Partnership with UNESCO
Preserving endangered ecosystems – Everglades National Park, the 10th site supported by Jaeger-LeCoultre
The Everglades National Park, located in Florida, stretches across Miami-Dade, Monroe and Collier counties. Declared a biosphere in 1976, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1979.
The Everglades National Park is the largest natural subtropical environment in the United States. The relative humidity can exceed 90% in the wet season. The park is home to 36 species considered as threatened, such as the Florida panther, the American crocodile or the Caribbean manatee. Moreover, the Everglades mangrove forests are Florida’s first line of defence against the force of hurricanes, as they absorb flooding and prevent coastal erosion. Finally, this park provides natural shelter for many birds, such as pelicans, gulls, terns.
Whenever you wish, click here to explore the marine sites supported within the “Tides of Time” partnership and read the IHT articles.
Through its global “Making Time More Beautiful” project, Jaeger-LeCoultre is committed to supporting various local and international causes linked to sustainable development. With this in mind, Jaeger-LeCoultre has entered into a three-year partnership with the UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and with the International Herald Tribune in order to provide support for various endangered sites.
The first year of the partnership has seen the implementation of some ambitious projects: eight sites have already been supported and public awareness has been heightened with regard to the threats facing these regions.
This first year also witnessed the birth of the Master Compressor Extreme W-Alarm "Tides of Time" watch, of which the “Number 1” prototype was auctioned for the sum of £13,540. All proceeds from this sale were donated to the Tubbataha marine park, which has been inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1993. This donation will serve to renew the site’s radar system which monitors the comings and goings of ships in the waters of the park.
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