Lamu
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Threats to Lamu
In a 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing HeritageSaving Our Vanishing Heritage
Saving Our Vanishing Heritage: Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites in the Developing World was a report released by Global Heritage Fund on October 17, 2010...
, Global Heritage Fund
Global Heritage Fund
Global Heritage Fund is a non-profit organization that operates internationally. Its mission statement says that it exists to protect and preserve significant and endangered cultural heritage sites in the developing world, through scientific excellence and community development...
identified Lamu as one of 12 worldwide sites most "On the Verge" of irreparable loss and damage, citing insufficient management and development pressure as primary causes.
See also
- Juma and the Magic JinnJuma and the Magic JinnJuma and the Magic Jinn is a children's picture book written by Joy Anderson and illustrated by Charles Mikolaycak. First published in 1986, this folktale with an African setting tells the story of a fictional, daydreaming boy named Juma who is living on the real Lamu Island just off the East coast...
, a United States children's picture book set on Lamu Island - List of deepwater ports
External links
- Lamu on Lamu.org - A Guide to Lamu Island
- Lamu on JamboKenya.com
- Lamu on Organization of World Heritage Cities
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre - Lamu Old Town
- Lamu Collection Page in Aluka
- MSN Map
- Explore Lamu with Google Earth on Global Heritage NetworkGlobal Heritage NetworkGlobal Heritage Network , established by Global Heritage Fund , is an early warning and threats monitoring system for cultural heritage sites in developing countries...