Réunion is not a globally significant mineral producer or consumer.
Included in those will be marine World Heritage Site and other globally significant marine protected areas.
National Parks preserve nationally and globally significant scenic areas and nature reserves.
To the south is a globally significant Important Bird Area.
Up to 8500 waterbirds have been recorded using the bay, with numbers of Pied Herons being globally significant.
These ecosystems hold a globally significant plant and animal biodiversity, with unique habitats and high levels of endemism.
This was followed by recognition as a globally significant Important Bird Area in 1999.
Eventually no globally significant computer failures occurred when the clocks rolled over into 2000.
The area is considered to have globally significant marine biodiversity values and covers 650 square kilometres, of which 33% is on land.
The dominance of agriculture in global land use requires that ecoagriculture approaches be fostered by rural producers and their communities on a globally significant scale.