UNESCO's Nature Fest to begin on Feb 11

The UNESCO would organise the two-day Nature Fest at the Great Himalayan National Park (GNHP) at Sairopa in Kullu district on February 11 and 12.
The fest will held in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and would be attended by prominent conservationists, including Dr George Schaller and Dr A J T Johnsingh, a WII spokesman said.
A media workshop would also be held on the sidelines to discuss various aspects of environmental journalism, he said.
The fest will see discussion on nature conservation in the mountains followed by panel discussion on natural and cultural heritage of the Himalayan region and heritage walk in GHNP, the spokesman said.

GHNP was given UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2014 in recognition of its outstanding significance for bio-diversity conservation.
The park protects over 1,000 plant species, including medicinal herbs, 31 mammal species and 209 bird species, as well as amphibians, reptiles and insects.
Four of GHNP's mammal and three bird species are globally "threatened", including the musk deer and the western horned tragopan.