00:00South Sudan has secured its first-ever UNESCO'd World Heritage Listing,
00:04with the Boma-Bading-Ginlu migratory landscape added to the World Heritage Endanger Lists.
00:12UNESCO says the ecosystem faces growing threats from conflict, climate change and human pressure,
00:19prompting the site to be fast-tracked onto the Endangered Heritage Lists.
00:24The designation recognizes one of the world's largest wildlife migrations
00:29where around 1 million antelopes, gazelles and other animals travel each year
00:34across more than 37,000 square kilometers of grassland and savannah
00:39between the White Nile and the Ethiopian border.
00:42South Sudan's tourism minister described the recognition as
00:46a historic milestone for the country's conservation efforts.
00:50The UNESCO designation is expected to boost international support for conservation
00:55and could help attract tourism and funding to protect one of Africa's most spectacular natural ecosystems.
