ALL 18 BR OF INDIA,BUT THOSE ARE VERY IMPORTANT THAT ARE PART OF MAB PROGRAMME OF UNESCO
10 of the 18 biosphere reserves in India are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves which is based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list. Recently, the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve was incorporated at the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere program of UNESCO that ended up in Peru on March 19. With the addition of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, 10 of the 18 biosphere reserves in the country have made it to the list.
YEAR
NAME
STATES
2001
Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
West Bengal
2009
Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
Odisha
2009
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
Madhya Pradesh
2009
Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
Meghalaya
2000
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Tamil Nadu
2004
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
Uttarakhand
2001
Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
Tamil Nadu
2013
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
Great Nicobar
2012
Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve
Chhattisgarh
2016
Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
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