It says ongoing pressure for development would continue to place the Western Ghats under high threat. Traditionally conserved by small populations of indigenous people leading sustainable lifestyles, the area is under increasing population and developmental pressure, requiring intensive and targeted management efforts to ensure that not only are existing values conserved, but that some past damage may be remediated, it says. The report said pressure from human populations in this region should not be underestimated. Fifty million people are estimated to live in the Western Ghats,"resulting in pressures which are orders of magnitude greater than many protected areas around the world." Evidence suggests that forest loss, encroachment and conversion continue to affect the property, it said. It, however, acknowledges the initiatives taken by the government to protect the biodiversity of Ghats. "The challenges are many, but the will by both government and non-governmental groups to ensure the conservation of the Western Ghats is high," it says. However, until more data is accumulated (on conservation trends and protection and management aspects), and given the number and level of threats that this property faces, its conservation outlook is still assessed as of Significant Concern, says the report.

1/21/2017 Western Ghats' biodiversity 'faces threat', says report - The Economic Times https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/environment/flora-fauna/western-ghats-biodiversity-faces-threat-says-report/printarticle/61729657.cms 2/2 Powered by Live Market News Portfolio Mobile Live TV Biz Listings Industry Newsletters Commodities Speed Blogs RSS About Us Create Your Own Ad Advertise with Us Terms of Use & Grievance Redressal Privacy policy FOLLOW US Download it from APP STORE Download it from GOOGLE PLAY Download it from Windows Store Narendra Modi Gujarat Elections H1B Visa Gujarat Election Date Indian Economy Arun Jaitley GST Collection National Anthem Aadhaar Rahul Gandhi Nanded Municipal Poll Results 7th Pay Commission Other Times Group news sites इकनॉिमक टाइ | ઈકોનોિમક ટાઈસ | Pune Mirror | Bangalore Mirror | Ahmedabad Mirror | ItsMyAscent | Education Times | Brand Capital | Mumbai Mirror | Times Now | Indiatimes | नवभारत टाइ | महाराटाइ | ಜಯ ಕಾಟಕ | Go Green | AdAge India | Eisamay | IGN India | NavGujarat Samay | Times of India | Lifehacker | Gizmodo | Samayam Tamil | Samayam Telugu | Miss Kyra | Bombay Times | Filmipop Living and Entertainment Timescity | iDiva | Entertainment | Zoom | Healthmeup | Luxpresso | Gadget Reviews | Titanium & Platinum Credit Card | Online Songs | MensXP | Hotels | Travel Destinations | Cricbuzz | Recipes | Gaana | Happytrips | Getsmartapp Interest Network itimes Hot on the Web Aadhaar Card | GST Rates | Gujarat Elections 2017 | GST | Business News | HDFC Standard Life Share Price | Sensex Today | Gold Rate | Sensex | Rahul Gandhi | Share Market | Aadhaar Services Book print ads | Online shopping | Matrimonial | Astrology | Jobs | Tech Community | Property | Buy car | Bikes in India | Free Classifieds | Send money to India | Used Cars | Restaurants in Delhi | Remit to India | Buy Mobiles | Listen Songs | News | TimesMobile | Real Estate Developers | Restaurant Deals in Delhi | Car Insurance | Gadgets Now | Free Business Listings | CouponDunia | Remit2India | Techradar | AliveAR | Getsmartapp App | ETMoney Finance App | Feedback In Case You Missed It Copyright © 2017 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service Older than Himalaya mountains, the Western Ghats, spread over Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The report says each of the 39 component parts of the property has its own management system and protective measures that vary throughout this complex serial site that stretches over a distance of some 1,600 km from north to south. "There is a priority need to articulate a clear overarching management framework that harmonises policy and management practise across the various clusters and states. Functional corridors that assure wildlife movement and ecological connectivity between the clusters of component protected areas are also required," it says. The global World Heritage Outlook in 2017 remains similar to 2014 with a positive conservation outlook ("good" or "good with some concerns") for 64 per cent of sites, "significant concern" for 29 per cent and "critical" status for 7 per cent. These results are for the 241 natural World Heritage sites listed as of November 2017, including new sites which have been inscribed on the World Heritage List since the previous report.