Unique Distinction of Manas National Park
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UNESCO World Heritage
Manas was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 under the following criteria:
- Criteria VII :- Contains superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.
- Criteria IX :- Outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals
- Criteria X :- Contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation.
Project Tiger Site
Manas was among the first nine tiger reserves to be notified in the country when the Government of India started Project Tiger in 1973. Project Tiger, now ongoing as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, was launched by the Government of India in 1973 in nine reserves of different States (Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) over an area of approximately 14,000 sq. km. initially.
Project Elephant Site
Manas is part of the 2600 sq.km., Ripu-Chirang Elephant Reserve which was notified by the Government of Assam in 2003, due to significant elephant numbers and a contiguous landscape
Biosphere Reserve
Notified as a Biosphere Reserve in 1989 under United Nations Man and Biosphere Programme, Manas is a site for interdisciplinary approaches to understand and manage, changes and interactions between social and ecological systems, including conflict prevention and management of biodiversity.
Important Bird Area (IBA)
Manas was identified as an IBA by Birdlife International in 2004, following an internationally agreed set of criteria under the following categories;
A1: Site harbouring globally threatened species
A2: Site harbouring range restricted species
