联合国教科文组织将于本周六在韩国釜山进行投票，拟将美国俄克芬诺基沼泽列为第27个世界遗产地 [1]。然而，这一荣誉在周边乔治亚州三个县引发了当地反对声浪。
Ware县、Charlton县和Clinch县的部分居民对这一决定表示担忧。Ware县在2024年6月共和党初选问卷投票中，3144名投票者中有93%反对这一提名 [1]。这三个县都是共和党大本营，特朗普在2024年大选中在各县均获得超过70%的选票 [1]。
当地官员表达了对主权的忧虑。Ware县专员Barry Cox表示："所有我能听到的就是我代表的人们害怕他们会来这里夺取他们的土地，或者告诉他们能做什么" [1]。Charlton县专员Drew Jones呼吁制定州和联邦法律"明确规定这些国际组织在这里没有管辖权" [1]。
这种反对立场与特朗普政府的国际态度一致。特朗普政府于2025年7月宣布美国将在年底前退出联合国教科文组织 [1]。
美国鱼类和野生动物服务局对此做出回应，声明联合国教科文组织并无该保护区的所有权或管理权，"保护区将继续由美国鱼类和野生动物服务局完全拥有和管理" [1]。
The Okefenokee Swamp is poised to become America's 27th UNESCO World Heritage site, with a vote scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. local time in Busan, South Korea [1]. Yet the designation has sparked resistance among residents of three adjacent Georgia counties, who fear international oversight could threaten their land rights and local autonomy [1].
The opposition reflects broader political tensions. The Trump administration announced in July 2025 that the United States would withdraw from UNESCO by year's end [1]. In three deep-red counties—Ware, Charlton, and Clinch—that backed Trump with over 70 percent of the vote in the 2024 presidential election, concern about outside interference runs high [1].
A Republican primary straw poll in Ware County in early June 2024 revealed the depth of local sentiment: 93 percent of 3,144 Republican primary voters opposed the designation [1]. Ware County Commissioner Barry Cox articulated the fear driving the opposition, stating, "All I can hear is the people I represent are scared they're going to come here and take their land, or tell them what they can do" [1].
However, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has sought to allay such concerns, clarifying that UNESCO designation does not grant the international organization ownership or management authority over the protected area. "The refuge will continue to be owned and managed entirely by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service," the agency stated [1]. Charlton County Commissioner Drew Jones countered that state and federal laws should be enacted to "clearly specify that these international organizations have no jurisdiction here" [1].