UNESCO Nature Festival begins in Himachal Pradesh
The two-day UNESCO Natural Heritage Festival began on Saturday at Great Himalayan National Park in Sai Ropa, Himachal Pradesh. The Wildlife Institute of India said the festival will feature a media workshop on environmental journalism, discussions on natural and cultural heritage of the Himalayan region and a heritage walk. Notably, GHNP was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014. 
Shimla, Feb 7 (PTI) 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. 