The World Monuments Fund (WMF) included the Moon in its 2025 list of 25 at-risk cultural heritage sites for the first time, emphasizing the need for preservation efforts due to at least 90 ...

By Zachary Small For years, the World Monuments Fund has sought to draw attention and resources to endangered cultural heritage sites including Machu Picchu in Peru, temples in Cambodia and the ...

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 ...

The World Monuments Fund’s Watch list identifies monuments of cultural and historical significance that are endangered by factors such as globalisation, tourism, conflict and climate change. An open ...

The 17th-century Sainte-Ursule Chapel at the famous Sorbonne University is a silent, timeless witness to Paris’ Christian ...

Aerial view of the Maijishan Cave Temples in China Photo: Courtesy World Monuments Fund Other sites are grappling with growth in tourism that exceeds visitor infrastructure, such as the Buddhist ...

The World Monuments Fund has announced its biennial list of the most endangered places on Earth — and, this year, one place that's even beyond it. The Watch List is intended to raise awareness ...

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