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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Benjamin Parker

Venice should be added to ‘danger list’, recommends Unesco

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Venice and its lagoons should be added to a list of Unesco world heritage sites that are in danger due to multiple threats on the fragile city, the UN’s cultural protection agency has said.

“La Serenissima” is at risk of irreversible damage, according to a Unesco report, with the city not doing enough to protect itself from the impact of mass tourism, overdevelopment and climate change, such as rising sea levels.

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