Archaeology & History In a First, the Moon Is Named an Endangered Site by World Monuments Fund. The nonprofit's 2025 World Monuments Watch list also includes sites imperiled by war and climate change.

A number of groups and individuals say there's a need to protect lunar history before it's too late.

Scientific and commercial activities on the moon could permanently change the lunar environment. These activities include ...

For the first time, a location beyond Earth has been listed as vulnerable by the World Monuments Fund, an international nonprofit that every two years highlights 25 heritage sites at risk.

The World Monuments Fund list seeks to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili Coast, Maine's lighthouses and Buddhist grottoes in China are also in peril.

For the first time, Moon was added to the WMF list of endangered historic sites, highlighting the threats posed by commercial space travel to the landing sites of the initial lunar missions.

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has for the first time ever included the Moon into its list of heritage objects that are under threat as a result of social, political and economic factors.

World Monuments Fund Puts Moon on List of At-Risk Sites. The organization said that more than 90 important sites on the moon could risk destruction if space tourism is left unregulated.

Moon added to list of vulnerable sites by World Monuments Fund. By CNN Newsource. Published January 17, 2025 9:19 AM January 17, 2025 9:19 AM ...