Objective:
- Strengthening the leadership of UNESCO sites in the North Atlantic and Arctic in achieving UNESCO’s ambitious goals in the areas of climate change adaptation, conservation, biodiversity, and responsible tourism.
The Sisimiut II international conference, organized by MUBR and Nordic Atlantic Cooperation (NORA), brought together nearly 60 people (ministers, politicians, UNESCO site managers, etc.) from a dozen countries, mainly Nordic and Scandinavian. After several days of presentations and interactive workshops, from Quebec City to Uapishka Station, via the Charlevoix Biosphere Region, Pessamit, and Baie-Comeau, the delegation succeeded in defining the basis for a joint roadmap supported by several UNESCO sites in the North Atlantic and Arctic countries.
“From the very first minute of the conference, we saw everyone’s commitment, interest, and motivation to take an active part in setting up this young network of Nordic cooperation. The event also provided an important showcase for our region and our collective successes, paving the way for promising new collaborations, mainly in terms of promoting our UNESCO sites and sustainable tourism,” said Jean-Philippe L. Messier, general manager of MUBR.
The new concrete actions on which the network will work in the short term include the creation of an artist residency program, the implementation of a voluntourism program for the maintenance of exceptional natural environments, and the structuring of joint citizen science initiatives. Working groups have already been formed to carry out each of these actions.
MUBR would like to thank the Government of Quebec and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO for their support in making this important conference possible.
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