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Biosphere reserves are sites established by countries and recognized under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme to promote sustainable development based on local community efforts and sound science. The programme of Biosphere Reserve was initiated by UNESCO in 1971.
S.No | Name | Location (State) |
1. | Achanakamar - Amarkantak | Covers parts of Anupur and Dindori districts of M.P. and parts of Bilaspur districts of Chhattishgarh State. |
2. | Agasthyamalai | Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries and their adjoining areas in Kerala. |
3. | Cold Desert | Pin Valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife Sancturary in Himachal Pradesh |
4. | Dehang-Dibang | Part of Siang and Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh. |
5. | Dibru-Saikhowa | Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia Districts (Assam) |
6. | Great Nicobar | Southern most islands of Andaman And Nicobar (A&N Islands). |
S.No | Name | Location (State) |
7. | Gulf of Mannar | Indian part of Gulf of Mannar between India and Sri Lanka (Tamil Nadu). |
8. | Kachchh | Part of Kachchh, Rajkot, Surendra Nagar and Patan Civil Districts of Gujarat State |
9. | Khang chendzonga | Parts of Khang chendzonga hills and Sikkim. |
10. | Manas | Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamprup and Darang districts (Assam) |
11. | Nanda Devi | Part of Chamoli, Pithoragarh, and Bageshwar districts (Uttarakhand). |
12. | Nilgiri | Part of Wayanad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Madumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka). |
13. | Nokrek | Part of Garo hills (Meghalaya). |
14. | Pachmarhi | Parts of Betul, Hoshangabad and Chindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh. |
15. | Seshachalam Hills | Seshachalam Hill Ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh |
16. | Simlipal | Part of Mayurbhanj district (Orissa). |
17. | Sunderbans | Part of delta of Ganges and Brahamaputra river system (West Bengal). |
18. | Panna | Part of Panna and Chhatarpur districts in Madhya Pradesh. |
6. List of INDIA‘s Biosphere Reserves in UNESCO’S WNBR.
S.No | NAME | STATE |
1. | Nilgiri | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka |
2. | Gulf of Mannar | Tamil Nadu |
3. | Sunderbans | West Bengal |
4. | Nanda Devi | Uttarakhand |
5. | Nokrek | Meghalaya |
6. | Pachmarhi | Madhya Pradesh |
7. | Similipal | Orissa |
8. | Achanakmar-Amarkantak | Chhattishgarh |
9. | Great Nicobar | Andaman & Nicobar |
10. | Agasthyamalai | Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
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11. | Khangchendzonga National Park | Sikkim |