The organization said that more than 90 important sites on the moon could risk destruction if space tourism is left unregulated.

With a number of commercial missions heading to the Moon this year, heritage organisations are concerned about potential damage to historic sites.

Every two years, the nonprofit World Monuments Fund releases a list of cultural heritage sites it deems most at risk of disappearing because of threats like war or climate change. The line-up of landmarks usually includes historic temples,

The preservation organization’s list, the World Monuments Watch, usually sticks to cultural heritage sites within Earth’s bounds. However, with humanity recently ramping up (uncrewed, for now) visits to the Moon, concerns have grown over what that means for the future of the culturally significant marks we’ve left on its surface.

The Moon has been added to the list of heritage places under threat by the World Monuments Fund (WMF) – a non-profit that puts out a list every two years of cultural heritage sites it deems under threat due to war and climate change.

While the moon's nomination concentrated on the Apollo 11 landing site, WMF is considering the wider framework needed to protect historic sites connected with space exploration Green Grasshopper via Unsplash The World Monuments Fund’s (WMF) 2025 Watch list includes 25 sites,

The Moon has been added to the World Monuments Fund's list of endangered heritage sites, highlighting the need to protect humanity's lunar legacy amidst increasing space activity.

The Moon is one of 25 sites to be concerned about this year, according to a leading cultural heritage watchdog organization. That organization is the World Monuments Fund, which today announced the 25 sites on its annual World Monuments Watch.