Vienna remains on the red list: threat to our cultural heritage!

Vienna remains on the red list: threat to our cultural heritage!

Wien, Österreich - After the recent UNESCO conference, the historical center of Vienna remains on the dreaded "red list" of the endangered world sites. This decision affects a total of 250 out of more than 1,200 sites of Worldwide, 56 of which were classified as endangered due to various dangers, including armed conflicts, especially in the Middle East. This is reported by the UNESCO Austria lists all relevant information.

In order to protect the status of a world heritage, extensive management plans must be drawn up and world interior managers are to be appointed. The responsibility lies with the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Public Service and Sport as well as the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology.

The challenge of maintaining

The Austrian UNESCO Commission is actively committed to protecting these sites and organizes annual closed conferences and specialist conferences to network the actors involved. The challenge is to ensure the preservation of the world heritage sites or their redefinition and to manage the continued pressure through developments in urban areas.

UNESCO is faced with a growing number of threats, both through global conflicts and local construction projects that can endanger the cultural heritage of mankind. The организация is therefore committed to ensuring that all states meet their responsibility. In this context, the necessity of the checks and the associated reporting is put to the fore by international experts so that sites such as the historical center of Vienna no longer have to remain on the red list. You can find details on the world sites in Austria on ORF Vienna.