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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