Please vote for Kaziranga as a natural wonder of the world

June 18, 2009

Below is an archive press release from UNESCO on this 'New 7 Wonders of the

World'.

I would request you all to read this before casting your vote.

Thanks,

Azam

http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/352

<http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/352>UNESCO confirms that it is not involved

in the " New 7 wonders of the world " campaign

Monday, July 9, 2007

In order to avoid any damaging confusion, UNESCO wishes to reaffirm that

there is no link whatsoever between UNESCO's World Heritage programme, which

aims to protect world heritage, and the current campaign concerning " The New

7 Wonders of the World " .

This campaign was launched in 2000 as a private initiative by Bernard Weber,

the idea being to encourage citizens around the world to select seven new

wonders of the world by popular vote.

Although UNESCO was invited to support this project on several occasions,

the Organization decided not to collaborate with Mr. Weber.

UNESCO's objective and mandate is to assist countries in identifying,

protecting and preserving World Heritage. Acknowledging the sentimental or

emblematic value of sites and inscribing them on a new list is not enough.

Scientific criteria must be defined, the quality of candidates evaluated,

and legislative and management frameworks set up. The relevant authorities

must also demonstrate commitment to these frameworks as well as to

permanently monitoring the state of conservation of sites. The task is one

of technical conservation and political persuasion. There is also a clear

educational role with respect to the sites' inherent value, the threats they

face and what must be done to prevent their loss.

There is no comparison between Mr Weber's mediatised campaign and the

scientific and educational work resulting from the inscription of sites on

UNESCO's World Heritage List*. The list of the " 7 New Wonders of the World "

will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the opinions of

those with access to the internet and not the entire world. This initiative

cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the

preservation of sites elected by this public.

*****

* New sites will be added to UNESCO's World Heritage List during the

31st session

of the World Heritage Committee in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 23 June

to 2 July.

**On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:52 AM, <

journalistandanimals wrote:

>

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> <sghosh <sghosh%40wwfindia.net>>

> Jun 18, 2009 10:34 AM

> Fw: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK VOTING CLOSES ON 7th JULY, 2009

> journalistandanimals <journalistandanimals%40gmail.com>

>

> ----- Forwarded by /wwfindia on 06/18/2009 10:34 AM -----

> Samir Sinha/wwfindia N G Sitlhou/wwfindia, Khalid

> Pasha/wwfindia@wwfindia, Dilpreet B Chhabra/wwfindia, Dinesh

> Saini/wwfindia@wwfindia, Pankaj Bakshi/wwfindia@wwfindia,

> Ghosh/wwfindia@wwfindia, akhilesh kumar/wwfindia@wwfindia, Rahul

> Dutta/wwfindia, Dipankar Ghose/wwfindia, Diwakar Sharma/wwfindia@wwfindia

> 06/18/2009 09:46 AM Fw: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK VOTING

> CLOSES

> ON 7th JULY, 2009

> ------------------------------

>

> Please share will all who may be interested.

>

> regards

> Samir Sinha

> Head, TRAFFIC -India

> WWF India Secretariat

> 172-B, Lodi Estate, N.Delhi 110003, India

> Tel: +91-11-41504786, Fax: +91-11-43516200

> Visit us at " www.traffic.org "

>

> TRAFFIC- the wildlife trade monitoring network- is a joint programme of WWF

> and IUCN-The World Conservation Union. It works to ensure that trade in

> wild plants and animals is not a threat to conservation of nature.

>

> ----- Forwarded by Samir Sinha/wwfindia on 06/18/2009 09:45 AM -----

> " MK Yadava IFS " <md <md%40amtron.in>> To:

> rachnayadav <rachnayadav%40>,

> ssinha <ssinha%40wwfindia.net> 06/16/2009 12:00 AM

> KAZIRANGA NATIONAL

> PARK VOTING CLOSES ON 7th JULY, 2009

> ------------------------------

>

> Dear friends,

>

> The KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK can make it to the Finalist list of the new 7

> Natural Wonders of the World, provided you support and VOTE. Kaziranga has

> already made to the 1st 11 list of the panel. Just your push, and KNP may

> get into the finalist panel. The voting is only through email, and OPEN

> TILL 7TH JULY, 2009.

