‘No time to waste’: Greece bids for Mount Olympus to be included on Unesco list of world heritage sites
Summary
Greece has nominated Mount Olympus to be included on the UNESCO World Heritage list because of its cultural and environmental importance. The decision will be discussed soon by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee during their session in South Korea.Key Facts
- Mount Olympus is Greece’s highest mountain, rising 2,918 meters above the sea.
- It is famous in Greek mythology as the home of the gods and the throne of Zeus.
- Greece first proposed Mount Olympus for UNESCO World Heritage status in 2014.
- The mountain was Greece’s first national forest (1938) and a biosphere reserve since 1981.
- In 2021, Mount Olympus was declared a national park to protect its natural environment.
- About 500,000 tourists visited the mountain last year, with numbers expected to rise.
- Protection from threats like forest fires, worsened by climate change, is a key concern.
- Becoming a World Heritage site would help safeguard the mountain from overdevelopment and tourism damage.
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