Now it’s 7 Natural Wonders
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First they came up with The New Seven Wonders of the World. Now the people who did have launched a new campaign for the seven natural wonders of the world.
Grand Canyon, Mount Fuji and the Amazon rainforest are likely contenders in the global poll for which nominations have already started. The closing date for the submissions is December 31, 2008. Then a panel of experts will create a list of 21candidates by January 2009 from which voters worldwide will elect the seven wonders of nature. The New7Wonders Panel of Experts, under the leadership of Prof. Federico Mayor, former Director-General of UNESCO, will select the 21 New7Wonders of Nature Finalists from the top-ranked 77 nominees.
“To ensure the fairness of the process, the names of the Panel of Experts will be released after their decision has been made,” a statement from the website said.
The 21 finalists will then be put to popular vote via the Internet or telephone. The winners will be announced in the summer of 2010.
Said New7Wonders Founder and President Bernard Weber: “So many breathtakingly beautiful, natural places are still quite unknown to many. From waterfalls to fjords, rainforests to mountain peaks, freshwater lakes to salt flats, we are discovering together the incredible beauty and variety of our planet.”
Last year, the organisers received massive publicity for their campaign to choose the New Seven Wonders of the World. It also received much criticism but it drew over 100 million participants.
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