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GHF Sponsors First Annual Indus Heritage Day

May 10, 2012

Three California-based organizations — the India Community Center, Pakistani American Culture Center, and 1947 Partition Archive — teamed up on April 29th in Milpitas to host the first annual Indus Heritage Day, designed to celebrate shared South Asian histories. This year’s festivities focused on the ancient Indus Valley Civilization, a highly advanced but little known culture that was at its height more than 4,000 years ago.

Tags: Asia, Global Heritage Fund, India, Indus, Indus Heritage Day, Pakistan, South Asia

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GHF Featured by CNN, AFP, Condé Nast Traveler

May 08, 2012

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One goal of last Thursday’s The Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World: Focus on Asia, hosted in partnership with the Asia Society in New York, was to “increase public awareness of a global crisis.” So far, the results have been promising, with several major media outlets helping to spread GHF’s message.

Tags: Asia, Asia’s Heritage in Peril, Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia, China, Events, Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World, Global Heritage Fund, India, Pingyao, Rakhigarhi, Southeast Asia

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GHF, Asia Society Host “The Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World: Focus on Asia”

May 04, 2012

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GHF had a day to remember at the Asia Society in New York on May 3rd, hosting The Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World: Focus on Asia, a discussion of development challenges facing Asia’s most important and endangered heritage sites. The event featured a diverse program of speakers and panelists, and was well-attended by leading experts in conservation, development, venture philanthropy, technology, travel, academia and media.

Tags: Asia, Asia Society, The Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World, Global Heritage Fund, Jeff Morgan, John Sanday, Kuanghan Li, Vincent Michael

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GHF, Current World Archaeology Celebrate 40th Anniversary of World Heritage

April 09, 2012

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To celebrate the 40-year anniversary of UNESCO World Heritage, Current World Archaeology (CWA), a popular British world archaeology magazine, has launched a new webpage in partnership with GHF to raise awareness of important and endangered cultural heritage sites, what we can do to save them, and how they can improve the lives of future generations across the developing world.

Tags: Banteay Chhmar, Chavin de Huantar, Ciudad Perdida, Current World Archaeology, Cyrene, Fujian Tulous, Global Heritage Fund, Global Heritage Network, Gobekli Tepe, Hampi, Pingyao, UNESCO, Wat Phu

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Italy Continues Support of My Son Sanctuary

April 03, 2012

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For nearly a decade, conservationists at My Son Sanctuary in Vietnam have enjoyed tremendous support from the government of Italy. Now, thanks to a new grant of $250,000 over the next two years, “Safeguarding of My Son World Heritage” will enter a third phase of restoration and conservation.

Tags: Asia, Completed Projects, Global Heritage Fund, My Son, Southeast Asia, UNESCO, Unsustainable Tourism, Vietnam

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GHF Europe, The Duke of Gloucester Celebrate Conservation Success at Banteay Chhmar

March 22, 2012

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On February 28th, in the presence of HRH The Duke of Gloucester, GHF Europe (UK) hosted a reception to celebrate four years of conservation success at Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia. More than 50 guests gathered in the newly restored Chapter Hall of London’s Museum of St. John to hear John Sanday FSA OBE, GHF’s Director for Asia & Pacific, describe progress and new technologies being used at the site.

Tags: Asia, Banteay Chhmar, The Duke of Gloucester, London, Global Heritage Fund, GHF Europe, John Sanday, Southeast Asia

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GHF Cyrene Featured in CNN Story About Importance of Culture in Post-Gaddafi Libya

March 21, 2012

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Since the overthrow of ruler Muammar Gaddafi last October, much has been made about how newly free Libya should go about building its new identity. This week, a CNN special report by Alia Al-Senussi focuses on the potential of Libya’s history to help heal and develop the country as it makes that transition.

Tags: Africa, Cyrene, Global Heritage Fund, Libya, Libyan Heritage Trust, War and Conflict

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Vietnam’s My Son Seeks Solutions for Increased Tourism

March 19, 2012

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In 2004, Vietnam’s My Son Sanctuary — imperiled at the time by Vietnam War damage, illegal looting, deterioration from exposure, overall decay, and vegetation overgrowth — became the focus of a GHF project. After successful efforts to support urgently needed stabilization, archaeological documentation, planning, site conservation and training, My Son was declared a “Completed Project” in 2006.

Tags: Asia, Completed Projects, Global Heritage Fund, Mass Tourism, My Son, Southeast Asia, UNESCO, Unsustainable Tourism, Vietnam

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New Mirador Agreement Ensures Long-Term Conservation of Over 80,000 Acres of Forest

March 09, 2012

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Spread over nearly one million acres, the Maya Biosphere in Petén, Guatemala, is home to not only some of the world’s most important archaeological sites but also a diverse ecosystem with a vast array of flora and fauna. Faced with a number of human-made threats in recent decades, the reserve’s tropical forests are finally getting the protection they need thanks to initiatives like the newly signed Carmelita Conservation Incentive Agreement.

Tags: Carmelita, FARES, Global Heritage Fund, Guatemala, Maya Biosphere, Mirador, PACUNAM, Central America

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GHF Göbekli Tepe Receives Critical Support from Vehbi Koç Foundation and J.M. Kaplan Fund

February 24, 2012

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Göbekli Tepe, the world’s oldest known ceremonial center, will be conserved with the help of two new funding pledges: a $400,000 in-country matching fund pledge from the Vehbi Koç Foundation and a $125,000 pledged donation from the J.M. Kaplan Fund.

Tags: Global Heritage Fund, Gobekli Tepe, J.M. Kaplan Fund, National Geographic, Turkey, Vehbi Koc Foundation

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