>

> YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT FOR KAZIRANAGA. Please visit

> http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees/, select your

> category as Forests, National Parks and Nature Reserves. Under this

> category please choose Kaziranga National Park (INDIA) as the nominee, and

> vote.

>

> You have also 6 more votes to use, which you may please choose from other

> categories in the list. PLEASE SEE THAT YOU SELECT only one nominee i.e

> only KAZIRANGA in the category of Forests, National Parks and Nature

> Reserves.

>

> PLEASE VOTE TODAY. WHY WAIT FOR TOMORROW. ALSO PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAIL TO

> YOUR Colleagues, friends, well wishers and others for them VOTE FOR

> KAZIRANGA.

>

> Yours,

> MK Yadava IFS

> MD, AMTRON & CF(Dev)

> Govt. of Assam

>

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June 18, 2009

The website is the following since there appears to be trouble in accessing

this :

http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees/

The message circulated by me does not say anything about UNESCO. The website

has a FAQ section that deals with queries. UNESCO allegedly makes the

following comments : * " There is no comparison between Mr Weber's mediatised

campaign and the scientific and educational work resulting from the

inscription of sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List*. The list of the " 7

New Wonders of the World " will be the result of a private undertaking,

reflecting only the opinions of those with access to the internet and not

the entire world. This initiative cannot, in any significant and

sustainable manner, contribute to the preservation of sites elected by this

public. " *

If only UN initiatives worked sustainably and significantly, then we would

have been spared the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. If only UN initiatives

worked sustainably and significantly, then India should have been a

permanent member of the Security Council by now. If the UN has been bypassed

for the current conflicts that have killed in excess of 650,000 people, then

people might as well bypass the UN for voting for this initiative in a

private capacity, there is absolutely nothing wrong. My suggestion is if you

feel like voting, please go ahead and do it, regardless of UNESCO's

involvement. I have, and consciously so. UN's role in contributing to these

sites is another debate altogether. It is a relevant debate, but to my mind,

it is a separate issue.

On 6/18/09, azam24x7 <azam24x7 wrote:

>

> Below is an archive press release from UNESCO on this 'New 7 Wonders of the

> World'.

> I would request you all to read this before casting your vote.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Azam

>

> http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/352

>

> <http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/352> UNESCO confirms that it is not

> involved in the " New 7 wonders of the world " campaign

> Monday, July 9, 2007

>

> In order to avoid any damaging confusion, UNESCO wishes to reaffirm that

> there is no link whatsoever between UNESCO's World Heritage programme, which

> aims to protect world heritage, and the current campaign concerning " The New

> 7 Wonders of the World " .

>

> This campaign was launched in 2000 as a private initiative by Bernard

> Weber, the idea being to encourage citizens around the world to select seven

> new wonders of the world by popular vote.

>

> Although UNESCO was invited to support this project on several occasions,

> the Organization decided not to collaborate with Mr. Weber.

>

> UNESCO's objective and mandate is to assist countries in identifying,

> protecting and preserving World Heritage. Acknowledging the sentimental or

> emblematic value of sites and inscribing them on a new list is not enough.

> Scientific criteria must be defined, the quality of candidates evaluated,

> and legislative and management frameworks set up. The relevant authorities

> must also demonstrate commitment to these frameworks as well as to

> permanently monitoring the state of conservation of sites. The task is one

> of technical conservation and political persuasion. There is also a clear

> educational role with respect to the sites' inherent value, the threats they

> face and what must be done to prevent their loss.

>

> There is no comparison between Mr Weber's mediatised campaign and the

> scientific and educational work resulting from the inscription of sites on

> UNESCO's World Heritage List*. The list of the " 7 New Wonders of the World "

> will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the opinions of

> those with access to the internet and not the entire world. This initiative

> cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the

> preservation of sites elected by this public.

>

> *****

>

> * New sites will be added to UNESCO's World Heritage List during the 31st

session

> of the World Heritage Committee in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 23 June

> to 2 July.

