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P Tmflm"vasaniwma(mhhlshvicm.lvasbc&donme Mdmmmmmw. d. Why is the site endangered? Urbanization is th ning Tmbuktu. “C POrary str have made imetrievable breaches in the original parcefiing and obviously exceed the scale of the traditional buildings. This process is ongoing and most recently a new very large institute was built on one of the publiic squares, compromising the integrity - of the Sankore Mosque. Urban o dop: p , iated with the lack of maintenance and ficoding. resulting from the heavy rains, thraaten the coherence and integrity of the urban fabric and its relation to the property.” (UNESCLO, n.d.). The three main structures in Timbuktu are stable but they are fragile and require some mai - They are vulnerable to the changes in the climate and the certain times we fve in today. i e. Based on what you have learned. why is it important to protect it? | think it Is imponant to protect Timbuktu because it is a part of history, Timbukty defined people’s cultural heritage. The buildings that stil stand have cultural significance on the role they played in structuning the lives of the people who resided there. f. What, if anything. is being done to preserve it? Sevaral of the buildings were resiored o econstructed, however, now they are at risk from desertification, management issues. involvement of the communities, and lack of resources for ma buil 2, several i L re dos 1. “In the immediate aftermath of the destructicn of ts. and upon reques! from the Malian government, UNESCO and Fr. ed an 3ction plan 1o - ; e international UNESCO experts v religious leaders, r population . SCO. ; 15 jegal protection ent committ around Feferences