New 7 Wonders of Nature (2007–2011) was an initiative started in 2007 to create a list of seven natural wonders chosen by people through a global poll. It was the second in a series of Internet-based polls led by Swiss-born Canadian Bernard Weber[1][2] and organized by the New 7 Wonders Foundation,[3] a Swiss-based foundation which Weber founded. The initiative followed an earlier New 7 Wonders of the World campaign, and attracted 100 million votes from around the world before voting finished on November 11, 2011.[4]
A map indicating the location of the 28 finalists (red dots) and the 42 other candidates currently on the reserve list (black dots).
The New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign started in 2007, immediately after the campaign to elect the man-made New 7 Wonders of the World, in which more than 100 million votes were cast. From over 440 participants representing over 220 countries and through a national qualification and race to become one of the Top 77, as well as the recommendations of the Panel of Experts led by Prof. Federico Mayor, the list of 28 "Official Finalist Candidates" was determined. Voting until November 2011, during which time the New 7 Wonders World Tour planned to visit each of the finalists to allow them to present themselves to the voters across the globe.[5]
Criticisms
Indonesia's Vice-Minister for Tourism said the company running the New 7 Wonders campaign used underhanded tactics, threatening to remove Indonesia's Komodo National Park from the list if Indonesia refused to host a declaration ceremony for $35M.[6] Nothing in the New 7 Wonders voting procedure prohibited repetitive voting, making the results subject to government and tourism industry campaigns to vote often for local sites with the financial incentive of increased tourism. Although New 7 Wonders is a non-profit organization that under US law has absolutely no disclosure of accounts, many activities related to administering voting and other logistical duties are run by the for-profit organization New Open World Corporation.
In South Korea, over the past four years, millions of Koreans and non-Koreans at home and abroad were encouraged by the central and Jeju provincial governments to make phone calls to vote and help the island win the designation. Employees of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province of South Korea made hundreds of millions of international phone calls to ensure Jeju island was selected as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature in a worldwide poll. The payments estimated to be about 20 billion won ($17 million).[7]
^"Controversy mars Seven Wonders of Nature list". aljazeera.com.
^"Jeju defers payment of phone bills for seven wonders". The Korea Times. December 14, 2011.
^"Top77: New7Wonders of Nature". New7Wonders of Nature. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
External links
Official website
August 23, 2023
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This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards No cleanup reason has been specified Please help improve this article if you can February 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message New 7 Wonders of Nature 2007 2011 was an initiative started in 2007 to create a list of seven natural wonders chosen by people through a global poll It was the second in a series of Internet based polls led by Swiss born Canadian Bernard Weber 1 2 and organized by the New 7 Wonders Foundation 3 a Swiss based foundation which Weber founded The initiative followed an earlier New 7 Wonders of the World campaign and attracted 100 million votes from around the world before voting finished on November 11 2011 4 A map indicating the location of the 28 finalists red dots and the 42 other candidates currently on the reserve list black dots Contents 1 Stages of the campaign 2 Criticisms 3 Winners 4 Finalists 5 Top 77 8 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksStages of the campaign Edit Plaque at Table MountainThe New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign started in 2007 immediately after the campaign to elect the man made New 7 Wonders of the World in which more than 100 million votes were cast From over 440 participants representing over 220 countries and through a national qualification and race to become one of the Top 77 as well as the recommendations of the Panel of Experts led by Prof Federico Mayor the list of 28 Official Finalist Candidates