Safeguarding the Underwater Cultural Heritage

© UNESCO/A. Vanzo
Wreck in the Golf of Sagone, France.
Underwater Cultural Heritage encompasses all traces of human existence that lie or were lying under water and have a cultural or historical character. Recognizing the urgent need to preserve and protect such heritage, UNESCO elaborated in 2001 the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
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