UNESCO's lifeline for Laos. (World Heritage Site Luang Prabang, Laos)

From: History Today | Date: April 1, 1996| Author: Barnett, Cherry | Copyright information

UNESCO has added Luang Prabang, Laos, to the list of protected World Heritage Sites. A nearby forest and the banks of the Mekong River are also included in the protected areas, along with 34 monasteries and 111 civil buildings.

A welcome blow for conservation has just been struck in South East Asia as Luang Prabang, Laos' former royal capital, becomes the latest addition to UNESCO's list of protected World Heritage Sites.

This means, amongst other things, that a total of t...

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