Going Green 8 Eco Tourism Exercise 3, page 151 green places there are many beautiful places in the world to go on holiday, but there is also the worry that your tourism is damaging them.0:00
The UNESCO World Heritage list features 830 sites which have outstanding universal value around the world.0:30
It includes the Great Wall of China, the Galapagos Islands, the Florida Everglades and the Tower of London.0:37
Many of these places are officially endangered.0:43
However, UNESCO names four heritage sites which have been successfully restored and are no longer on the endangered list, making them fantastic holiday destinations.0:46
They are Angkor, Cambodia.0:55
Here you will see one of the world's most important archaeological sites.1:10
It is the remains of the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire and dates from the 9th to the 15th centuries.1:14
You can still see brick towers and huge stone temples among the ruins.1:21
Recently it has suffered from illegal excavation and looting, but with the extensive preservation and restoration work, it is no longer in danger.1:26
The Old city of Dubrovnik, Croatia in this lovely city you can see beautiful Gothic and Renaissance architecture and an ancient fort whose walls run around the whole city.1:47
It was severely damaged in the war in the 1990s, but the fronts of the Franciscan and Dominican monasteries and churches have been restored and the palaces have been rebuilt.2:00
So the old city is once more a a wonderful place to visit.2:11
The Wieliszka Salt Mine near Krakow, Poland.2:24
This huge mine has been operating since the 13th century.2:29
It has got 300 km of natural galleries filled with works of art, statues sculpted from salt and animal and plant fossils, tools and pottery.2:33
Preservationists have been working for almost 10 years to save them from the damp conditions.2:44
They were successful and the site is out of danger.2:48
Visitors can now go 135 meters underground.2:52
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania.3:06
Here you will find a huge volcanic crater 265 square kilometers wide and 600 meters deep, as well as the world's largest concentration of wild animals.3:11
It is one of the few places in the world where you can see rare black rhinos, lions and many bird species.3:23
So when you visit one of these places of amazing beauty and interest, you can feel proud knowing that they are well preserved for future generations.3:30
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