Site Represents a site. Contact rsdo1@st-andrews.ac.uk Institutional nature Museum, Ecomuseum, Extended Museum, Territorial Museum, Cultural Center, Memory House, e-Museum, etc Place Name Prim Media 3586 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pantanal Wetlands Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived is51102025 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource rsdo1@st-andrews.ac.uk Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1235 Type The nature or genre of the resource Site Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,-17.716637,-57.383518; Date Submitted Date of submission of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Submitted may be relevant are a thesis (submitted to a university department) or an article (submitted to a journal). 24/02/2025 Extent The size or duration of the resource. cm x cm x cm Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 04/23/2025 05:12:21 pm Subject The topic of the resource Immovable Culture Heritage Description An account of the resource The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland, covering approximately 17 million hectares across Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. It is a globally important ecosystem, home to an extraordinary diversity of species, including jaguars, capybaras, caimans, giant otters and the iconic hyacinth macaw. The region is shaped by seasonal flood pulses that sustain complex food webs and support both terrestrial and aquatic life. As one of the most biodiverse habitats in South America, the Pantanal plays a critical role in freshwater regulation, climate stability and carbon storage. Despite its ecological significance, the Pantanal faces growing threats from deforestation, climate change, agriculture and unsustainable development. This digital representation aims to raise awareness of the Pantanal’s unique biodiversity and promote conservation through accessible education and immersive engagement. In doing so, it supports Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land, which calls for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems. By promoting environmental awareness, this initiative contributes to the preservation of one of the planet’s most vital and fragile natural areas. Europeana Specific elements of the Europeana Semantic Elements. Europeana Data Provider The name or identifier of the organisation that contributes data to Europeana. Pantanal Wetlands Europeana Type The Europeana material type of the resource. TEXT Object The URL of a suitable source image in the best resolution available on the web site of the data provider from which small images could be generated for use in the portal. This will often be the same URL as given in europeana:isShownBy. https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/worldheritage2025/?page_id=258 Biodiversity Brazil Nature pantanal Wetland