All over Europe, our shared cultural heritage is faced with increasing threats: natural and human-
made disasters, climate-change impacts, conflicts, neglect, unsuitable development or lack of funds.
If you know of important heritage in Europe that is endangered, nominate it for the 7 Most
Endangered programme 2025 and join us in our efforts to save our heritage! Both tangible and
intangible heritage are eligible for the programme, regardless of whether it is publicly or privately
owned.
Climate change poses one of the greatest threats to Europe’s and the world’s tangible and intangible
cultural heritage. The 2025 edition of the 7 Most Endangered Programme invites nominations of
heritage endangered by current or projected climate change hazards. Nominations of heritage
endangered by both slow onset events (sea level rise, changing seasonality) and rapid onset events
(wildfires, extreme flooding) are welcomed.
Furthermore, in acknowledgment of the significant crises prevailing on our continent, including
conflicts, post-conflict environments, and natural disasters, we strongly encourage applications from
individuals and organisations who live in these affected areas.
Considering the imperative for Europe to uphold its core values – human dignity, freedom,
democracy, equality, rule of law, citizens’ participation and other human rights – particularly in the
current political climate in the EU and its neighbouring countries, we also welcome nominations of
heritage sites that have been adversely affected by any form of violation of these values. This may
include instances of insufficient consultation with communities or citizens concerned prior to
deciding to implement a project which has a negative impact on a heritage site and/or its wider
environment; neglect, damage or destruction of heritage related to minorities, or cases of loss or
erosion of tangible and/other intangible heritage due to forced migration, poverty and/or
marginalisation.
Launched in 2013, the 7 Most Endangered Programme forms part of a civil society campaign to save
Europe’s endangered heritage. In most cases, the listing of an endangered site serves as a catalyst
and incentive for the mobilisation of necessary public or private support, including funding. The
listed sites are also eligible for an EIB Heritage Grant of €10,000 per site to assist in implementing an
agreed activity that will contribute to saving the threatened sites.
The 7 Most Endangered Programme is run by Europa Nostra – the European Voice of Civil Society
Committed to Cultural and Natural Heritage – in partnership with the European Investment Bank
Institute. It also has the support of the Creative Europe programme of the European Union as part of
Europa Nostra’s network project European Cultural Heritage Agora.
Who can nominate?
● Europa Nostra’s Country Representations, Member and Associate Organisations
● Public and private bodies active in the heritage field located in countries where Europa
Nostra is not yet represented
● Member organisations of the European Heritage Alliance
● Partners of the European Heritage Hub
● Individual members of Europa Nostra
The deadline for nominations is 15 September 2024
Join the webinar on how to submit a nomination to the 7 Most Endangered Programme 2025
Europa Nostra will be hosting webinars to provide useful information and tips on how to best prepare and submit a nomination to the 7 Most Endangered Programme 2025. The next webinar will be hosted by Guy Clausse, Executive Vice-President of Europa Nostra, and Antigoni Michael, 7 Most Endangered Programme Coordinator.
The webinars are free-of-charge, but registration is compulsory. Instructions on how to join the webinars will be emailed to registered participants one day prior to the webinar, when the registration closes.