Venice not on list of at risk world heritage sites
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The famous city is said to be suffering from over tourism and climate change.
UNESCO officials have emphasised that a downgrade is not meant to be punitive but to alert the world community that more needs to be done to address.unesco. world heritage sites. unesco list of world heritage sites in danger. world heritage sites in danger. venice canals. venice lagoons
The storied Italian lagoon city of Venice has escaped inclusion on UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites in danger during a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Saudia Arabia on Thursday. Member states commended efforts to preserve both the storied and fragile city and its lagoon. The vote came just days after the Venice city council approved a pilot project to charge day-trippers a 5-euro entrance fee on 30 high-traffic days next year — one of the efforts cited by many of the 21 countries that supported keeping Venice off the list. Venice similarly avoided being labeled an e...
Civic groups, however, continue to emphasize the threat to Venice from mass tourism, which they say is transforming the city into a mere destination. | World News