Venice dodges UNESCO endangered listing after big ship ban

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Venice dodges UNESCO endangered listing after big ship ban
In this file photo taken on November 15, 2019, a man drains water with a bucket from a shop in a flooded alleyway in Venice, two days after the city suffered its highest tide in 50 years. Venice avoids listing as endangered heritage site, UNESCO announced on July 22, 2021. Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP.



ROME (AFP).- Venice avoided being named a world heritage site in danger by UNESCO on Thursday, just weeks after Italy moved to ban large cruise ships from sailing into the city centre.

The city has been on UNESCO's heritage list since 1987, but the UN body warned last month of the need for "more sustainable tourism management", recommending that Venice be added to its endangered list.

The World Heritage Committee meeting in Fuzhou, China, cited Italy's recent ban and gave Italian authorities until next December to report back on efforts to preserve the city's ecosystem and heritage.

Italy's Culture Minister Dario Franceschini welcomed the decision, but said "attention on Venice must remain high", underlying the need to identify a "sustainable development path".

Prime Minister Mario Draghi expressed "great satisfaction" at the decision.

For years, campaigners have been calling for an end to cruise ships sailing past St Mark's Square.

They say the giant floating hotels cause large waves that undermine the city's foundations and harm the fragile ecosystem of its lagoon.

According to the government's ban, the largest ships will be banned from entering the Basin of San Marco, the Canal of San Marco and the Giudecca Canal as of August 1.

They will be diverted to the industrial port of Marghera, whereas smaller cruise ships, holding about 200 passengers, can continue to reach the heart of the city.


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