OPINION: UNESCO's designation of World Heritage Site for the Okefenokee swamp is not a silver bullet for saving the swamp ... Show more
UNESCO designation is one piece of a larger strategy for saving the Okefenokee
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Okefenokee Swamp is the newest U.S. location on the list of UNESCO-protected World Heritage sites.
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The Okefenokee is now a World Heritage site. Now comes the hard part.: Those who pushed for the designation say their journey, both to protect the refuge and ...
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OpinionAJC editorial board reflects on its past and its future role in a new era: The AJC editorial board has played an important role in driving the conversations of ...
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Okefenokee linked to major aquifer, study finds, raising new mining concerns: UGA researchers have found the Okefenokee is more closely tied to the vast aquifer ...
ajc.com/business/2025/12/would-okefenokee-mining-affect-a-key-aquifer-likely-yes-new-study-finds/
Alligators feel at home here: in the Okefenokee Swamp full of peat and water lilies
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How a $60 million deal saved Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp from mining — for now: In 2019, naturalists said the swamp was under threat after a mineral company that ...
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Light focused on dark swamp revealed ‘eyes as far as we could see,’ GA team says: It was a rare chance for researchers to witness a phenomenon.
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‘Gators everywhere!’ Over 100 alligators surround Georgia boat ramp. See video: Mysterious congregation of more than 100 alligators gathers at boat basin in ...
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‘Gators everywhere!’ Over 100 alligators surround Georgia boat ramp. See photos: It’s unclear to experts why the alligators suddenly gathered.
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Inside the Okefenokee land deal: AJC environment reporter Drew Kann joins the "Politically Georgia" podcast to unpack the land deal that halted a mining project ...
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There’s something toxic in the Okefenokee food chain, UGA study finds: There’s something in the water - and in the gators. A new study from the University of ...
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How an unlikely coalition stopped a major threat to the Okefenokee: About a year ago, opponents determined to stop an Alabama company from mining next to the ...
ajc.com/politics/2025/06/how-an-unlikely-coalition-kept-a-mine-away-from-georgias-okefenokee-swamp/
Controversial Okefenokee mine project delayed as company fails to post required funds
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Controversial Okefenokee mine project delayed as company fails to post required funds
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Awaiting permits to mine near Okefenokee, Twin Pines finds time is money: Doubting Twin Pines Minerals' ability to mine near the Okefenokee Swamp ...
thecurrentga.org/2025/05/22/twin-pines-mining-okefenokee-permit/
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