REPORT: World Heritage in the High Seas: An Idea Whose Time has Come

[ENCATC Understanding Heritage]

In early August 2016 UNESCO has presented a report titled “World Heritage in the High Seas: An Idea Whose Time has Come” in association with the Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). It presents five sites that illustrate different ecosystems, from biodiversity-rich areas to the natural phenomena that can only be found in the depths of the ocean and are similarly remarkable of universal values transcending national borders. This is the first step of a project that may one day apply to the wonders of the open ocean, which covers more than half of the planet.

Read the full report: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1535