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UNESCO report supports crucial role of Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reefs Initiative
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reef sites are crucial blue carbon ecosystems which hold a third of the carbon dioxide stored across all 50 World Heritage marine sites, according to a new UNESCO report.
The report is UNESCO’s first global scientific assessment of blue carbon ecosystems across its World Heritage marine sites. Also known as carbon sinks, these ecosystems absorb carbon from the atmosphere and store it, helping reduce the rate of climate change.
UNESCO stresses the importance of initiatives such as the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reefs Initiative – a global partnership to support World Heritage Reefs, and the communities that depend on them.
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Tania Zaven - site manager of Byblos
Each year, International Women s Day is the occasion to celebrate the role of women and encourage gender equality in everything that we do.
Women play a crucial role in managing World Heritage sites. To mention just a few, there are Tania Zaven, site manager of Byblos, Christina Sinclair, site manager of Edinburgh, and Beverly Wade, national focal point for the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, all doing little-known and fantastic work at preserving sites in often difficult circumstances.
The growing contribution of women in World Heritage conservation in the face of the numerous global challenges today, from climate change to the COVID-19 pandemic, is invaluable. Increasing the number of women decision makers is helping to make sites everywhere more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable, promoting well-being and cultural diversity. Improving the representation of women in managing cities is