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 New Caledonia has more than 23 400 km2 of lagoons and reef structures of 8000 km and is one of the largest and most diverse reef formations in the world today.
he New Caledonia Barrier Reef is located in New Caledonia in the South Pacific, and is the second-longest double-barrier coral reef in the world, after Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
The reef has great species diversity with a high level of endemism, and is home to endangered dugongs (Dugong dugon), and is an important nesting site for Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas).
Most of the reefs are generally thought to be in good health. Some of the eastern reefs have been damaged by effluent from nickel mining on Grand Terre. Sedimentation from mining, agriculture, and grazing has affected reefs near river mouths, which has been worsened by the destruction of mangrove forests, which help to retain sediment. Some reefs have been buried under several meters of silt.
In the lagoons of New Caledonia there are many water species ranging from plankton to larger fish and even sharks.
In January 2002, the French government proposed listing New Caledonia's reefs as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO listed New Caledonia Barrier Reef on the World Heritage The list under the name The Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems on 7 July 2008. The Lagoons were listed under three UNESCO categories: 1.Superlative natural Phenomena or natural beauty. 2.Ongoing Biological and ecological processes. 3.Biological Diversity and threatened species.
Jaeger-LeCoultre will consider your suggestions for the design on the Lagoon of New Caledonia, which will be engraved on the back of the Reverso Grande ultrathin watches in steel-dan in 1931. If your offered engraving will be selected by the jury of Swiss watch company Jaeger-LeCoultre, you will have a chance to win a Reverso Grande Taille steel, engraved with initials.
Jaeger-LeCoultre invites you to discover the picture stories and videos the lagoon of New Caledonia from 27 June on the new website of New York Times.
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