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Underwater Cultural Heritage: UNESCO Convention entering into force

Underwater Cultural Heritage: UNESCO Convention entering into force
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Ratified by 20 States, the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage will enter into force 2 January 2009. It aims to ensure more effective safeguarding of submerged shipwrecks and ruins. More

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