Asia’s first World Natural Heritage Management Center opened in Dehradun
‘World Natural Heritage Management and Training Division-2 Center for the Asia and Pacific region’ has started in National Wildlife Institute, Dehradun. The Union Minister of Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the building of the newly constructed center on Saturday. This center will provide services to more than 50 countries of Asia Pacific region. This is the first of its kind center in the Asia Pacific region to work on the management and training of world natural heritage.
Union Minister Dr Harshvardhan said that the foundation stone of the World Heritage UNESCO Center at the Wildlife Institute was laid on August 30, 2014 by the then Union Environment, Forest and Global Warming Minister Prakash Javadekar. He said that UNESCO has given this opportunity to the Wildlife Institute while relying on India’s potential in Asia.
He said that through this center scientific knowledge on wildlife resources will be further enriched. The personnel will also be trained at various levels for the protection and management of wildlife. Along with international organizations, it will be easy to exchange techniques regarding wildlife.
