Greece Nominates Mount Olympus as Natural World Heritage Site

“A symbol name, one of the most recognizable internationally, Olympus, is connected to the mythology of the Greek Dodecatheon, while it stands out for its valuable biodiversity,” commented the Greek Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni. “It is the ideal combination of nature, mythology and history.”

Spectacular shot of Mount Olympus: Its highest peak, Mytikas, where the ancient Greeks believed that the twelve Olympian gods lived, rises to 2,917 meters and is one of the highest peaks in Europe.

This is just part of their manipulative propaganda plan to steal the Acropolis sculptures back from The British Museum

Were they afraid Zeus would smite them if they didn’t?

[quote]This is just part of their manipulative propaganda plan to steal the Acropolis sculptures back from The British Museum

I was going to say another attempt by Greece to milk ancient history to make money rather than focusing on building up the kind of economy a first world country should have in the 21st century.

R4. Who are you to say that Greece is not working to build its economy? It is.

This division of UNESCO's Natural World Heritage site is specifically related to nature and intangible cultural heritage elements, geological-morphological features, rich biodiversity and the existence of important ecological-biological processes for the evolution of life. Nominating Mount Olympus for a Natural World Heritage Site does not detract or lessen Greece's work toward striving for a better economy as it has been doing in earnest particularly since its serious financial hardship several years ago.

Do your homework before you start spouting off.

[quote]This is just part of their manipulative propaganda plan to steal the Acropolis sculptures back from The British Museum.

R2. The Parthenon Sculptures belong back in Greece--and they will be returned and be displayed in the Acropolis Museum. It will take time, but it will happen. But that topic has nothing to do with this UNESCO nomination. There are more than 1500 UNESCO sites in the world. Is there an ulterior motive by every country that nominates a designated site?

What does a heritage status achieve ?

There's also a holy mountain, Mount Kailasa, where gods and goddesses live in the Hindu mythology too. But Greek gods are much hotter and sexier.

Hi, Greece troll.

R7. The link below explains. But in a nutshell, the significance of a Natural World Heritage Site include:

Natural World Heritage sites are globally recognized as the most significant protected areas on Earth.

These sites are a litmus test for our ability as a conservation community to protect biodiversity and pass on nature’s treasures to the next generation.

The outstanding value of each of these places has been recognized internationally through a rigorous process of selection for the World Heritage List and they deserve to be given the highest priority for conservation. If conservation is successful here, these places can serve as ‘ambassadors for conservation’ and ‘models of best practice’ for other national parks and protected areas around the world.

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[quote]Is there an ulterior motive by every country that nominates a designated site?

There is with this one. Beware of Greeks, period.

Greece and Italy just have too many ruins and archeological sites to worry about. Some are just going to need to fall into disrepair and be absorbed back in to the earth, there’s no possible way to save everything, The best that can be done is to triage what’s going to be saved and put they’re efforts there. They shouldn’t need to rely on other nations to save their heritage, there are many more fragile places by more poverty stricken countries that the international community needs to work on protecting and preserving for Greece to take time, money and resources away from them. They are taking the place of another site by pushing their own project and agenda on to the list.