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AURON TARE The Executive Director of The Albanian Center of Marine Research which is an ongoing underwater archaeology research in Albania. This Project is funded and supported by RPM Nautical Foundation 501© and Institute of Nautical Archaeology.

Auron Tare is one of the founders of Butrint National Park, a World Heritage Site of UNESCO and the First Director of the World Heritage Site of Butrint.

He has worked for many years in mobilizing interest and support among many international organizations and institutions like UNESCO, World Bank, RAMSAR Convention, Butrint Foundation, Oak Foundation, Mifflin Trust, National Geographic. USAID, SIDA, World Mate, Italian Trust for Culture to protect and preserve this unique historical site. His efforts were rewarded in 2000 when the Albanian Government along with UNESCO declared the park a protected World Heritage Site. For six years he managed every aspect of the site and transformed the park from an almost abandoned place to one of the most important cultural centers in Albania. <http://www.explorers.org/index.php/events/detail/nyc_public_lecture_rewriting_history_w_auron_tare[[File: