{"id":1518,"date":"2026-05-14T11:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T10:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/?p=1518"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:39:50","slug":"unesco-confirms-that-protection-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noapuertobaru.com\/en\/articles-2\/unesco-confirms-that-protection-works\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO confirms that protecting works"},"content":{"rendered":"

As global biodiversity faces an unprecedented crisis, UNESCO has just sent a clear message to the world: protected areas do work.<\/span><\/p>\n

In its new report<\/span> \u201cLiving with nature in UNESCO-designated sites<\/span><\/i>Global and local contributions\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a>, the organisation reveals the existence of 2,260 living sites where people and nature coexist and thrive together. From Dja to Greenland, these territories represent spaces where communities, ecosystems and traditional knowledge have managed to endure despite growing climate and environmental threats.<\/span><\/p>\n

UNESCO designated sites are territories recognised for their exceptional value to humanity. They include World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves, and UNESCO Global Geoparks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each plays a distinct role, but all share the same objective: to protect biodiversity, natural heritage, and living cultures while promoting sustainable models for local communities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Taken together, these sites cover more than 13 million square kilometres \u2013 an area larger than India and China combined \u2013 and support the livelihoods of approximately 900 million people. In addition to being home to more than 60% of the world\u2019s recorded animal species, their forests absorb around 15% of the total carbon sequestered globally by forests.<\/span><\/p>\n

UNESCO also raises an emergency
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\n<\/span>The same report notes that around 90% of these sites face increasing risks due to climate change, land-use pressures and other human impacts. More than a quarter could reach tipping points in the coming decades unless protection measures are stepped up.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that's where Panama enters this global conversation today, the Puerto Bar\u00fa project could become a risk. The Puerto Bar\u00fa project involves intensive dredging, increased maritime traffic, and industrial transformation within a highly sensitive ecosystem in the Gulf of Chiriqu\u00ed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nature does not recognise borders; ocean currents connect ecosystems, species and territories. This is why various scientific voices, environmental organisations, and local and international stakeholders have warned that the potential impacts of the project could extend far beyond the immediate construction area. Reaching connected ecosystems such as Coiba National Park, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coiba is not an isolated territory; it forms part of an ecological network connected to the Gulf of Chiriqu\u00ed, its mangroves, and coastal ecosystems. Today, protecting the mangroves of David also means protecting Coiba.<\/span><\/p>\n

A global conversation<\/b><\/p>\n

The defence of David's mangroves is no longer just a local conversation, it's a discussion about global biodiversity, natural heritage and the right of future generations to inherit living ecosystems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because when a mangrove disappears, it's not just a landscape that is lost; coastal protection, carbon capture, marine biodiversity, livelihoods for communities, and climate resilience are also lost.<\/span><\/p>\n

UNESCO already said it: protecting mangroves works. We have the opportunity to stop the damage before it's too late; today, we still have time. Defend the mangroves of David, Panama. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Source <\/span>UNESCO report \u00abLiving with Nature in UNESCO Designated Sites: Global and Local Contributions\u00bb<\/span>
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Mientras la biodiversidad mundial enfrenta una crisis sin precedentes, la UNESCO acaba de publicar un mensaje claro para el mundo: las \u00e1reas protegidas s\u00ed funcionan. 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