Conservation of Ecological Heritage and Sacred Sites of India

  As part of celebrating International Tiger Day 2025, CPREEC EIACP PC-RP Chennai developed an awareness poster highlighting this year's theme, ‘Harmonious Coexistence between Humans and Tigers’.

  Source:  Deccan Chronicle Chennai, 19/07/2025, pg.2.

  The  Gingee Fort in Villupuram district , known as the ‘Troy of the East’, along with 11 other forts that make up  the Maratha Military Landscapes , was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Friday, July 11, 2025, a move that brings global recognition and the prospect of increased international tourism.   The decision was taken during the ongoing 47th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) being held in Paris. According to a press release: “The  proposal was sent  to the consideration of World Heritage Committee in January 2024, and after a rigorous 18-month-long process, involving several technical meetings with the advisory bodies and visit of ICOMOS’s mission to review the sites, this historic decision was taken by the members of the World Heritage Committee today evening at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris.” The Maratha Military Landscapes of India includes 12 components distributed across diverse geographic regions. Of these, 11 sites are in ...

  Source:  Deccan Chronicle Chennai, 10/07/2025, pg.4.

  CPREEC EIACP PC - RP, Chennai has brought out its latest EIACP Newsletter ‘Eco-Heritage.com’ April to June, 2025, Vol. XXIV, No. 1 Click on the below link to read: http://cpreecenvis.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/EIACP%20Newsletter_April%20to%20June%202025_Vol.XXIV_No.1.pdf

  Source:  The Sangai Express Imphal, 01/07/2025, pg.8.

  Source:  Free Press Indore, 03/07/2025, pg.14.

  Source:  Sikkim Express Gangtok, 03/07/2025, pg.8.

  Source:  Tripura Times Agartala, 04/07/2025, pg.2.

  CPREEC EIACP PC-RP, Chennai celebrated Van Mahotsav on July 7, 2025, with an awareness lecture on Environmental Concerns and Mission LiFE's 7 themes at Shasun Jain College for Women, Chennai. Dr. P. Sudhakar, Director & EIACP Coordinator, and Dr. A. Abirami, EIACP Programme Officer led the session. A total of 197 participants, including 162 students, 15 staff, and 20 Women Indian Association members, took a pledge to support sustainability initiatives.