworks and guidelines set the context for this Plan: • Framework and Principles for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (1999); Policy and Guidance on Archaeological Excavation (1999) • This Framework stipulates the basic principles for the protection of archaeological heritage. • Government Policy on Architecture 2009-2015 This policy recognised the place of architecture in society as an expression of cultural, aesthetic and social values both past and present. • The Architectural Heritage Protection Guidelines 2011 These Guidelines relate to protecting structures of special architectural, historical, archaeologi- cal, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest, and preserving the character of architec- tural conservation areas.
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