ABSTRACT
The healthy and robust future of cultural patrimony, especially as affected by changing global climate conditions, should be of great concern to our society, our diverse communities, and each of us as individuals. It is impossible to consider seriously the future protection of cultural resources, and especially the future of cultural landscapes, without recognising, accepting and responding to the clear trajectory of climate change. While climate change is a global phenomenon with local implications, there is no longer any doubt that there is an evolving set of ecological modifications as a direct result of human activity and climate change (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2007; Epstein and McCarthy 2004).
