The Landmark Practice assists with China World Heritage Bid
The Landmark Practice has been appointed to assist in the nomination of Wudalianchi National Park in northern China as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
As a result of repeated volcanic activity over a period of more than a million years, the Wudalianchi National Park supports a diverse range of vegetation types, demonstrating a process of repeated colonisation and succession of newly formed volcanic terrain.
Lyndon Roberts (Landmark Senior Ecologist) accompanied Dr. Chris Wood, science advisor to the IUCN and Senior Lecturer in Heritage Conservation at Bournemouth University, on a visit to the candidate site in October, 2009.
Expert botanists and ecologists from China were invited to attend a 5-day Workshop, led by Chris and Lyndon, to review the scientific evidence and arguments in support of the Outstanding Universal Value of the nominated site. Following this visit to China, The Landmark Practice will be further involved in the final drafting of the formal nomination document.
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