Meanwhile, Italy and Greece have all but conceded that they have little to offer the shale discussion, with Athens far more interested in what role they could play in theEastern Mediterranean offshore efforts led by Israel and Cyprus and the potential they insist could be found in their own back yard.
Some inclusions on the 2012 World Monuments Watch list have been damaged by natural disasters or neglect, such as heritage sites in eastern Japan, Gothic Revival buildings in New Zealand and the oldest cemetery in Athens, Greece.