Press invitation - UNESCO Director-General's environmental protection mission to Florida (USA)

PRESS INVITATION   UNESCO Director-General's environmental protection mission to Florida (USA)   Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, will be in Miami, USA, on the 6 and 7 December to highlight the role of art in the protection of the environment. She will also visit Everglades National Park, a site inscribed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage in Danger as well as a Biosphere Reserve, to announce new measures for restoring these ecosystems.   When: 6 and 7 December 2023 Where: Miami and Everglades National Park, United States Who: Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO Accreditation: Art Basel (here) and visit to the Everglades (here)   UNESCO at Art Basel Miami Beach Click here for press accreditation.   From 6 to 11 December, Miami will be hosting the 2023 edition of Art Basel, the international contemporary art fair. On this occasion, UNESCO will be placing the emphasis on environmental protection and the essential role which artists play in this field.   UNESCO is co-organising with Nautilus magazine and the Schmidt Ocean Institute an exhibition entitled "Artist-at-Sea", which will feature works dedicated to the ocean created by artists who spent a month on board the Falkor, a marine research and exploration vessel. The exhibition will be on show at the Miami Beach Convention Centre and the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. It will be inaugurated by Audrey Azoulay on the evening of Wednesday 6 December.   UNESCO will also be taking part in the "Art to Save the Ocean" event, which will be held on the evening of Thursday 7 December in the Planetarium of the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. Co-organised by the Bertarelli Foundation, the Re:Wild Foundation and Nautilus magazine, this event aims to encourage funding for the preservation of the ocean and its biodiversity, and cooperation between ocean sciences and the world of art. This event will be a dialogue between scientists, artists, and philanthropists.   During this event, the Director-General of UNESCO will deliver a speech on the crucial role of the ocean in fighting against climate disruptions, in preserving biodiversity and in safeguarding the living heritage of coastal communities. She will also announce a new partnership between the United States and UNESCO to advance our knowledge of the diversity of marine life.   UNESCO's participation in Art Basel takes place in the context of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), for which it is the lead organisation.   Stepping protection in the Everglades Click here for press accreditation   On Thursday 7 December, the Director-General of UNESCO will also visit Everglades National Park, which has been a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1976 and inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1979. This 6,100km² wetland is home to one of the largest mangrove ecosystems in the western hemisphere.   However, Everglades National Park has been heavily impacted by human activity, which has caused an increase in pollution as well as diverted some of its freshwater sources. In response to these threats, in 2010 the United States requested that the park be placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger, which enabled the implementation of an emergency plan.   During her visit, Audrey Azoulay will be accompanied by representatives of the National Park Service (NPS), a long-standing partner of UNESCO. Alongside them, she will review the progress of ecosystem restoration projects and announce a new environmental education initiative for schools in the Everglades. She will also meet with representatives of the Seminole and Miccosukee indigenous peoples.   Press contact Matthieu Lamarre, Cabinet of the Director-General, m.lamarre@unesco.org   UNESCO Newsroom All our press releases   Social media

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