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Tanzania's iconic heritage sites face damage from state-backed tourism

Assessment of four heritage sites in Tanzania finds that all are under threat from the institutions meant to steward them, prioritizing income from tourism over the sites' preservation and refusing to engage with community protection initiatives.

Tanzania's iconic heritage sites face damage from state-backed tourism
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Assessment of four heritage sites in Tanzania finds that all are under threat from the institutions meant to steward them, prioritizing income from tourism over the sites' preservation and refusing to engage with community protection initiatives.

Originally published at Phys.org

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