Yambaru Forest will be discussed at NGO-UNESCO Dialogue Forum
From March 27th to 29th, the World Heritage Watch , a Berlin-based NGO which deals exclusively with UNESCO World Heritage, will host online its NGO-UNESCO Dialogue Forum. And the Okinawa Environmental Justice Project will participate in it. This will be our second time taking part in the Forum (We participated in February 2022). World Heritage Watch and NGOs Image Source: World Heritage Watch In early March this year, four of us* submitted a brief report on the World Heritage Yambaru forest and the U.S. military’s Northern Training Area and military waste to the World Heritage Watch (read our report below). Our report was accepted, and we have been invited to present our case at the Forum on March 29th. The NGO-UNESCO Dialogue Forum is a brainchild of the World Heritage Watch. The Forum provides a rare opportunity for civil society and indigenous communities to discuss their concerns regarding World Heritage sites directly with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, **IUCN, ICOM...