Moon, World Monuments Fund

Moon added to list of vulnerable sites by World Monuments Fund
For the first time, a location beyond Earth has been listed as vulnerable by the World Monuments Fund, an international nonprofit that every two years highlights 25 heritage sites at risk.
World Monuments Fund Puts Moon on List of At-Risk Sites
The organization said that more than 90 important sites on the moon could risk destruction if space tourism is left unregulated.
In a First, the Moon Is Named an Endangered Site by World Monuments Fund
Every year, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) compiles a list of heritage sites it deems at risk, with the aim of building awareness and mobilizing action. These sites are usually Earth-bound, as you’d expect. But this year, the nonprofit has included on its World Monuments Watch an otherworldly entry: the Moon.
These World Monuments Are Now Endangered: The 2025 List
The World Monuments Fund has been publishing its World Monuments Watch every two years since 1996 to build awareness and concern for endangered places. To-date, it’s funded $120 million towards preserving almost 350 sites around the globe.
The Moon Makes the List of the World's Most Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites in 2025
Every two years, the nonprofit World Monuments Fund releases a list of cultural heritage sites it deems most at risk of disappearing because of threats like war or climate change. The line-up of landmarks usually includes historic temples,
Out of this world: the Moon features on World Monuments Fund’s list of threatened sites
While the moon's nomination concentrated on the Apollo 11 landing site, WMF is considering the wider framework needed to protect historic sites connected with space exploration Green Grasshopper via Unsplash The World Monuments Fund’s (WMF) 2025 Watch list includes 25 sites,
'Moon at risk of huge damage': Earth's natural satellite added to endangered heritage list; here's why
The Moon has been added to the World Monuments Fund's list of endangered heritage sites, highlighting the need to protect humanity's lunar legacy amidst increasing space activity.
Site of first moon landing placed on list of endangered heritage list
Key artefacts include the pristine footprint left by Buzz Aldrin at Tranquility Base, the site of the first moon landing in 1969, and a plaque commemorating 14 American and Soviet astronauts who died on missions before 1971.
Churches, Cinemas — and Moon Artifacts — Top List of Endangered Monuments
A baroque church, a modernist cinema, irrigation systems and indigenous trading paths all feature on a new list of world heritage sites in danger. Published every two years by the World Monuments Fund (WMF),
Gaza and the moon make biennial most-endangered list
The biennial list is intended to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili Coast, Maine's lighthouses and Buddhist grottoes in China are also in peril.
From Gaza to the Moon: 25 endangered sites named in new global watch list
The Moon has been added to the World Monuments Watch (WMW) list of 25 endangered sites for 2025, alongside Gaza’s cultural heritage and terracotta sculptures in a Portuguese monastery. View on euronew
The Moon has been listed as a ‘vulnerable site’ for the first time – here’s why
The Moon has been listed as a vulnerable site- the first time a location beyond Earth has been categorised as such. The World ...
Moon Under Threat, Heritage Group Warns
The World Monuments Fund has included the moon on its 2025 "Watch" list of cultural heritage locations facing significant ...
Maine's iconic lighthouses face urgent threats from climate change, rising sea levels
Maine’s lighthouses are under a dire threat from significant coastal storms and sea level rise due to climate change.
The Sorbonne Chapel soon to be restored thanks to support from the World Monuments Fund
After 25 years of closure, the Chapelle de La Sorbonne is about to embark on a major restoration to become accessible to the ...
Musi heritage sites get top billing in World Monuments Watch 2025
Hyderabad: At a time when the Telangana govt is planning to conserve heritage structures along the Musi river and transform ...
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This Watchlist Spotlights Most 'At Risk' Monuments in the World — and It Includes These Iconic U.S. Landmarks
The World Monuments Watch List spotlights locations that are at risk. Several beloved travel landmarks and destinations ...
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Los Angeles wildfires, World Monuments Fund’s watch list, a Hokusai drawing manual—podcast
How the most devastating fires in South Californian history are affecting artists and art workers, plus chats about the work ...