> ** On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:52 AM, <

> journalistandanimals wrote:

>

>>

>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

>> <sghosh <sghosh%40wwfindia.net>>

>> Jun 18, 2009 10:34 AM

>> Fw: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK VOTING CLOSES ON 7th JULY, 2009

>> journalistandanimals <journalistandanimals%40gmail.com>

>>

>> ----- Forwarded by /wwfindia on 06/18/2009 10:34 AM -----

>> Samir Sinha/wwfindia N G Sitlhou/wwfindia, Khalid

>> Pasha/wwfindia@wwfindia, Dilpreet B Chhabra/wwfindia, Dinesh

>> Saini/wwfindia@wwfindia, Pankaj Bakshi/wwfindia@wwfindia,

>> Ghosh/wwfindia@wwfindia, akhilesh kumar/wwfindia@wwfindia, Rahul

>> Dutta/wwfindia, Dipankar Ghose/wwfindia, Diwakar Sharma/wwfindia@wwfindia

>> 06/18/2009 09:46 AM Fw: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK VOTING

>> CLOSES

>> ON 7th JULY, 2009

>> ------------------------------

>>

>> Please share will all who may be interested.

>>

>> regards

>> Samir Sinha

>> Head, TRAFFIC -India

>> WWF India Secretariat

>> 172-B, Lodi Estate, N.Delhi 110003, India

>> Tel: +91-11-41504786, Fax: +91-11-43516200

>> Visit us at " www.traffic.org "

>>

>> TRAFFIC- the wildlife trade monitoring network- is a joint programme of

>> WWF

>> and IUCN-The World Conservation Union. It works to ensure that trade in

>> wild plants and animals is not a threat to conservation of nature.

>>

>> ----- Forwarded by Samir Sinha/wwfindia on 06/18/2009 09:45 AM -----

>> " MK Yadava IFS " <md <md%40amtron.in>> To:

>> rachnayadav <rachnayadav%40>,

>> ssinha <ssinha%40wwfindia.net> 06/16/2009 12:00 AM

>> KAZIRANGA NATIONAL

>> PARK VOTING CLOSES ON 7th JULY, 2009

>> ------------------------------

>>

>> Dear friends,

>>

>> The KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK can make it to the Finalist list of the new 7

>> Natural Wonders of the World, provided you support and VOTE. Kaziranga has

>> already made to the 1st 11 list of the panel. Just your push, and KNP may

>> get into the finalist panel. The voting is only through email, and OPEN

>> TILL 7TH JULY, 2009.

>>

>> YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT FOR KAZIRANAGA. Please visit

>> http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees/, select your

>> category as Forests, National Parks and Nature Reserves. Under this

>> category please choose Kaziranga National Park (INDIA) as the nominee, and

>> vote.

>>

>> You have also 6 more votes to use, which you may please choose from other

>> categories in the list. PLEASE SEE THAT YOU SELECT only one nominee i.e

>> only KAZIRANGA in the category of Forests, National Parks and Nature

>> Reserves.

>>

>> PLEASE VOTE TODAY. WHY WAIT FOR TOMORROW. ALSO PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAIL TO

>> YOUR Colleagues, friends, well wishers and others for them VOTE FOR

>> KAZIRANGA.

>>

>> Yours,

>> MK Yadava IFS

>> MD, AMTRON & CF(Dev)

>> Govt. of Assam

>>

>> --

>> Please exchange editable Office documents only in ODF Format. No other

>> format is acceptable. Sending such information in other formats is at your

>> own risk. Please be assured that non ODF formats will not be opened.

>>

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>> http://www.openoffice.org/

>>

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>>

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>>

June 19, 2009

Accepted what you say.

Even my intention was also to pass on information to the readers and

certainly not to restrict them from voting.

The message circulated by you does not say anything about UNESCO but some of

the people who head this 'New 7 Wonders' are former UN guys.

So one does not loose anything if they get to know a little bit more about

what UN has to say on this?

