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GHNPCA is a World Heritage Site

During 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee, UNESCO, the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area was inscribed as a World Heritage Site on 23rd June 2014 at Doha, State of Qatar. 

May visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1406

A little girl takes part in the celebrations of the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area becoming a World Heritage Site. Jai GHNPCA.
A little girl takes part in the celebrations of the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area becoming a World Heritage Site. Jai GHNPCA.
Wildlife Week celebrations (October 204) by the ecozone community after the GHNPCA became a World Heritage Site.
Wildlife Week celebrations (October 204) by the ecozone community after the GHNPCA became a World Heritage Site.

Archived Material : The following section has become of  archival interest as the efforts made by the Friends of GHNP have finally resulted in the inscription of the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area as a World Heritage Site during the Doha Meeting of World Heritage Site Committee, UNESCO on 23rd June 2014. 

GHNP is currently in the final stages of a five-year process being evaluated for UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription. We do hope that it would come through since UNESCO/IUCN scientist has already been to our great park, the Great Himachal National Park. Many Friends of GHNP from around the world continue to support GHNP for the conservation efforts that the Government of Himachal and the authorities at GHNP have been making in this beautiful area in the lap of Himalayas.

Do continue to spread the word in support of GHNP for the sake of conserving our environment and keep feeding us with your comments and letters.

We reproduce below some of the communication that the friends of GHNP have shared with us. You can send yours too at ghnpark[@]gmail[.]com or leave your comments below.

Letters received from Local / State level NGOs

 B.S Rana, EnviSaviors

B.S Rana, EnviSaviors, Banjar, HP, India

 Mamta Chandar

Mamta Chandar, Jagriti, Kullu, HP, India

Write to us to support GHNP's UNESCO WHS candidature

Write to us to support GHNP’s UNESCO WHS candidature

 

More Letters

 Ben Heron, Biolaya

Ben Heron, Biolaya, Kullu, India

 Anil Chandel

Anil Chandel , My Himachal, HP, India

Letters received from various organizations

 Sarah Spears, Arch Grants

Sarah Spears, Arch Grants, USA

 Rajat Nayak, FERAL

Rajat Nayak, FERAL, India

 Amit Chawla, CSIR

Amit Chawla, CSIR, India

Letters received from various individuals

 Anthony Gaston

Anthony Gaston, Ottawa, Canada

 Vishal

Vishal, Kullu, India

Write to us to support GHNP's UNESCO WHS candidature

Write to us to support GHNP’s UNESCO WHS candidature

 

More Letters

 Cornelia

Cornelia von Mengershausen, Germany

 Jennie Miller

Jennie Miller, Phd, Yale University, USA

 Dagmar Mombach

Dagmar Mombach, Germany

 Shubhankar Chaudhary

Shubhankar Chaudhary, Student, Delhi, India

 Abhimanyu Pandey

Abhimanyu Pandey, Student, Cambridge University, UK

 Vince Poscente

Vince Poscente, USA

 Stanley Wilson

Stanley Wilson, USA

 Swapnika Ramu

Swapnika Ramu, India

 Ryan James Terribilini

Ryan James Terribilini, USA

 Arvind Pokhriyal

Arvind Pokhriyal, India

 Biswajit Banerjee

Biswajit Banerjee, India

 Yogeder Chaudhry

Yogender Chaudhry, India

 Jeff Salz

Jeff Salz, USA

 Martin Graham

Martin Graham,UK

 Oriental Bird Club

Oriental Bird Club, UK

 Ambashta

P P Ambashta, India

 Vasant Tarey, India

Vasant Tarey, India

  Vijendra Rawat

Vijendra Rawat, India

4 responses to “Support WHS”


  • Pralay Lahiry

    January 3, 2013 at 7:37 pm

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    There is no other reason to save GHNP than to save the planet. I have visited and photographed GHNP in September 2012 and have been astounded by the biodiversity and above all, it serves as a watershed which is critical to the survival of all species. There has definitely been degradation and over exploitation but still GHNP stands out as a biodiversity hotspot.
    Getting WHS status is a critical step towards conservation of this vital biosphere and generate revenue for the locals through tourism, organised and planned harvesting of resources. Revenue is not only counted by the amount of money alone…. the planet is creaking under the load and it is in everybody’s interest not to devastate the planet further. WHS will at least somewhat stop the willful destruction of resources on which depends the survival of this planet.

  • Manish

    January 6, 2013 at 10:21 am

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    i Support this Movement. It should be certified by UNESCO

  • Virat Jolli

    January 7, 2013 at 11:22 am

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    GHNP is one of the most important National Park, dedicated for the conservation of Himalayan Mountain Ecosystem. I have been carrying out research in Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area (GHNPCA) for last four year. In my opinion, the region support high avian species richness. The presence of threatened bird species like Western Tragopan and Cheer Pheasant make this site important from conservation point of view. During my research, I recorded high species richness of birds in GHNPCA. However, human pressure is increasing in the adjoining regions of GHNP. Therefore, if GHNP would get WHS status, it will definitely strengthen the conservation initiatives of GHNP. Therefore, I strongly support the GHNP candidature as UNESCO WHS.

    Virat Jolli,
    Senior Research Fellow,
    Department of Environmental Studies,
    University of Delhi,
    New Delhi-110007
    India

  • Rajpal Singh

    April 27, 2013 at 10:50 pm

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    I have visited a few wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. However whatever I have heard about GHNP, assures that it is not only a national park but a complete ecosystem in itself.
    It is one of its kind which is protecting such a wide range of endangered species as
    Musk Deer, Snow Leopard, cheer pheasant, a lot of medicinal herbs and last but not the least western tragopan.

    No second thought that this park deserve the World Heritage Sites status.

    Rajpal Singh

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