unesco declared paharpur as a world heritage area in 2009.
unesco declared paharpur as a world heritage area in 2009.
when did unesco declared paharpur as a world heritage area?
2009
the manas national park was declared a sanctuary on 1 october 1928 with an area of 360 km. manas bioreserve was created in 1973. prior to the declaration of the sanctuary, it was a reserved forest called manas r.f. and north kamrup r.f. it was used by the cooch behar royal family and raja of gauripur as a hunting reserve. in 1951 and 1955 the area was increased to 391 km. it was declared a world heritage site in december 1985 by unesco. kahitama r.f. the kokilabari r.f. and the panbari r.f. were added in the year 1990 to form the manas national park. in 1992, unesco declared it as a world heritage site in danger due to heavy poaching and terrorist activities. on 25 february 2008 the area was increased to 950 km. on 21 june 2011, it was removed from the list of world heritage in danger and was commended for its efforts in preservation.
manas national park
in november 1982, unesco declared the franklin area a world heritage site after a nomination by the labor government, forwarded by the commonwealth, was accepted by the world heritage committee. during the 1983 federal election, the labor party under bob hawke had promised to intervene and prevent the construction of the dam. after winning the election, the labor government passed the "world heritage properties conservation act, 1983" (cth), which, in conjunction with the "national parks and wildlife conservation act 1975" enabled them to prohibit clearing, excavation and other activities within the tasmanian wilderness world heritage area.
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