Route 66 and Iraqi sites among most at risk


	Route 66 and Iraqi sites among most at risk

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6-7-2007 2:33 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/30d3d4fc-a423-455c-9c9f-e326b8ebd233/BF9F630E-B756-4F27-AC97-7A4318026D47/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel/route-66-iraqi-sites-at-risk/2007/06/07/1181089223564.html" href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel/route-66-iraqi-sites-at-risk/2007/06/07/1181089223564.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.theage.com.au</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel/route-66-iraqi-sites-at-risk/2007/06/07/1181089223564.html"><HEADLINE _moz-userdefined="">Route 66, Iraqi sites among most at risk</HEADLINE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel/route-66-iraqi-sites-at-risk/2007/06/07/1181089223564.html"><P>The famed Route 66 in the United States and Iraq's
archaeological sites are among the world's most threatened cultural
treasures, according to a list published by a leading US-based
heritage group.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel/route-66-iraqi-sites-at-risk/2007/06/07/1181089223564.html"><P>The World Monuments Fund's 2008 watch list includes 100 sites
from around the world deemed at risk from man-made threats such as
climate change, conflict, urban development and unchecked
tourism.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel/route-66-iraqi-sites-at-risk/2007/06/07/1181089223564.html"><P>"Human activity has become the greatest threat of all to the
world's cultural heritage," the non-governmental group said in its
report.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel/route-66-iraqi-sites-at-risk/2007/06/07/1181089223564.html"><P>"But, just as we caused the damage in the first place, we have
the power to repair it," the group's president Bonnie Burnham
added.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/travel/route-66-iraqi-sites-at-risk/2007/06/07/1181089223564.html"><P>Among the best known sites on the list are Machu Picchu in Peru,
which the fund said was at risk from rampant and unmanaged
tourism.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/BF9F630E-B756-4F27-AC97-7A4318026D47/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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