1 Aug 2010 - World culture body UNESCO has decided to place the picturesque canals of Amsterdam on the world's heritage list. The UNESCO world heritage label is often sought after by countries as it boosts tourism and brings in money, but others oppose the label as they feel their homes will be changed into open-air museums with bus-loads of tourists for twelve months per year. UNESCO chose a number of new sites, also in Iran, China, Australia and other countries, in their meeting in Brazil. They also updated their list with endangered beauty spots, and added Florida's Everglades and Madagascar's tropical forests to the 31 sites already on the list. Earlier controversy arose, as the Galapagos islands were removed from that same list, while experts warned that it is far too early to declare the islands free from external threats, including overfishing.
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