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Category: Marine & coastal
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  • World Heritage Marine Programme
    Follow our work on:     The mission of the World Heritage Marine Programme is to establish effective conservation of existing and potential marine areas of Outstanding Universal Value. To achieve this mission, our work focuses on three key ...

  • Case study: Galapagos
    Situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 km from the South American continent, these islands and the surrounding marine reserve have been called a unique 'living museum and showcase of evolution'. Located at the confluence of three ocean currents, the Galapagos are a ...

  • Case study: Ujung Kulon
    This national park, located in the extreme south-western tip of Java on the Sunda shelf, includes the Ujung Kulon peninsula and several offshore islands and encompasses the natural reserve of Krakatoa. In addition to its natural beauty and geological interest, it contains ...

  • Control and Eradication of Invasives Species:A Necessary Condition for Conserving Endemic ...
    The project was developed in response to the threats resulting from the introduction of alien species and is laying the foundations for the creation of a systematic approach to dealing with alien species in island ecosystems. The approval of this project was critical in ...

  • Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape Project
    This 3-year project by UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Conservation International, and with financing from the UN Foundation and Global Conservation Fund, calls for the promotion of long-term management and conservation of five marine protected areas within the Eastern ...

  • World Heritage – Pacific 2009 Programme
    Despite its extraordinary cultural and biological diversity and richness, the Pacific is the most under-represented sub-region on the World Heritage List. To redress this imbalance, World Heritage Global Strategy meetings were held in the Pacific - in Fiji in July 1997 and ...