[[wiki-architecture]] · [[General Architecture]] · [[ARCHITECTURE]] · [[000]] # Saving Our Vanishing Heritage Saving Our Vanishing Heritage: Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites in the Developing World was a report released by Global Heritage Fund on October 17, 2010. It illuminated five accelerating man-made threats facing global heritage sites in developing countries: development pressures, unsustainable tourism, insufficient management, looting, and war and conflict. Based on these threats, the report surveyed 500 major archaeological and heritage sites in developing countries to evaluate current loss and destruction, conservation and development. It identified nearly 200 of these sites as "At Risk” or “Under Threat,” and the following 12 as “On the Verge” of irreparable loss and destruction: Bangladesh’s Mahasthangarh Guatemala’s Mirador Haiti’s Sans-Souci Palace India’s Maluti Temples Iraq’s Nineveh Kenya’s Lamu Cyprus’ Famagusta Pakistan’s Taxila Palestine’s Hisham’s Palace Philippines’ Intramuros and Fort Santiago Turkey’s Ani Ukraine’s Chersonesos The report's editorial committee was composed of 24 experts in global heritage conservation and sustainable development from leading universities, institutions and international agencies, including the World Archaeological Congress, Archaeological Institute of America, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites), Stanford University, the University of Pennsylvania, University College of London, and others. The report has garnered much attention from major media, including National Geographic, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Huffington Post, MSNBC, USA Today, and more. == See also == UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists World Heritage Site == References == - [[Interior Architecture/Renovation and Conservation/Heritage Conservation]] - [[Wiki-Architecture/Architectural Concepts and History]] - [[Environmental Design/Building Climatology]] - [[Wiki-Architecture/General Architecture]] - [[Landscape/Surveying & Mapping]] - [[History and Theory/Temple Architecture]] - [[Building Services/Building Systems]] - [[History and Theory/Temple Architecture/Stone Temples of India]] - [[Design/Architectural Design]] - [[Professional Practice/Codes & Standards/National Building Code of India/Part 06 - Structural Design/Section 5B - Prestressed Concrete]] == External links == Official website