What is the status of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument World Heritage nomination?
The Department of the Interior recently announced that Papahānaumokuākea is one of two sites from the United States that have been asked to develop nomination packages for UNESCO World Heritage status, the first time in over 15 years that the United States is nominating sites. The Co-Trustees, led by the State of Hawai‘i, are actively involved in assembling the application. At the earliest, the final nomination would be considered by the World Heritage Committee in summer 2010.
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