ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas

A World Heritage Biodiversity Scholarship Programme, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur As part of the WII-UNESCO Project ‘Building Partnerships to Support World Heritage Programme in India' unique programme of providing ‘World Heritage Biodiversity Scholarships’ has been implemented in Keoladeo NP under which 50 school going children of park staff and local communities have been selected on a competitive basis to receive a scholarship of Rs. 500/-month. This site has become the first World Heritage Site in the world to conceive and implement such a programme. The scholarship recipients are regularly participating in conservation awareness and solid waste management activities in the PAs.