Azam

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 5:31 PM, <

journalistandanimals wrote:

>

> The website is the following since there appears to be trouble in accessing

> this :

>

> http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees/

> The message circulated by me does not say anything about UNESCO. The

> website

> has a FAQ section that deals with queries. UNESCO allegedly makes the

> following comments : * " There is no comparison between Mr Weber's mediatised

> campaign and the scientific and educational work resulting from the

> inscription of sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List*. The list of the " 7

> New Wonders of the World " will be the result of a private undertaking,

> reflecting only the opinions of those with access to the internet and not

> the entire world. This initiative cannot, in any significant and

> sustainable manner, contribute to the preservation of sites elected by this

> public. " *

> If only UN initiatives worked sustainably and significantly, then we would

> have been spared the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. If only UN initiatives

> worked sustainably and significantly, then India should have been a

> permanent member of the Security Council by now. If the UN has been

> bypassed

> for the current conflicts that have killed in excess of 650,000 people,

> then

> people might as well bypass the UN for voting for this initiative in a

> private capacity, there is absolutely nothing wrong. My suggestion is if

> you

> feel like voting, please go ahead and do it, regardless of UNESCO's

> involvement. I have, and consciously so. UN's role in contributing to these

> sites is another debate altogether. It is a relevant debate, but to my

> mind,

> it is a separate issue.

>

> On 6/18/09, azam24x7 <azam24x7 <azam24x7%40gmail.com>> wrote:

> >

> > Below is an archive press release from UNESCO on this 'New 7 Wonders of

> the

> > World'.

> > I would request you all to read this before casting your vote.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Azam

> >

> > http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/352

> >

> > <http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/352> UNESCO confirms that it is not

> > involved in the " New 7 wonders of the world " campaign

> > Monday, July 9, 2007

> >

> > In order to avoid any damaging confusion, UNESCO wishes to reaffirm that

> > there is no link whatsoever between UNESCO's World Heritage programme,

> which

> > aims to protect world heritage, and the current campaign concerning " The

> New

> > 7 Wonders of the World " .

> >

> > This campaign was launched in 2000 as a private initiative by Bernard

> > Weber, the idea being to encourage citizens around the world to select

> seven

> > new wonders of the world by popular vote.

> >

> > Although UNESCO was invited to support this project on several occasions,

> > the Organization decided not to collaborate with Mr. Weber.

> >

> > UNESCO's objective and mandate is to assist countries in identifying,

> > protecting and preserving World Heritage. Acknowledging the sentimental

> or

> > emblematic value of sites and inscribing them on a new list is not

> enough.

> > Scientific criteria must be defined, the quality of candidates evaluated,

> > and legislative and management frameworks set up. The relevant

> authorities

> > must also demonstrate commitment to these frameworks as well as to

> > permanently monitoring the state of conservation of sites. The task is

> one

> > of technical conservation and political persuasion. There is also a clear

> > educational role with respect to the sites' inherent value, the threats

> they

> > face and what must be done to prevent their loss.

> >

> > There is no comparison between Mr Weber's mediatised campaign and the

> > scientific and educational work resulting from the inscription of sites

> on

> > UNESCO's World Heritage List*. The list of the " 7 New Wonders of the

> World "

> > will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the opinions

> of

> > those with access to the internet and not the entire world. This

> initiative

> > cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the

> > preservation of sites elected by this public.

> >

> > *****

> >

> > * New sites will be added to UNESCO's World Heritage List during the 31st

> session

> > of the World Heritage Committee in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 23

> June

> > to 2 July.

> > ** On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:52 AM, <

> > journalistandanimals <journalistandanimals%40gmail.com>>

> wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> >> <sghosh

<sghosh%40wwfindia.net><sghosh%

> 40wwfindia.net>>

> >> Jun 18, 2009 10:34 AM

> >> Fw: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK VOTING CLOSES ON 7th JULY, 2009

> >> journalistandanimals

<journalistandanimals%40gmail.com><journalistandanimals%

> 40gmail.com>

> >>

> >> ----- Forwarded by /wwfindia on 06/18/2009 10:34 AM

> -----

> >> Samir Sinha/wwfindia N G Sitlhou/wwfindia, Khalid

> >> Pasha/wwfindia@wwfindia, Dilpreet B Chhabra/wwfindia, Dinesh

> >> Saini/wwfindia@wwfindia, Pankaj Bakshi/wwfindia@wwfindia,

> >> Ghosh/wwfindia@wwfindia, akhilesh kumar/wwfindia@wwfindia, Rahul

> >> Dutta/wwfindia, Dipankar Ghose/wwfindia, Diwakar

> Sharma/wwfindia@wwfindia

> >> 06/18/2009 09:46 AM Fw: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK VOTING

> >> CLOSES

> >> ON 7th JULY, 2009

> >> ------------------------------

> >>

> >> Please share will all who may be interested.

