The Fund included the moon on its 2025 Watch list due to the dawn of a new Space Age and the moon hosting more than 90 historic lunar sites relating to humanity’s presence on it, according to a news release from the group.
These sites include the Tranquility Base where humans first set foot on the moon.
The landing site preserves astronaut Neil Armstrong’s boot print, as well as more than 100 other artifacts from the Apollo 11 mission, according to the Fund.
Since the Fund launched its Watch list in 1996, it has contributed more than $120 million to projects at almost 350 Watch sites, with the visibility it provides the sites generating an additional $300 million, according to the release.
Other sites listed face major challenges such as climate change, excess tourism, natural disasters and conflict.
Those making it onto this year’s list include Gaza’s historic urban fabric, with Israel’s war in the Strip devastating many lives there, as well as the region’s culture and historic buildings, such as mosques and churches.
Also on the list is Kyiv’s Teacher’s House, a heavily damaged, former legislative seat that highlights the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on communities and heritage in Ukraine.
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