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Dec 26, 2014

"Heritage is not a luxury but a basic human need: our need to be connected to a place...and to know that the world we inhabit is greater than the boundaries of our individual lives." --Dr. Vince Michael

Preserving The World's Most Delicate Sites

California-based nonprofit, Global Heritage Fund, is taking a unique approach to preserving our world's most endangered sites. They are bypassing the often tangled ties of bureaucracy, to invest directly into the community which surrounds it. By bringing together highly skilled engineers and archeologists, they are able to save some of our world's most sacred sites. And, in doing so, they're working to preserve an integral part of our cultural history. Take a look at some of these breathtaking sites, and learn more in this interview with the founder.