Mai Pokhari (Ramsar site) -wonders of Nepal - Ilam : Rashtra News #Mai #Pokhari #Ramsar #site #wonders #Nepal #Ilam Mai Pokhari is a mid-hill wetland of religious significance in eastern Ilam district of Nepal. It was declared as a Ramsar site on 28 October 2008. Maipokhari covers 12 hectares of land and with a circumference […]
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PARIS, France, August 3, 2021 (ENS) – Sheltering endangered animals, birds and butterflies, giant trees, pristine waters – five natural sites are so precious to the world that they deserve the protection of World Heritage status, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided. The five are now on the list, bringing the number of World Heritage natural sites to 218.
During its two-week-long 44th session that concluded Friday, held online and chaired by China from Fuzhou, the 21-country World Heritage Committee examined nominations submitted in 2020, when the session had to be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021.
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