Kanchenjunga National Park in world’s top 100 green destinations
12 Dec 2014 1:42 AM GMT
The announcement was made by Thomas Chandy, Principal Secretary & PCCF, Forest Environment & Wildlife Management Department, at a press conference here on Thursday on the basis of an official e-mail received in this regard by the department.
The Top 100, selected on the basis of open calls in the social media and of a selection process by 30 international experts in tourism sustainability, is a joint initiative of the TravelMole.com, Vision on Sustainable Tourism, Totem Tourism, and Green Destinations.
The selection was made on the basis of six key criteria -- Nature, Environment, Culture & Tradition,
Social well-being, Green Economy and certified Green Tourism Policy, he said. The Principal Secretary said that a proposal to nominate the National Park as a World Heritage Site under Natural and Cultural (Mixed) landscape category has been posed to UNESCO.
This is the first time that a property has been posed to UNESCO under mixed category from India, he said.
The destinations in Asia Pacific that have been selected in 2014 Sustainable Destination Global Top 100 are Kakadu National Park and Rottnest Island in Australia, National Parks of Bhutan, Jinshanling Great Wall and Mt.
The Top 100, selected on the basis of open calls in the social media and of a selection process by 30 international experts in tourism sustainability, is a joint initiative of the TravelMole.com, Vision on Sustainable Tourism, Totem Tourism, and Green Destinations.
The selection was made on the basis of six key criteria -- Nature, Environment, Culture & Tradition,
Social well-being, Green Economy and certified Green Tourism Policy, he said. The Principal Secretary said that a proposal to nominate the National Park as a World Heritage Site under Natural and Cultural (Mixed) landscape category has been posed to UNESCO.
This is the first time that a property has been posed to UNESCO under mixed category from India, he said.
The destinations in Asia Pacific that have been selected in 2014 Sustainable Destination Global Top 100 are Kakadu National Park and Rottnest Island in Australia, National Parks of Bhutan, Jinshanling Great Wall and Mt.
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