{"id":1076,"date":"2010-08-05T21:33:58","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T21:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2010-11-09T16:50:18","modified_gmt":"2010-11-09T16:50:18","slug":"hawaii%e2%80%99s-papahanaumokuakea-marine-sanctuary-named-u-n-world-heritage-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monachus-guardian.org\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/05\/hawaii%e2%80%99s-papahanaumokuakea-marine-sanctuary-named-u-n-world-heritage-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii\u2019s Papahanaumokuakea marine sanctuary named U.N. World Heritage site"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Media Watch, Derek Paiva, Hawaii Magazine, 4 August 2010<\/h5>\n<p>The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument \u2014 a 140,000 square mile  conservation area comprising 10 islands and atolls in the Northwestern  Hawaiian Islands \u2014 has been designated as a United Nations World  Heritage site.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/6c\/NHINM.png\" target=\"_blank\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-FLYLR0iI\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiimagazine.com\/images\/content\/Hawaii_Papahanaumokuakea_Marine_National_Monument_World_Heritage_site\/PapahanaumokuakeaMNM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Hawaiian Island Archipelago, with the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument highlighted (click to enlarge). Image: Wikipedia\/Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>With the designation from the U.N.\u2019s Educational,  Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the area becomes one of  only 26 \u201cmixed\u201d World Heritage sites in the world\u2014and the first ever  mixed site in the United States. The \u201cmixed\u201d designation honor\u2019s  Papahanaumokuakea\u2019s natural and cultural importance. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiimagazine.com\/images\/content\/Hawaii_Papahanaumokuakea_Marine_National_Monument_World_Heritage_site\/Papahanaumokuakea1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"283\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Papahanaumokuakea\u2014which extends nearly 1,000 miles from Nihoa Island, northwest of Kauai, to Kure Atoll\u2014is a truly unique place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Its  vast area of pristine coral reefs is home to more than 7,000 marine  species, 25% of these endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Its pristine  waters are critical habitats for endangered species such as the Hawaiian  monk seal, the green sea turtle and Laysan and Nihoa finches. The area  also provides important nesting, foraging and hunting grounds for more  than 14 million seabirds, making Papahanaumokuakea the largest tropical  seabird rookery in the world. 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