Defenders Celebrates Vote to Add Okefenokee Refuge to UNESCO World Heritage List
July 25, 2026
July 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release:
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Defenders Celebrates Vote to Add Okefenokee Refuge to UNESCO World Heritage List
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee today voted to add the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to its World Heritage List, recognizing the Swamp as possessing "outstanding universal . . .
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Defenders Celebrates Vote to Add Okefenokee Refuge to UNESCO World Heritage List
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee today voted to add the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to its World Heritage List, recognizing the Swamp as possessing "outstanding universal . . .