Galapagos taken of World Heritage in Danger List
During its annual meeting in Brazil, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee voted today to remove the Galapagos from its World Heritage in Danger List. The Galapagos Islands was placed on the list at the 2007 WHC meeting.
The proposal to remove the Galapagos from the list was made by Brazil, which recognized the work that has been done by the Ecuadorian government. The Brazilian president of the World Heritage Committee, Juca Ferreira, visited the islands last May. The proposal was supported by France, Mexico, Jordan, South Africa and Barbados. Opposing were Australia, Switzerland and Sweden.
Ecuador’s Minister of Environment, Marcela Aguiñaga, headed the Ecuadorian delegation. Edwin Naula, the Galapagos National Park Director, a member of the Ecuadorian mission, stated that “being removed from the list of endangered sites commits us even more to work hard in implementing management actions to ensure sustainable development of the islands “
source: Galapagos National Park