New7Wonders of Nature

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New7Wonders of Nature is a global initiative and campaign that identified and celebrated seven of the world’s most remarkable natural sites through international public voting.

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instanceOf campaign
global initiative
public voting contest
aim encourage tourism to natural sites
identify the world’s most remarkable natural sites
promote global awareness of natural heritage
announcementDate 2011-11-11
category natural heritage
controversy criticisms about financial requirements for nominees
criticisms about voting methodology
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
follows New7Wonders of the World
foundedBy Bernard Weber
hasImpact greater international recognition of winning sites
increased tourism to winning sites
hasInitialNomineeCount hundreds of candidate sites
hasNomineeCount 28 finalists
hasWinner Amazon rainforest
surface form: Amazon Rainforest

Ha Long Bay
surface form: Halong Bay

Iguazu Falls
Jeju Island
Komodo National Park
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
Table Mountain
headquartersCountry Switzerland
headquartersLocation Zurich
inception 2007
inspiredBy Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
surface form: ancient Seven Wonders of the World
languageOfWorkOrName English
mediaType online platform
nonProfitStatus New7Wonders of the World
surface form: associated with New7Wonders Foundation
numberOfFinalWinners 7
officialWebsite https://world.new7wonders.com
operatedBy New Open World Corporation
organizer New7Wonders of the World
surface form: New7Wonders Foundation
partOfSeries New7Wonders of Nature self-linksurface differs
surface form: New7Wonders campaigns
scope worldwide
selectionCriteria ecological significance
geological uniqueness
natural beauty
tourism potential
selectionProcess global public vote
slogan If we want to save anything, we first need to truly appreciate it
subjectOf international media coverage
usesTechnology global telecommunications networks
internet-based voting systems
votingMethod online voting
telephone voting

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New7Wonders of the World hasRelatedProject New7Wonders of Nature
New7Wonders of Nature partOfSeries New7Wonders of Nature self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New7Wonders campaigns
Bernard Weber knownFor New7Wonders of Nature
this entity surface form: New7Wonders of Nature campaign
Bernard Weber founded New7Wonders of Nature
this entity surface form: New7Wonders of Nature campaign