World Monuments Fund announced World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites
The World Monuments Fund is a New York-based NGO:
Since its founding in 1965, the New York-based World Monuments Fund (WMF) has worked to stem this loss, playing a leadership role in the rescue and preservation of imperiled works of art and architecture. WMF is the only private, nonprofit organization devoted to onsite conservation of monuments and sites worldwide. It has achieved an unmatched record of successful intervention; aiding more than 430 irreplaceable sites in 83 countries.
reference:http://www.wmf.org/html/programs/aboutwmf.html
Together with American Express World Monuments Watch was founded 1995:
The World Monuments Watch, a global program launched in 1995, calls attention to imperiled cultural heritage sites around the world, and directs timely financial support to their preservation. A panel of leading international experts selects the List of 100 Most Endangered Sites from nominations submitted to WMF every two years by governments, organizations active in the field of cultural preservation, and individuals. American Express Company is the proud founding sponsor of the World Monuments Watch.
reference:http://www.wmf.org/html/programs/watchlist2004.html
Now the World Monuments Fund announced the new World Monuments Watch list of 100 Most Endangered Sites for 2006.
Similar projects are the Red List of World Heritage in Danger which is operated by the World Heritage Committee and the Heritage@Risk project managed by ICOMOS.
Old Bridge (Carl Theodor Bridge) in Heidelberg. The renovation was supported by a grant from the World Monuments Fund.reference:Wikipedia, GNU
