Madison Edwards: She is the 12 year old environmental activist who has been making waves with her powerful and committed advocacy for the protection of the Belize Barrier Reef. She recently got the Oceana Ocean hero award. Well, Edwards continues to make a name for herself. Yesterday, she gave a short presentation to the World Heritage Committee in Bahrain. As we told you, it is at this committee meeting that it was announced that the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System has officially been removed from the UNESCO World Heritage Center List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. Now here is an excerpt of Edwards' meaningful speech.
Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber and Minister of Environment Dr. Omar Figueroa represented Belize at the committee meeting.
Also interesting to note, The New York Times picked up on the story and featured an article about it entitled "A Victory for Coral: Unesco Removes Belize Barrier Reef From It's Endangered List. " So as you can see, it is quite a big deal for Belize.
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