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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadow.Walker" data-source="post: 14333753" data-attributes="member: 456557">You may already know about this. Please spread the word and get as many to sign the petition.I just signed the petition "UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Nepal  Government: Preserve The World Heritage Lumbini - The Buddha's  birthplace" on <a href="http://change.org/" target="_blank">Change.org</a>. <img src="http://d22r54gnmuhwmk.cloudfront.net/photos/3/gi/et/QRgiEtHQucpNWiK-556x313-noPad.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Preserve The World Heritage Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace.Stop urban development-“New World Peace City” Plan which threatens the Buddha's birthplace and its World Heritage status.It's important. Will you sign it too? Here's the link:[CODE][URL]http://www.change.org/petitions/un-secretary-general-ban-ki-moon-nepal-government-preserve-the-world-heritage-lumbini-the-buddha-s-birthplace[/URL][/CODE]WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW ? - On January 20, 2012 the Government of Nepal and the Government of  the Republic of Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the  preparation of the Lumbini World Peace City Preservation and  Development plan. This new plan is to be designed within one and a half  years by KWAAK E.S.P.R.I. and Korea International Cooperation Agency  (KOICA). - This World Peace City for 200,000 inhabitants will be built inside the Buffer Zone. - This agreement has been signed without informing UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre. WHAT ARE LIKELY CONSEQUENCES OF THE WORLD PEACE CITY BEING BUILT ? - A Negative impact on the Outstanding Universal Value of the World  Heritage site, particularly in terms of identity, authenticity, and  integrity. Lumbini could most likely be placed on UNESCO’s danger list,  threatening its World Heritage listing. - Lumbini will be affected by increased air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution. - The loss of twenty two square miles of a restricted and  agricultural buffer zone, with human encroachment and the impact of  urbanization on the ecosystem. - An increasing emphasis of the future development of Lumbini as a  population centre - “World Peace City” - rather than as the Birthplace  of the Buddha. Resources will be directed towards this urban  development, and its ongoing infrastructure maintenance needs,  neglecting the preservation of the sacred and historic qualities of  Lumbini. - We strongly urge the UN Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon  and the Government of Nepal to drop the Lumbini World Peace City plan  and continue to support Kenzo Tange’s master plan. This Lumbini World  Heritage Site must be preserved for future generations.</blockquote>

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