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World Heritage in the High Seas: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
In 2016, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) took a major step in acknowledging the uniqueness and value of remote ocean places through a World Heritage report specific to the high seas.
The publication of this report represents a meaningful contribution towards identifying and protecting areas of the open-ocean for their potential Outstanding Universal Value (OUV)
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