During the past week the UNESCO World Heritage Committee had gathered in Qatar to discuss and take decisions on World Heritage sites. The Advisory Body on nature, were there to give advice to the Committee, which consisted of 21 States Parties. Around 20 specialists of World Heritage conservation make up the IUCN delegation this year. They were from diverse backgrounds and different regions of the world – and IUCN gave us the opportunity to pick their brains. IUCN asked to send in our burning World Heritage questions on Twitter.
Showing posts with label Great Himalayan National Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Great Himalayan National Park. Show all posts
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
Sunday, 15 June 2014
IUCN recommends India’s Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area as World Heritage
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At the 38th annual World Heritage Committee meeting, which opens today (15th June, 2014)
in Doha, Qatar, IUCN recommends four new sites for inscription on the
World Heritage List, including India’s Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area. Other three sites are Botswana’s iconic wetland the Okavango
Delta, Philippines’ Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary and Denmark’s
Stevns Klint.
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