The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the
New York-based private
non-profit organization
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World Monuments Fund
World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, international, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and trainin ...
(WMF) that calls international attention to
cultural heritage around the world that is threatened by
neglect
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,
vandalism
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The term includes property damage, such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner. The term ...
,
conflict
Conflict may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
* ''Conflict'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Stuart Paton
* ''Conflict'' (1936 film), an American boxing film starring John Wayne
* ''Conflict'' (1937 film) ...
, or
disaster
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.
Selection process
Every two years, it publishes a select list known as the Watch List of Endangered Sites that are in urgent need of
preservation funding and protection. The sites are nominated by governments, conservation professionals, site caretakers,
non-government organization
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s (NGOs), concerned individuals, and others working in the field.
An independent panel of international experts then select 100 candidates from these entries to be part of the Watch List, based on the significance of the sites, the urgency of the threat, and the viability of both advocacy and conservation solutions.
For the succeeding two-year period until a new Watch List is published, these 100 sites can avail grants and funds from the WMF, as well as from other foundations, private donors, and corporations by capitalizing on the publicity and attention gained from the inclusion on the Watch List.
2012 Watch List
The 2012 Watch List was published on 5 October 2011.
2012 Watch Map
World Monuments Fund
World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, international, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and trainin ...
. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
Statistics by country/territory
The following countries/territories have multiple sites entered on the 2012 Watch List, listed by the number of sites:
References
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Historic preservation