The
World
Monuments Watch is a programme of the World Monuments
Fund. Every two years, the Fund announces the World
Monuments Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites
- this calls international attention to threatened
cultural heritage around the world, and promotes public
awareness of threats to sites at risk. The Watch List
also encourages local solutions at local and international
levels. The 2008 List was selected by a panel of international
experts, who reviewed over 200 nominations.
Of the 18 sites in Africa named on the 2008 Watch
List, four of these are sites with rock art:
