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According to a decision made public on Monday and in the face of the "insufficient" measures taken to combat the deterioration of the site, UNESCO recommends placing Venice on the list of World Heritage in Danger. This recommendation, to be implemented, will have to be voted in September by UNESCO Member States.

UNESCO recommends placing Venice on the list of World Heritage in Danger, as "insufficient" measures have been taken to combat the deterioration of the site due in particular to mass tourism and climate change, according to a decision made public on Monday.

"The continued development (of Venice), the impacts of climate change and mass tourism threaten to cause irreversible changes to the Outstanding Universal Value of the property," notes the World Heritage Centre, a branch of UNESCO, which "recommends (...) its inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger". This recommendation, to be implemented, will have to be voted in September by the Member States of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

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