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Stargazer’s paradise: Oregon area named world’s largest dark sky sanctuary
(www.theguardian.com)
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It's an accreditation and award from Dark Sky International , an Arizona nonprofit organization. So, yeah, they probably aren't running around Siberia with light meters.
Still, I appreciate their efforts. Apparently OR had to make some changes to get the title. Effective, too. I hadn't really thought about the area much. Now, I'd like to go spend some time in the high desert, looking at stars.
Friendly reminder that "nonprofit" doesn't mean it's a charitable and honest corporation. Not saying DSI is bad, just that nonprofits love to bury profits in executive salaries as "cost of operations" while making people picture volunteers doing good.
They do accreditations internationally too, though you're almost certainly right that some locations aren't as represented, especially since it requires communication and cooperation with the governments for these areas.