Venice has averted being includd on
UNESCO's endangered list after the government banned cruise
ships from docking in the lagoon city, Culture Minister Dario
Franceschini said Thursday.
"Thanks to the government's decision to stop big ships passing
in front of St Mark's and down the Giudecca Canal we have
achieved a first, important result," said Franceschini after the
UN body's heritage committee decision.
"Now, global attention on Venice must remain high and it a duty
of everyone to work for the protection of the lagoon and find a
path of sustainable development for this unique reality, in
which culture and the creative industry are called to play a
protagonist's role".
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