On the occasion of World Heritage Day 2019, 18th April, the UNESCO Category 2 Centre on World Natural Heritage Management and Training for Asia and the Pacific Region at the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (UNESCO C2C at WII) organised the release of an anthology of nature writing titled “Wild Treasures: Reflections on Natural World Heritage Sites in Asia” at WII, Chandrabani, Dehradun. The anthology, published in collaboration between Aryan Publishers and UNESCO C2C at WII, focuses on areas of exceptional natural value, around Asia, identified as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO and is edited by Prerna Singh Bindra, Dr. Sonali Ghosh and Anuranjan Roy. It ties together vignettes from the past by stalwarts like Salim Ali on Bharatpur & Frank Sydney Smythe on the Valley of Flowers; renowned authors like Amitav Ghosh on the Sundarbans and writings by researchers, conservationists, and officials currently in the field, thereby highlighting the present conservation status and challenges facing these landscapes. The Chief Guest at the function, Dr. Sanjeev Chopra, Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie spoke of the importance of the conservation of nature without which we would lose the concept of beauty. Guest of Honour, Dr. Asad R. Rahmani, Former Director, Bombay Natural History Museum, Mumbai, stressed to the packed hall of students, researchers, faculty and book lovers of the need to pursue knowledge and not fame.