Indian experience on MEE
India is among the select countries in the world that have institutionalized the MEE Process. India has made a beginning in evaluating the management effectiveness of its world heritage sites, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves since 2003. The abstract of MEE exercises conducted in India is given in table below:
Abstract of MEE Exercises conducted in India
In-depth Evidence based assessment: 3 World Heritage Sites (https://whc.unesco.org/en/eoh/ )
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MEE of Chitwan world Heritage Site, Nepal (2007)
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MEE of Keoladeo World Heritage Site, Rajasthan, India (2007)
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MEE of Kaziranga World Heritage Site, Assam, India (2007)
Rapid Expert-based scorecard: National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
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MEE of 125 PAs from 2006-2014: report published in 2015 (1.02 mb)
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MEE of PAs of Sikkim, 2015 (17.02 mb)
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MEE of 80 PAs in 2015-2017: report published in 2017 (76.04 mb)
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MEE of 119 PAs in 2017-18: report published in February, 2019 (546 mb)
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MEE of 146 PAs in 2018-19: report published in January, 2020 (25 mb)
Comprehensive system-wide, Peer-based assessment: Tiger Reserves Network
First Cycle: MEE of 28 Tiger Reserves (2006): completed |
Second Cycle: MEE of 39 Tiger Reserves (2010): completed |
Third Cycle: MEE of 43 Tiger Reserves (2014): completed |
Fourth Cycle: MEE of 50 Tiger Reserves (2018): completed |
Fifth Cycle: MEE of 51 Tiger Reserves (2022) |
Last Updated: September 19, 2023