Feasibility study for nominating Georgia’s Colchis forests and wetlands as a UNESCO natural World Heritage site

TopicNature Conservation and Biodiversity
CountryGeorgia
Project number76451
Implementing organization
Michael Succow Stiftung zum Schutz der Natur
Ellernholzstraße 1/3
17489 Greifswald
Germany
Duration to
Abstract

The aim of the project was to promote the protection of the unique forests and wetlands of the Colchis region by raising international awareness. Therefore Georgian authorities successfully prepared the application for a nomination as UNESCO natural World Heritage site.