Global Heritage Fund (GHF) is a non-profit organization that operates internationally to protect and preserve important cultural heritage sites in developing countries. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage A Global Heritage Site is one of the archaeological sites and ancient townscapes selected by the GHF Advisory Board. [1]
Based in California, Global Heritage Fund representatives state that its "goal is to invest $20 million over the next ten years into 40 Global Heritage sites threatened by neglect, destruction, mass tourism, and urban sprawl. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. "[2]
Currently, three Global Heritage sites overlap with UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Hampi ruins in India, Mỹ Sơn temple in Vietnam and the old town of Lijiang City in People's Republic of China. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Hampi ( Kannada: ಹಂಪೆ is a village in northern Karnataka state India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Mỹ Sơn (mi sɤn is a Hindu Temple complex located in the village of Duy Phú in the administrative district of Duy Xuyên in Quảng Nam province Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially For the river in Guangxi Province see Lijiang River. Other uses see Lijiang Lijiang City ( is a Prefecture-level city Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES