the nanda devi national park was expanded to encompass the valley of flowers national park as a unesco world heritage site in 2005.
when was the nanda devi national park expanded to encompass the valley of flowers national park as a unesco world heritage site?
2005
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the nanda devi national park or nanda devi biosphere reserve, established in 1982





























, is a national park situated around the peak of nanda devi (7816 m) in the state of uttarakhand in northern india. the entire park lies at an elevation of more than above mean sea level.





























the national park was inscribed a world heritage site by unesco in 1988. the latter was expanded and renamed to nanda devi and valley of flowers national parks in 2005.
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after the re-opening of the sanctuary in 1974 to foreign climbers, trekkers, and locals, the fragile ecosystem was soon compromised by firewood cutting, garbage, and grazing. serious environmental problems were noted as early as 1977, and the sanctuary was closed again in 1983. currently, nanda devi forms the core of the nanda devi biosphere reserve (which includes nanda devi national park), declared by the indian government in 1982. in 1988, nanda devi national park was declared a unesco world heritage site, "of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humankind." the entire sanctuary, and hence the main summit (and interior approaches to the nearby peaks), are off-limits to locals and to climbing expeditions, though a one-time exception was made in 1993 for a 40-member team from the indian army corps of engineers to check the state of recovery and to remove garbage left by prior expeditions. sunanda devi remains open from the east side, leading to the standard south ridge route. after a sustained campaign by the local community as reflected in the nanda devi declaration of 2001, the core zone of the nanda devi was opened for limited eco tourism activity in 2003. in 2006, the campaign invited women trekkers from 4 countries during the inaugural trek inside the national park. as a follow up, the campaign for cultural survival and sustainable livelihoods has now designed an interpretive trek to the nanda devi national park. an interpretation center on bio cultural diversity of the nanda devi national park is under development in the village of lata, the gateway to the nanda devi national park. a maximum number of 500/season trekkers are now allowed to enter the core zone till dharansi between the months of may to october. the trek to nanda devi national park starts from the village of lata, located 25 kilometers upstream from the town of joshimath on niti-malari highway
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