> >>

> >> regards

> >> Samir Sinha

> >> Head, TRAFFIC -India

> >> WWF India Secretariat

> >> 172-B, Lodi Estate, N.Delhi 110003, India

> >> Tel: +91-11-41504786, Fax: +91-11-43516200

> >> Visit us at " www.traffic.org "

> >>

> >> TRAFFIC- the wildlife trade monitoring network- is a joint programme of

> >> WWF

> >> and IUCN-The World Conservation Union. It works to ensure that trade in

> >> wild plants and animals is not a threat to conservation of nature.

> >>

> >> ----- Forwarded by Samir Sinha/wwfindia on 06/18/2009 09:45 AM -----

> >> " MK Yadava IFS " <md <md%40amtron.in> <md%40amtron.in>>

> To:

> >> rachnayadav <rachnayadav%40> <rachnayadav%

> 40>,

> >> ssinha <ssinha%40wwfindia.net> <ssinha%40wwfindia.net>

> 06/16/2009 12:00 AM

>

> >> KAZIRANGA NATIONAL

> >> PARK VOTING CLOSES ON 7th JULY, 2009

> >> ------------------------------

> >>

> >> Dear friends,

> >>

> >> The KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK can make it to the Finalist list of the new

> 7

> >> Natural Wonders of the World, provided you support and VOTE. Kaziranga

> has

> >> already made to the 1st 11 list of the panel. Just your push, and KNP

> may

> >> get into the finalist panel. The voting is only through email, and OPEN

> >> TILL 7TH JULY, 2009.

> >>

> >> YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT FOR KAZIRANAGA. Please visit

> >> http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees/, select your

> >> category as Forests, National Parks and Nature Reserves. Under this

> >> category please choose Kaziranga National Park (INDIA) as the nominee,

> and

> >> vote.

> >>

> >> You have also 6 more votes to use, which you may please choose from

> other

> >> categories in the list. PLEASE SEE THAT YOU SELECT only one nominee i.e

> >> only KAZIRANGA in the category of Forests, National Parks and Nature

> >> Reserves.

> >>

> >> PLEASE VOTE TODAY. WHY WAIT FOR TOMORROW. ALSO PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAIL

> TO

> >> YOUR Colleagues, friends, well wishers and others for them VOTE FOR

> >> KAZIRANGA.

> >>

> >> Yours,

> >> MK Yadava IFS

> >> MD, AMTRON & CF(Dev)

> >> Govt. of Assam

> >>

> >> --

> >> Please exchange editable Office documents only in ODF Format. No other

> >> format is acceptable. Sending such information in other formats is at

> your

> >> own risk. Please be assured that non ODF formats will not be opened.

> >>

> >> To get a free editor supporting ODF, please visit

> >> http://www.openoffice.org/

> >>

> >> SASL AUTHENTICATED EMAIL

> >>

> >> SASL AUTHENTICATED EMAIL

> >>

June 19, 2009

Agreed heart and soul.

On 6/19/09, azam24x7 <azam24x7 wrote:

>

> Accepted what you say.

> Even my intention was also to pass on information to the readers and

> certainly not to restrict them from voting.

>

> The message circulated by you does not say anything about UNESCO but some

> of the people who head this 'New 7 Wonders' are former UN guys.

> So one does not loose anything if they get to know a little bit more about

> what UN has to say on this?

