TheLostGlobe

[tag]National Geographic[/tag] has rated almost 100 of the [tag]UNESCO[/tag] [tag]World Heritage[/tag] Sites and it seems many of my fears are not unfounded. The Tibetan culture of Lhasa is described as being all but destroyed by the Chinese and it is obviously no accident. Kathmandu is critisized for it’s appaling air pollution and the Galapagos are reportedly under threat from intodruced plants and animals. It makes it even more apparant how urgent these places need to be properly protected and how I need to [tag]travel[/tag] as soon as I can to see those things that might not be saved. It’s not all doom and gloom though, many sites are praised for their improvements and management. We can only hope the same type of things can start to happen in the badly rated places. I’m particualarly dissapointed about [tag]Lhasa[/tag] I really want to go there but it is heartbreaking to hear what the Chinese have done to [tag]Tibet[/tag] and with the new railway it is bound to get worse. I checked out Lhasa in Google Earth some time ago, it really wasn’t what I expected, far bigger and more modernised. Definately not the Lhasa of 7 Years in Tibet, is it.

You can read the article at the National Geographic Traveller website and the news story from the NG News site.

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