W Ghats on Unesco shortlist

  • 24/05/2011

  • Times Of India (New Delhi)

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)