Pune: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) recently shortlisted the Western Ghats for inclusion in the World Heritage list, taking this biodiversity rich area a step closer to protection from landuse change and other developmental activities.
The 39 serial sites in the Unesco shortlist include four sites in Maharashtra (Sahyadri)
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/w-ghats-unesco-shortlist
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unesco
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chandoli-sa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/koyna
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/radhanagari-sa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atree
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef