UNESCO announces Western Ghats as World Heritage Site in its List – 2 July 2012, UNESCO

The UNESCO has finally announced the Western Ghats as an ecological world heritage site. This paves the way for ecosystem conservation and will highlight the importance and significant role the Western Ghats plays on our climate system especially with the monsoons and create a stable climate environment. Th Ghats are the main source of water for South India and home to more than 3,000 endemic species of plants and animals .