Impact of Unesco tag on Western Ghats hard to find
Unregulated Tourism, Fires, Encroachments Pose Threat
It was in July 2012, when the Western Ghats made it to the world heritage list and a cluster of 39 sites here were crowned among the world’s eight “hottest hotspots” of biological diversity. A year on, the prestigious tag seems to have had little impact on the way the state treats these ecologically sensitive areas.
Publication Date:
03/07/2013