The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the New York-based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) that calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is threatened by neglect, vandalism, conflict, or disaster.
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 organizations (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.
2018 Watch List The 2018 World Monuments Watch List of Endangered Sites was announced on October 16, 2017, by WMF President Joshua David. The 2018 Watch List highlights the threats to cultural heritage sites posed by human conflict, natural disaster, climate change, and urbanization.
Site Image Location Disaster Sites of the Caribbean, the Gulf, and Mexico Government House AntiguaSt. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Sirius Building AustraliaMillers Point, Sydney, Australia Ramal Talca-Constitución ChileTalca Province, Chile Grand Theater, Prince Kung's Mansion ChinaBeijing, China Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue EgyptAlexandria, Egypt Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Gulshani EgyptCairo, Egypt Potager du Roi FranceVersailles, France Post-Independence Architecture of Delhi IndiaDelhi, India Al-Hadba' Minaret IraqMosul, Iraq Lifta IsraelJerusalem, Israel Amatrice ItalyAmatrice, Italy Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium JapanTakamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Jewish Quarter of Essaouira MoroccoEssaouira, Morocco Sukur Cultural Landscape NigeriaMadagali Local Government Area, Nigeria Historic Karachi PakistanKarachi, Pakistan Cerro de Oro PeruCañete Valley, Peru Tebaida Leonesa SpainEl Bierzo, León, Spain Souk of Aleppo SyriaAleppo, Syria Chao Phraya River ThailandBangkok, Thailand Blackpool Piers United KingdomBlackpool, United Kingdom Buffalo Central Terminal United StatesBuffalo, New York, United States Alabama Civil Rights Sites United StatesAlabama, United States Old City of Ta’izz YemenTa'izz, Yemen Matobo Hills Cultural Landscape ZimbabweMatobo, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
Notes
A. Names and spellings used for the sites were based on the official 2018 Watch List as published. B. The references to the sites' locations and periods of construction were based on the official 2018 Watch List as published.
References
External links Official website of the World Monuments Fund