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International Day For The Conservation Of The Mangrove Ecosystem
The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem is a UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) holiday celebrated every year on 26 July. This International Day was designated by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2015 and it was first held in July 2016. Mangroves are prolific ecosystems, supporting rich biodiversity, and their soils are effective carbon sinks. They also form natural coastal barriers against storm surges. Yet, according to UNESCO, some countries lost more than 40% of their mangroves between 1980 and 2005. UNESCO's protection of the mangrove ecosystem involves the inclusion of mangroves in Biosphere Reserves, World Heritage Site, World Heritage sites and UNESCO Global Geoparks as well as the protection of the blue carbon ecosystem. References {{Reflist UNESCO United Nations days Mangroves July observances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It has 193 member states and 12 associate members, as well as partners in the non-governmental, intergovernmental and private sector. Headquartered at the World Heritage Centre in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 national commissions that facilitate its global mandate. UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations's International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.English summary). Its constitution establishes the agency's goals, governing structure, and operating framework. UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the Second World War, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration and dialogue among nations. It pursues this objective t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
