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Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: Uttarakhand: 2004 5 Nokrek Biosphere Reserve: Meghalaya: 2009 6 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve: Madhya Pradesh: 2009 7 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve: Odisha: 2009 8 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: 2013 9 Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh: 2012 [2] 10 ...
Name Image Location Formed Area Notable Features Flora and Fauna Rivers and lakes inside the national park Mouling National Park: Siang Valley 1986 483 Km2 Forms the western part of Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve: takin, goral, Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, barking deer, serow and red panda: Siyom River: Namdapha National Park
Prior to the declaration of the sanctuary, the area had two reserve forests, called Manas Reserve Forest and North Kamrup Reserve Forest. [6] It was used by the Cooch Behar royal family and Raja of Gauripur as a hunting reserve. [citation needed] It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1985 by UNESCO. [7] Manas Biosphere Reserve was declared ...
Additionally, there are 33 Elephant Reserves covering 80,778 km 2 (31,189 sq mi) under the Project Elephant, which may overlap with the wildlife sanctuaries and tiger reserves. [4] [5] [6] Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu was established in 1936 as India's first bird sanctuary.
Pages in category "Biosphere reserves of India" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Panna Biosphere Reserve was designated in 2020 by UNESCO and encompasses a total area of 2,998.98 km 2 (1,157.91 sq mi) including Panna National Park, three sections of Gangau Wildlife Sanctuary (I, III and IV) and reserved and protected forests of the North Panna Forest Division with over 300 villages, forests, woodlands, wetlands and farms.
The International Co-ordinating Council added the new sites during a two-day meeting on 19 March 2016 in Lima, bringing the total number of biosphere reserves to 669 sites in 120 countries, including 16 transboundary sites. The biosphere reserve includes close to 300 rare bird species and more than 200 medicinal plants endemic to this region. [4]
The Indian government has established 18 biosphere reserves [5] (categories roughly correspondingly to IUCN Category V Protected areas) to protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and that often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic ...