Biosphere reserves of India

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MAB Biosphere Reserves in India
MAB Biosphere Reserves in India[1]

The Indian government has established 14 Biosphere Reserves of India, (categories roughly corresponding to IUCN Category V Protected areas), which protect larger areas of natural habitat (than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary), and often include one or more National Parks and/or preserves, along buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life.

Four of the fourteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list[2].


[edit] List of Biosphere Reserves

Biosphere reserves of India (area wise)
Year Name Location State Type Area (km²)
1 1989 Gulf of Mannar Indian part of Gulf of Mannar between India and Sri Lanka Tamil Nadu Coasts 10500
2 1989 Sunderbans Part of delta of Ganges and Barahamaputra river system West Bengal Gangetic Delta 9630
3 1988 Nanda Devi Parts of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Almora District Uttranchal West Himalayas 5860
4 1986 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Part of Wynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani Hills Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka Western Ghats 5520
5 1998 Dehang Debang Part of Siang and Debang valley Arunachal Pradesh East Himalayas 5112
6 1999 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Parts of Betul District, Hoshangabad District and Chhindwara District Madhya Pradesh Semi-Arid 4926
7 1994 Simlipal Part of Mayurbhanj district Orissa Deccan Peninsula 4374
8 2005 Achanakamar - Amarkantak Part of Annupur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh 3835
9 1989 Manas Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup and Darrang District Assam East Himalayas 2837
10 2000 Kanchanjunga Parts of Kanchanjunga Hills Sikkim East Himalayas 2620
11 2001 Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas Kerala Western ghats 1701
12 1989 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Southern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar Islands Islands 885
13 1988 Nokrek Part of Garo Hills Meghalaya East Himalayas 820
14 1997 Dibru-Saikhowa Part of Dibrugarh District and Tinsukia District Assam East Himalayas 765

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[edit] References

  1. ^ UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)[1]
  2. ^ UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list[2]