The ministry of environment’s decision to get Prof. Madhav Gadgil’s report reviewed by a separate panel has drawn up criticism from unexpected quarters.
Tim Badman, heading the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) World Heritage Programme, has issued a statement that international monitoring took place to ensure that the 39 bio-diversity hot spots in the Western Ghats be preserved in their entirety.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/heritage-body-criticises-decision
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rashme-sehgal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-hotspots
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biosphere-reserves
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity