New York – The exhibition “Mission Earth 2016 – The sea: the blue lung of the world” will be inaugurated on May 31, at the United Nations in New York, promoted by UniVerde Foundation, in collaboration with Marevivo and the Permanent Italian Representation to the UN and the Italian Geographical Society, in partnership with Meridiana, Banca Popolare di Milano, and Solania Rossopomodoro. 30 photos selected from the 1,800 received in the edition 2016 Objective Earth will be exhibited at the UN. The theme chosen for this second edition is “The sea: Blue lung of the planet”, with 15 beautiful shots of coastal areas of National and Regional Parks and 15 underwater photos taken in Marine Protected Areas. Last year’s exhibition was dedicated to the planet’s green lung with images of our parks and rich biodiversity of flora and fauna. (9Colonne)