>

> Azam

>

> On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 5:31 PM, <

> journalistandanimals wrote:

>

>>

>> The website is the following since there appears to be trouble in

>> accessing

>> this :

>>

>> http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees/

>>

>> The message circulated by me does not say anything about UNESCO. The

>> website

>> has a FAQ section that deals with queries. UNESCO allegedly makes the

>> following comments : * " There is no comparison between Mr Weber's

>> mediatised

>> campaign and the scientific and educational work resulting from the

>> inscription of sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List*. The list of the " 7

>> New Wonders of the World " will be the result of a private undertaking,

>> reflecting only the opinions of those with access to the internet and not

>> the entire world. This initiative cannot, in any significant and

>> sustainable manner, contribute to the preservation of sites elected by

>> this

>> public. " *

>>

>> If only UN initiatives worked sustainably and significantly, then we would

>> have been spared the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. If only UN initiatives

>> worked sustainably and significantly, then India should have been a

>> permanent member of the Security Council by now. If the UN has been

>> bypassed

>> for the current conflicts that have killed in excess of 650,000 people,

>> then

>> people might as well bypass the UN for voting for this initiative in a

>> private capacity, there is absolutely nothing wrong. My suggestion is if

>> you

>> feel like voting, please go ahead and do it, regardless of UNESCO's

>> involvement. I have, and consciously so. UN's role in contributing to

>> these

>> sites is another debate altogether. It is a relevant debate, but to my

>> mind,

>> it is a separate issue.

>>

>> On 6/18/09, azam24x7 <azam24x7 <azam24x7%40gmail.com>> wrote:

>> >

>> > Below is an archive press release from UNESCO on this 'New 7 Wonders of

>> the

>> > World'.

>> > I would request you all to read this before casting your vote.

>> >

>> > Thanks,

>> >

>> > Azam

>> >

>> > http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/352

>> >

>> > <http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/352> UNESCO confirms that it is not

>> > involved in the " New 7 wonders of the world " campaign

>> > Monday, July 9, 2007

>> >

>> > In order to avoid any damaging confusion, UNESCO wishes to reaffirm that

>> > there is no link whatsoever between UNESCO's World Heritage programme,

>> which

>> > aims to protect world heritage, and the current campaign concerning " The

>> New

>> > 7 Wonders of the World " .

>> >

>> > This campaign was launched in 2000 as a private initiative by Bernard

>> > Weber, the idea being to encourage citizens around the world to select

>> seven

>> > new wonders of the world by popular vote.

>> >

>> > Although UNESCO was invited to support this project on several

>> occasions,

>> > the Organization decided not to collaborate with Mr. Weber.

>> >

>> > UNESCO's objective and mandate is to assist countries in identifying,

>> > protecting and preserving World Heritage. Acknowledging the sentimental

>> or

>> > emblematic value of sites and inscribing them on a new list is not

>> enough.

>> > Scientific criteria must be defined, the quality of candidates

>> evaluated,

>> > and legislative and management frameworks set up. The relevant

>> authorities

>> > must also demonstrate commitment to these frameworks as well as to

>> > permanently monitoring the state of conservation of sites. The task is

>> one

>> > of technical conservation and political persuasion. There is also a

>> clear

>> > educational role with respect to the sites' inherent value, the threats

>> they

>> > face and what must be done to prevent their loss.

>> >

>> > There is no comparison between Mr Weber's mediatised campaign and the

>> > scientific and educational work resulting from the inscription of sites

>> on

>> > UNESCO's World Heritage List*. The list of the " 7 New Wonders of the

>> World "

>> > will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the

>> opinions of

>> > those with access to the internet and not the entire world. This

>> initiative

>> > cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the

>> > preservation of sites elected by this public.

>> >

>> > *****

>> >

>> > * New sites will be added to UNESCO's World Heritage List during the

>> 31st session

>> > of the World Heritage Committee in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 23

>> June

>> > to 2 July.

