India, Oct. 15 -- In its latest 'World Heritage Outlook' report released on October 11, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) - an international organisation working in the field of Nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources - has classified the western ghats as an area of significant concern with regards to conservation.
This is the second most vulnerable category among three other categories including 'good', 'good with some concern', and 'critical'. It means that the site's values, conveyed by its key attributes, are threatened and/or showing signs of deterioration. Significant additional conservation measures are needed to maintain and/or restore attributes over the medium to long-term.
The west...
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