WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff issued the following press release:
After years of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff's advocacy, UNESCO has designated the Okefenokee as Georgia's first World Heritage Site.
Following Sen. Ossoff's bipartisan push (https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releases/sen-ossoff-rep-buddy-carter-launch-bipartisan-push-to-make-okefenokee-wildlife-refuge-a-world-heritage-site/) over the last few years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced today (https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/07/georgias-okefenokee-swamp-is-now-a-unesco-world-heritage-site/) that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has been designated as Georgia's first-ever UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This announcem...