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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.

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

 

 

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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.

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

 

 

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Nazca Lines Threatened by Unsustainable Tourism

December 16, 2011

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In the 1920s, when commercial planes began flying across the Nazca Desert in southern Peru, passengers reported seeing “primitive landing strips” on the ground below. Closer studies by anthropologists revealed a series of ancient geoglyphs spanning some 50 miles of arid plateau, ranging in complexity from simple lines to stylized monkeys, spiders, hummingbirds, fish, sharks, orcas, llamas and lizards.

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Tags: Nazca Lines, Peru, South America, UNESCO, Unsustainable Tourism

 

 

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Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Threatened by Diminishing Underground Water Supply

December 01, 2010

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Development and tourism surrounding Cambodia’s Angkor Wat continues to cause problems for the ancient Khmer temple. Already suffering from unsustainable tourism and insufficient management issues, the temple could start crumbling from beneath its very own walls.

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Tags: Angkor Wat, Asia, Cambodia, Insufficient Management, Southeast Asia, Unsustainable Tourism

 

 

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Vandalism, Unsustainable Tourism Threaten the Great Wall of China

October 26, 2010

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During the last week of September, the Great Wall of China hosted the largest photography exhibition in Chinese history. Titled “Stay You”, the exhibition generated more than 10,000 submissions and urged participants to submit photographs that “showed themselves being themselves.” However, many of the winning submissions displayed a startling trend: tourists defiling large portions of the Great Wall.

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Tags: Asia, China, Great Wall of China, UNESCO, Unsustainable Tourism, Vandalism