was determined Voting until November 2011 during which time the New 7 Wonders World Tour planned to visit each of the finalists to allow them to present themselves to the voters across the globe 5 Criticisms EditIndonesia s Vice Minister for Tourism said the company running the New 7 Wonders campaign used underhanded tactics threatening to remove Indonesia s Komodo National Park from the list if Indonesia refused to host a declaration ceremony for 35M 6 Nothing in the New 7 Wonders voting procedure prohibited repetitive voting making the results subject to government and tourism industry campaigns to vote often for local sites with the financial incentive of increased tourism Although New 7 Wonders is a non profit organization that under US law has absolutely no disclosure of accounts many activities related to administering voting and other logistical duties are run by the for profit organization New Open World Corporation In South Korea over the past four years millions of Koreans and non Koreans at home and abroad were encouraged by the central and Jeju provincial governments to make phone calls to vote and help the island win the designation Employees of Jeju Special Self Governing Province of South Korea made hundreds of millions of international phone calls to ensure Jeju island was selected as one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature in a worldwide poll The payments estimated to be about 20 billion won 17 million 7 Winners EditSite s Country Countries ImageAmazon Rainforest and River Brazil Bolivia Colombia Ecuador French Guiana France Guyana Peru Suriname Venezuela Hạ Long Bay Vietnam Jeju Island South Korea Iguazu Iguacu Falls Argentina Brazil Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park Philippines Komodo Island National Park Indonesia Table Mountain National Park South Africa Finalists EditSite Country ImageBu Tinah Shoals United Arab Emirates Dead Sea Jordan Israel Great Barrier Reef Australia Jeita Grotto Lebanon Kilimanjaro National Park Tanzania Masurian Lake District Poland Sundarbans Bangladesh Maldives Maldives Angel Falls Venezuela Bay of Fundy National Park Canada Black Forest Germany Cliffs of Moher Ireland El Yunque Puerto Rico Galapagos Islands National Park Ecuador Grand Canyon National Park United States Matterhorn Cervino Italy Switzerland Milford Sound New Zealand Mud Volcanoes Azerbaijan Uluru National Park Australia Vesuvius National Park Italy Yushan National Park Taiwan Top 77 8 EditSite CountryAl hasa Oasis Saudi ArabiaAskania Nova UkraineAtacama Desert ChileAzure Window MaltaBelogradchik Rocks BulgariaBialowieza Forest Belarus PolandChicamocha Canyon ColombiaChristmas Island Christmas IslandCoatepeque Lake El SalvadorCocos Island Costa RicaColca Canyon PeruConchi ArubaCox s Bazar BangladeshDean s Blue Hole BahamasDjavolja Varos SerbiaDouro River PortugalEisriesenwelt AustriaFernando de Noronha BrazilHan Sur Lesse BelgiumKaieteur Falls GuyanaKaziranga National Park IndiaLaguna Colorada BoliviaLake Atitlan GuatemalaLake Bled SloveniaLake Ohrid Albania Macedonia North Macedonia Lake Saiful Maluk PakistanLake Saimaa FinlandLake Titicaca Bolivia PeruMount Olympus GreeceNorfolk Island National Park Norfolk IslandOmetepe Island NicaraguaPlatano Forest HondurasPravcice Gate Czech RepublicRetezat National Park RomaniaRock of Aphrodite CyprusSinharaja Rainforest Sri LankaSipadan Island MalaysiaSossusvlei NamibiaStrbske Pleso Lake SlovakiaSumidero Canyon MexicoThy National Park DenmarkVrelo Caves Macedonia North Macedonia Wadi Rum JordanSee also EditNew 7 Wonders Cities New 7 Wonders of the World Wonders of the WorldReferences Edit The project founder Bernard Weber A Short History World of New7Wonders World of New7Wonders Archived from the original on 2014 06 06 Retrieved 2013 03 08 The project founder About New7Wonders Retrieved 2018 08 26 Learn about New 7 Wonders World of New 7 Wonders Voting procedure World of New7Wonders Archived from the original on 2013 03 31 The top 77 Controversy mars Seven Wonders of Nature list aljazeera com Jeju defers payment of phone bills for seven wonders The Korea Times December 14 2011 Top77 New7Wonders of Nature New7Wonders of Nature Retrieved 2021 09 28 External links EditOfficial website TV segment on Canada AM where travel expert Loren Christie explains the voting procedure Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New 7 Wonders of Nature amp oldid 1171263144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
