Natural Park of the Coral Sea

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Natural Park of the Coral Sea
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Natural Park of the Coral Sea
Natural Park of the Coral Sea
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Location New Caledonia
Area1,292,967 square kilometres (499,217 sq mi)
Established2014;12 years ago (2014)
Governing bodyFrance

The Natural Park of the Coral Sea (French : Parc naturel de la mer de Corail), established in 2014, is a marine park wholly around New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France. As of 2017 it is the fourth largest protected area in the world, encompassing 1,292,967 square kilometres (499217 sq miles). [1] [2] It includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site The Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems. [3] The possibility granted to the government of New Caledonia to allow cruise ships to circulate there in the future has generated controversy. [4]

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Management and partnerships

Conservation International New Caledonia has worked with the Government of New Caledonia on cooperation objectives connected to the park, including technical and strategic support for park actors set out in a five-year framework agreement renewed in 2019. [5] [6] In 2023, Conservation International worked with government and local stakeholders on identifying priority areas and corridors linked to new marine reserves within the park. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Colby, Susan (2014-05-05). "World's Largest Protected Area Created". Ecology Global Network. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  2. ↑ Ian Lloyd Neubauer (2014-06-30). "Is a Vast Marine Sanctuary Any Use if You Can't Police It?". Time . Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  3. ↑ "Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems". UNESCO. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Borsa, Philippe (2018). "Coral Sea Natural Park: regulations that contradict preservation objectives". HAL archives-ouvertes.fr. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
  5. ↑ "Info presse: Accord cadre entre la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Conservation International Foundation (12 février 2019)" (PDF). Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (in French). 12 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "La Calédonie conforte son partenariat avec Conservation International". Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (in French). 13 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "105 000 km² de nouvelles réserves marines dans le Parc naturel de la mer de Corail". Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (in French). 19 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Alberts, Elizabeth Claire (27 October 2023). "New Caledonia expands strictly protected coverage of its swath of the Pacific". Mongabay.

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