The largest marine reserve in the world in Hawaii (PHOTO)

    Seas and oceans need protection because they represent the most delicate ecosystems on our planet. The animals and plant species that populate them are at risk from climate change and pollution Now Obama has promised to work to create the largest marine reserve in the world.


    The largest marine reserve in the world. This is one of the latest promises of President Obama who has pledged to expand the marine reserve of Open plan up to an area four times the size of California. The project will be officially unveiled in Hawaii by the outgoing President this week.




    The project will serve to quadruple the size of the marine sanctuary which now protects the northwestern area of ​​the Hawaiian archipelago. The expansion of the Papahānaumokuākea reserve will make it the largest protected area on the planet.

    According to the White House, the reserve will provide protection for over 7000 marine species, including whales, monk seals and aquatic turtles. The expansion will help make the area more resilient to climate change. Temperatures and sea level rise will be kept under control.

    According to Senator Brian Schatz, who presented the proposal last June, Obama is making a very important decision for the United States from the point of view of safeguarding the oceans.

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    The Papahānaumokuākea reserve was born in 2006 and now after 10 years it will be expanded to ensure that a greater oceanic area is protected and kept under control, given the increasing risks associated with climate change.


    How big is Hawaii’s new expanded marine monument? THIS BIG. https://t.co/UYKNyA5ehL #MahaloObama pic.twitter.com/taVdlDKjXu

    — pew environment (@pewenvironment) 26 agosto 2016

    #BREAKING: U.S. creates world’s largest protected area in Hawaii https://t.co/UYKNyA5ehL #MahaloObama pic.twitter.com/oekgfF7IuJ


    — pew environment (@pewenvironment) 26 agosto 2016

    Obama will be in Hawaii next Wednesday on the occasion of the conference of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), one of the most important events in the world for the defense of the environment. With this upcoming meeting, more details on the expansion of the Papahānaumokuākea reserve will be disclosed.

    Marta Albè

    Photo font: Marine National Monument

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