UNESCO World Heritage Marine Site Managers Conference 2016

At the beginning of September Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Director of Communications, Alison Barrat, participated in the UNESCO World Heritage Marine Site Managers conference in the Galapagos Islands. The conference brought together managers of the most special marine places that we have on the planet. Areas that have been called out for their Outstanding Universal Value and are now protected by UNESCO for the future for all of us. Here are photos from that incredible event…

Managers of Marine World Heritage sites from around the world met in the Galápagos aboard the Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Endeavour. (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
Fanny Douvere, Coordinator of the Marine Programme at the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
Dr. Daniel Pauly from the Sea Around Us Project and Alison Barrat of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation discuss the future of fisheries. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Waved Albatross on the island of Espanola displaying courtship behavior. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
The endemic Galápagos marine iguanna, after feasting on seaweed beneath the waves. (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
The rocky coast of Espaniola. (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
Alex Garcia, International League of Conservation Photographers (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
Nasca Boobies. (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
Daniel Pauly, Martin Visbeck, and Robbert Cassier speak with a Galápagos park guide. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Sea lion waits for a bus. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Marine iguanna. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
A flamingo feeding in the shallows. (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
Dr. Daniel Pauly from the University of British Columbia. (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
Zach Abaraham, Director of Global Campaigns for World Wildlife Fund International. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
The Pulizer Prize winning reporter Kenneth Weiss. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Nancy Barron, Director of Science Outreach for COMPASS. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Ir. Helmi AKA "The Dragon Keeper", Head of Komodo National Park. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Mary Abrams, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Alison Barrat talks to Dr. Stephen Box. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Dr. Stephen Box presents his work on working with fishing communities. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Brian Sullivan, Program Manager, Google Ocean. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Alison Barrat Director of Communications at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Managers of UNESCO Marine World Heritage Sites take a tour of the Galapagos Islands. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Blue footed booby, the most awesome bird ever. (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
Sunset on Espanola. (© Daniel Correia/UNESCO)
Fanny Douvere thanks everyone for coming to the conference. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
Conference attendees thank Sven Lindblad for the generous donation of the Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic Endeavour. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)
The participants bid farewell to the Galápagos Islands. (© Andreas Krueger/UNESCO)

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