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  2. List of protected areas of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    A view of Kaptai National Park. This is a list of protected areas of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a country in South Asia.It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 163 million people in an area of either 148,460 square kilometres (57,320 sq mi) or 147,570 square kilometres (56,980 sq mi), [1] [2] making it one of the most densely populated countries in the ...

  3. List of wildlife sanctuaries of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of wildlife sanctuaries in Bangladesh. [1] Between 1981 and 2017, 20 wildlife sanctuaries were established in the country that cover 271,057.16 ha (2,710.5716 km 2) as of 2020. [1] Among them, three wildlife sanctuaries are located at Sundarbans, the World Heritage Site. [2]

  4. Sundarbans National Park - Wikipedia

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    It is considered as a World Network of Biosphere Reserve (Man and Biosphere Reserve) from 1989. The first forest management division to have jurisdiction over the Sundarbans was established in 1869. In 1875 a large portion of the mangrove forests was declared as reserved forests under the Forest Act, 1865 (Act VIII of 1865). The remaining ...

  5. Sundarbans - Wikipedia

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    The Chief Conservator of Forests (South) & Director, Sundarban Biosphere Reserve is the administrative head of the park at the local level and is assisted by a Deputy Field Director and an Assistant Field Director. The park area is divided into two ranges, overseen by range forest officers. Each range is further sub-divided into beats.

  6. Environmental impact of development in the Sundarbans

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    Environmental impact of development in the Sundarbans, is the study of environmental impact on Sundarban, the largest single tract mangrove forest. [1] It consist of a geographical area of 9,629 square kilometres (3,718 sq mi), including 4,185 square kilometres (1,616 sq mi) of reserve forest land, and is a natural region located partly in southern Bangladesh and partly in the Indian state of ...

  7. Man and the Biosphere Programme - Wikipedia

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    The East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network was launched in 1994. Today, it consists of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation. EuroMAB is the network of biosphere reserves in Europe and North America. Created in 1987, it is the largest MAB Regional Network ...

  8. List of largest protected areas - Wikipedia

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    Protected areas with multiple coterminous or overlapping designations (e.g. Northeast Greenland National Park and the corresponding Biosphere Reserve) are listed only once. Currently, Marae Moana is the largest protected area in the world with a total area larger than Mexico (1,964,375 km 2).

  9. World Network of Biosphere Reserves - Wikipedia

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    The World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) of the MAB Programme consists of a dynamic and interactive network of sites. It works to foster the harmonious integration of people and nature for sustainable development through participatory dialogue, knowledge sharing, poverty reduction, human well-being improvements, respect for cultural values and by improving society's ability to cope with ...