PROTECTING BEE COLONIES OF NANDAGUDI AND RAMAGOVINDAPURA AS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN KARNATAKA, SOUTH INDIA

摘要

To date, the locals have been successful in warding off metropolitan expansion, but as land values, encouraged by speculators, skyrocket it becomes harder to resist the temptation of a one-time cash sale for immediate gain and perhaps with little regard for the security of future generations. So, designation as a WHS will provide the necessary protection so the area would be ecologically protected for generations to come.