>> > ** On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 10:52 AM, <

>> > journalistandanimals <journalistandanimals%40gmail.com>>

>> wrote:

>> >

>> >>

>> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

>>

>> >> <sghosh

<sghosh%40wwfindia.net><sghosh%

>> 40wwfindia.net>>

>> >> Jun 18, 2009 10:34 AM

>> >> Fw: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK VOTING CLOSES ON 7th JULY, 2009

>>

>> >> To:

journalistandanimals<journalistandanimals%40gmail.com><journalistandan\

imals%

>> 40gmail.com>

>> >>

>> >> ----- Forwarded by /wwfindia on 06/18/2009 10:34 AM

>> -----

>> >> Samir Sinha/wwfindia N G Sitlhou/wwfindia, Khalid

>> >> Pasha/wwfindia@wwfindia, Dilpreet B Chhabra/wwfindia, Dinesh

>> >> Saini/wwfindia@wwfindia, Pankaj Bakshi/wwfindia@wwfindia,

>> >> Ghosh/wwfindia@wwfindia, akhilesh kumar/wwfindia@wwfindia, Rahul

>> >> Dutta/wwfindia, Dipankar Ghose/wwfindia, Diwakar

>> Sharma/wwfindia@wwfindia

>> >> 06/18/2009 09:46 AM Fw: KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK VOTING

>> >> CLOSES

>> >> ON 7th JULY, 2009

>> >> ------------------------------

>> >>

>> >> Please share will all who may be interested.

>> >>

>> >> regards

>> >> Samir Sinha

>> >> Head, TRAFFIC -India

>> >> WWF India Secretariat

>> >> 172-B, Lodi Estate, N.Delhi 110003, India

>> >> Tel: +91-11-41504786, Fax: +91-11-43516200

>> >> Visit us at " www.traffic.org "

>> >>

>> >> TRAFFIC- the wildlife trade monitoring network- is a joint programme of

>> >> WWF

>> >> and IUCN-The World Conservation Union. It works to ensure that trade in

>> >> wild plants and animals is not a threat to conservation of nature.

>> >>

>> >> ----- Forwarded by Samir Sinha/wwfindia on 06/18/2009 09:45 AM -----

>>

>> >> " MK Yadava IFS " <md <md%40amtron.in> <md%40amtron.in>>

>> To:

>> >> rachnayadav <rachnayadav%40> <rachnayadav%

>> 40>,

>> >> ssinha <ssinha%40wwfindia.net> <ssinha%40wwfindia.net>

>> 06/16/2009 12:00 AM

>>

>> >> KAZIRANGA NATIONAL

>> >> PARK VOTING CLOSES ON 7th JULY, 2009

>> >> ------------------------------

>> >>

>> >> Dear friends,

>> >>

>> >> The KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK can make it to the Finalist list of the new

>> 7

>> >> Natural Wonders of the World, provided you support and VOTE. Kaziranga

>> has

>> >> already made to the 1st 11 list of the panel. Just your push, and KNP

>> may

>> >> get into the finalist panel. The voting is only through email, and OPEN

>> >> TILL 7TH JULY, 2009.

>> >>

>> >> YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT FOR KAZIRANAGA. Please visit

>> >> http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees/, select your

>> >> category as Forests, National Parks and Nature Reserves. Under this

>> >> category please choose Kaziranga National Park (INDIA) as the nominee,

>> and

>> >> vote.

>> >>

>> >> You have also 6 more votes to use, which you may please choose from

>> other

>> >> categories in the list. PLEASE SEE THAT YOU SELECT only one nominee i.e

>> >> only KAZIRANGA in the category of Forests, National Parks and Nature

>> >> Reserves.

>> >>

>> >> PLEASE VOTE TODAY. WHY WAIT FOR TOMORROW. ALSO PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAIL

>> TO

>> >> YOUR Colleagues, friends, well wishers and others for them VOTE FOR

>> >> KAZIRANGA.

>> >>

>> >> Yours,

>> >> MK Yadava IFS

>> >> MD, AMTRON & CF(Dev)

>> >> Govt. of Assam

>> >>

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http://www.sentinelassam.com/main_news.php?sec=1 & subsec=0 & id=17205 & dtP=2009-07-2\

2 & ppr=1#17205

KNP fails to make it to next round

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, July 21: *The Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has failed to make it

to the next round of the competition for new7wonders of the world.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 3:11 PM, azam24x7 <azam24x7 wrote: