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Senegal ratifies UNESCO’s 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
By ratifying the , Senegal aims not only to protect but also to enhance its underwater heritage.
Threats to the underwater cultural heritage have prompted significant reactions among African states. In Senegal, the Cultural Heritage Directorate of the Ministry of Culture, in partnership with local structures involved in the management of the underwater cultural heritage, has for several years been carrying out concrete actions ranging from the training of qualified human resources in underwater archaeology to inventory work. The ratification of the Convention is a fundamental step towards the protection of the underwater cultural heritage.
Underwater cultural heritage is vulnerable. Concerned about cases of destruction of submerged sites, particularly with the development of technologies that allow easier access to the seabed, the States Parties of UNESCO adopted in 2001 the Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage.
Senegal is the 65th Member State to ratify the 2001 Convention.
