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The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India established in 2001, located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats and includes 3,500.36 km 2 (1,351.50 sq mi) of which 1828 km 2 is in Kerala and 1672.36 km 2 is in Tamil Nadu.
Agastya Mala (or Agasthyamalai or Agastyarkoodam) is one of the peaks in the Western Ghats of Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala, near to the border of Tamilnadu, India. [1] This peak is a part of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve which lies on the border between the Indian states of Tamil Nadu , Tirunelveli district and Kerala ...
The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was recognized on 12 November 2001, under UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Programme. The ABR falls exclusively in Kerala, covering an area of 1701 km 2. The forest tracts of Neyyar, Peppara, and Shendumey Wildlife Sanctuaries are included in the ABR.
There are three Biosphere Reserves in Tamil Nadu. [2] Name District Area Established ... Agasthyamalai: Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli: 1,197.48 km 2 (462.35 sq mi) 2022
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (5,520 km 2) established in 1986, includes parts of Wayanad, Malappuram & Palakkad districts of Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu & Karnataka. 2. Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve (3,500 km 2 ) established in 2001, covers parts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta Districts in Kerala and Tirunelveli and ...
This reserve includes 3,500.36 km 2 (1,351.50 sq mi) out of which 1,828 square kilometres (706 sq mi) is in Kerala and 1,672.36 square kilometres (645.70 sq mi) is in Tamil Nadu. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The Western Ghats , Agasthyamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve , included in Man and the Biosphere(MAB) programme by the ...
Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Western Ghats, India, located in Kollam district [2] of Kerala and comes under the control of the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. It was established on 25 August 1984 and comprises 172.403 square kilometres (66.565 sq mi).
There are 18 biosphere reserves in India. [1] They protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses.