Phoenix Islands World Heritage Nomination – Stakeholders workshop

This stakeholders workshop is being organized in consultation with the Kiribati authorities and under the auspices of the UNESCO Apia Office and Conservation International. Among those attending will be Mr. Tukabu Teroroko of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (for the Kiribati Government), Ms. Sue Taei of Conservation International (for Nature) and Mr. Ron van Oers of UNESCO (for Culture) as facilitators.

The main aims of the workshop are:

• To review the Draft dossier on Natural values
• To discuss the outcome of the Cultural Values Assessment
• To determine an appropriate strategy with regard to submission of the file before 1 February 2008 and follow-up for Cultural values, if applicable.