Conservation Experts Fear That a New Amusement Park in Cambodia Could Endanger the Ancient Temple of Angkor Wat
The planned theme park and resort could threaten the world s largest religious monument.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Angkor Wat. Photo by Sarah Cascone.
Plans to build a new amusement park and resort near Cambodia’s most famous historic site, the Angkor Archaeological Park, have worried conservation experts.
In November, the Cambodian government granted NagaCorp, a Hong Kong-based company that runs the NagaWorld hotel and casino in Phnom Penh, a 50-year lease on a nearby tract of land in November. The planned Angkor Lake of Wonder resort will be located less than 1,650 feet outside of Angkor’s protected zone, which was delineated in 1994, reports the
More than 3,600 Buddhist temples in the Getty’s Bagan Conservation Project in Myanmar (pictured: Sitana Gyi Hpaya) have been at risk of looting Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Trust
Lockdowns, stranded workers, a collapse in tourism revenue, the threat of looting: the stewards of cultural heritage sites across the globe have faced harrowing difficulties over the past year in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. All are still struggling to meet the challenges as the new year begins.
Some international organisations have drafted action plans to help managers of heritage sites cope with the repercussions of Covid-19. The International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (Aliph), for example, has allocated $2m in emergency grants for more than 100 struggling operators in 34 countries.
Tensions mount around ReconAfrica’s Namibia work
Unesco’s World Heritage Centre has said it is “vigilant” over plans for exploration in Namibia and Botswana.
Updated: 29/12/2020, 3:57 pm
ReconAfrica s acreage in Namibia and Botswana
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Unesco’s World Heritage Centre has said it is “vigilant” over plans for exploration in Namibia and Botswana.
Reconnaissance Energy Africa said on December 21 that most of its drilling equipment has arrived at the first well site, in the Kavango Basin.