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UNESCO recognition awaits Nokrek [1]

New Delhi: Parts of Garo Hills in Nokrek, covering an area of 820 Sq Kms, has been designated as biosphere reserve and the proposal forwarded for recognition from UNESCO, according to spokesperson of the Ministry of Environment here on Tuesday.

Publication Date: 
20/05/2009
Shillong Times (Shillong) [2]
Tags:
Biosphere Reserves [3], Biodiversity [4], UNESCO [5], Meghalaya [6]
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