In declarations quoted by a press release, the director of the regional entity, Didacus Jules, expressed his satisfaction for the inscription of the site in this list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).

The OECS member states have a rich, diverse and unique history that reverberates through our mountains and valleys and are therefore pleased that the site has joined the peaks of St. Lucia and the Morne Trois Pitons National Park of Dominica under the natural title, he said.

According to Unesco, the designation is based on the representation of volcanic elements, materials and processes, as well as the presence of globally threatened species there.

The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage seeks to identify and preserve these resources worldwide.

The OECS was founded in 1981 and is made up of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Montserrat.

Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Martinique and the British Virgin Islands are other associated territories.

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