Saturday, June 2, 2012

Consider ecology expert panel's report on Western Ghats, says IUCN

The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel's (WGEEP) report had a bearing on the World Heritage Committee's decision on heritage status for the Western Ghats, though the government is yet to accept the findings.
The Committee recently deferred the decision following a report of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). India has been asked to consider the WGEEP recommendations “on land use and controls on development” in the region. The Union Ministry of Environment recently released the report in the public domain with a caveat that it had not formally accepted the report.
The IUCN suggested that the authorities “review and refine the scope and composition of the current serial nomination to take into account the recommendations of the WGEEP, noting the panel was tasked with compiling scientific data and defining ecologically sensitive areas through consultation.”

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