Biosphere Reserve

Biosphere reserve:
Biosphere reserves are learning places for sustainable development
and providing solutions for global challenges. It includes terrestrial,
marine, and coastal ecosystems.
Biosphere reserves are the International recognition provided by
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) and designated under the intergovernmental Man and the
Biosphere (MAB) Programme.
These are nominated by national governments under the sovereign
jurisdiction of the states where they are located.
Since 1986, India has been implementing the Biosphere reserves in
which financial assistance is given by the Government of India in a
90:10 ratio to the North Eastern Region States and three Himalayan
states and in the ratio of 60:40 to other states for maintenance,
improvement, and development of certain items.
There are 18 Biosphere Reserves in India. Biosphere reserves are
living examples of how human beings and nature can co-exist while
respecting each other’s needs. It deals with the question of
reconciling the conservation of bibiodiversit

Name Location Points to note

Andaman & Nicobar

Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Andaman & Nicobar Island

Andhra Pradesh

Chittoor & Kadapa 1st Biosphere reserve of Andhra

Seshachalam Biosphere reserve
(Seshachalam hill range) Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve West Siang, Upper Siang and Part of one of the world’s
Dibang valley of Arunachal
 pradesh “Biodiversity Hotspots”.

Assam

Manas Biosphere Reserve Kokrajhar at Assam

Dibru Saikhowa Biosphere

Dibrugarh & Tinsukia
Reserve

Chhattisgarh & Madhya Pradesh

Achanakmar -Amarkantak
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh Contains Rare medicinal plants
Biosphere Reserve

Gujarat

Kachchh Biosphere Reserve Gujarat Largest Biosphere Reserve of India.

Himachal Pradesh

Western Himalayas Region at Spiti Valley is a part of the reserve.

Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve
himachal pradesh Snow Leopards can be found.

Madhya Pradesh

Latest Biosphere Reserve of India to

be included in UNESCO’s Man and
Chhatarpur district of Madhya the Biosphere (MAB)Programme
Panna Biosphere Reserve list (2020).
Pradesh
Smallest Biosphere Reserve of
India.

Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Satpura Range

Meghalaya

Nokrek is the highest peak(1,412

Nokrek Biosphere Reserve West Garo Hills
m) of the Garo hills

Odisha

Part of the UNESCO World Network

Similipal Biosphere Reserve Odisha
of Biosphere Reserves since 2009

Sikkim

Snow Leopard, Himalayan Blue

Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve Sikkim
Sheep, Red panda etc can be found.
 Tamil Nadu

Nilgiris (1st Biosphere Reserve of Is part of the World Network of

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
India) Biosphere Reserves, based on the
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere
(MAB)Programme list.( Partly
located in Tamilnadu,Kerala and
Karnataka.)
Gulf of Mannar Biosphere
Gulf of Mannar, Tamilnadu
Reserve

Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Partly in Kerala and Tamilnadu

Uttarakhand

located in the Himalayan

Mountains.
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve Chamoli The area under the reserve includes
core areas the Nanda Devi and
Valley of Flowers National Parks

West Bengal

Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve West Bengal