In May 2017 the Heritage Craft Association published the HCA Red List of Endangered Crafts, the first research of its kind to rank UK craft skills by the likelihood that they would survive into the next generation. This research has enabled the HCA to shine a light on this important aspect of the UK’s intangible cultural heritage that has, until now, been languishing in the dark. It is the HCA's hope that this research will act as a call to action to those who have it within their power to resolve or alleviate these issues, and that this project will mark the start of long-term monitoring of heritage craft viability and a shared will to avoid the cultural loss that is borne each time a craft dies. In March 2019 a major update was published, increasing the number of crafts examined to 212, with one new extinct crafts, 16 new critically endangered crafts and 20 new endangered crafts added.