The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has released its 2022 edition of the World Monuments Watch, a biannual compendium of under-threat heritage sites that, this year, span the globe from the south coast of ...
As the world marks a year since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (February 24), there are vigorous ongoing efforts to both assess damage to cultural heritage in the country, and find ways ...
Landmarks give us a true sense of place. Monuments and natural wonders help connect us to a destination and inspire trips around the globe, whether to Paris for the Eiffel Tower or Giza (near Cairo) ...
Every year, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) compiles a list of heritage sites it deems at risk, with the aim of building awareness and mobilizing action. These sites are usually Earth-bound, as you’d ...
Several beloved travel landmarks and destinations around the world are now at risk of danger due to previous natural disasters, conflicts, overtourism, or other causes, according to a new report. The ...
The organization said that more than 90 important sites on the moon could risk destruction if space tourism is left unregulated. By Zachary Small The ancient city of Babylon is a World Heritage Site, ...
Video above: Virtual reality increasingly used to convey climate urgencyFrom an English castle that's threatened by climate change to an Egyptian landmark in the shadow of its more famous counterparts ...
The Palm House and Water Lily House at the Royal Botanic Garden is among the sites that has received funding for climate research from the World Monument Fund. (Mike Pennington/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY ...
Yanacancha-Huaquis Cultural Landscape, Peru. Image Courtesy of World Monuments Fund Several other Signature projects already in progress are being expanded this year, while others are entering a new ...
Every year, the World Monuments Fund presents a list of notable archaeological and architectural sites that are somehow at risk from the outside world. Here are highlights, from ancient capitals to ...
An organization devoted to safeguarding endangered monuments and cultural sites has identified 25 places around the world threatened by climate change, imbalanced tourism and underrepresentation in ...