UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
As of 2023 the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves is made up of 738 reserves in 134 countries of which 22 are transboundary. Biosphere reserves are large landscapes with significant biodiversity and important ecological systems. Together, the reserves are representative of the world's major ecoystems. Each reserve is a focus for environmental collaboration and sustainable development, and offer travellers an opportunity to appreciate and understand unique parts of the natural environment.
Understand
UNESCO describes the reserves as follows:
- Biosphere reserves are areas comprising terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems. Each reserve promotes solutions reconciling the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use.
- Biosphere reserves are ‘Science for Sustainability support sites’ – special places for testing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and managing changes and interactions between social and ecological systems, including conflict prevention and management of biodiversity.
See UNESCO World Heritage List for related lists.
Africa
Algeria
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tassili N’Ajjer | Saharan Algeria | 1986 | 2014 | |
El Kala | Northeast Algeria | 1990 | 2002, 2016 | |
Djurdjura | Central Algeria | 1997 | 2011 | |
Chréa | Blida, Central Algeria | 2002 | 2014 | |
Taza | Northeast Algeria | 2004 | 2016 | |
Gouraya | Central Algeria | 2004 | 2016 | |
Belezma | Batna, Northeast Algeria | 2015 | ||
Tlemcen Mountains | Tlemcen, Northwest Algeria | 2016 |
Benin
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Complex W-Arly-Penjari | Southwestern Niger | 2002, 2020 | 2014, 2017 | Shared with Burkina Faso and Niger |
Mono | Southern Benin | 2017 | Shared with Togo | |
Oueme Lower Valley | Southern Benin | 2017 |
Burkina Faso
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mare aux hippopotames | Black Volta Region | 1986 | 1998, 2016 | |
Complex W-Arly-Penjari | East Burkina Faso (see W National Park) | 2002 | 2014,2016 | Shared with Benin and Niger |
Cape Verde
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fogo | 2020 | |||
Maio | 2020 |
Cameroon
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Waza | Northern Cameroon | 1979 | 2006, 2016 | |
Benoué | Northern Cameroon | 1981 | 2006, 2016 | |
Dja | South Cameroon Plateau | 1981 | 2006,2017 | |
Doumba-Rey | Adamaoua | 2021 |
Central African Republic
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Basse-Lobaye | 1977 |
Chad
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sena Oura | Soudanian Chad | 2022 |
Republic of the Congo
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Odzala | Cuvette and Sangha and Likouala | 1977 | 2017 | |
Dimonika | Coast and Mayombe | 1988 | 2017 |
Democratic Republic of Congo
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yangambi | Congo Basin | 1976 | 1998, 2016 | |
Luki | Western DRC | 1976 | 1998, 2005 |
Côte d'Ivoire
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Taï | Southwestern Forests | 1977 | 1999 | |
Comoé | Northern Savanna | 1983 | 1999, 2010 |
Egypt
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Omayed | Lower Egypt | 1981 | 2001, 2011 | Extended in 1998 |
Wadi Allaqi | Lake Nasser, Upper Egypt | 1993 | 2004, 2012 |
Eswatini
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lubombo | 2019 |
Ethiopia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kafa | Southern Ethiopia | 2010 | ||
Yayu | 2010 | |||
Sheka | Western Ethiopia | 2012 | ||
Lake Tana | Northern Ethiopia | 2015 | ||
Majang Forest | Western Ethiopia | 2017 |
Ghana
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bia | Ashanti-Kwahu | 1983 | 1998, 2017 | |
Songor | Ghanaian Coastal Plain | 2011 | ||
Lake Bosomtwe | Ashanti-Kwahu | 2016 |
Guinea
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mont Nimba | Guinee Forestiere | 1980 | 2004 | |
Massif du Ziama | Guinee Forestiere | 1980 | 2004 | |
Badiar | Moyenne Guinee | 2002 | ||
Haut Niger | Haute Guinee | 2002 |
Guinea-Bissau
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boloma Bijagós | 1996 | 2015 |
Kenya
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount Kenya | Southern Rift Valley | 1978 | 2016 | |
Mount Kulai | Northern Rift Valley | 1978 | 2011 | |
Malindi-Watamu | Malindi, Coastal Kenya | 1979 | 2016 | |
Kiunga | Lamu, Coastal Kenya | 1980 | 2016 | |
Amboseli | Coastal Kenya | 1991 | 2003, 2017 | |
Mount Elgon | Western Kenya | 2003 | 2017 |
Lesotho
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Matšeng Biosphere Reserve | 2021 |
Madagascar
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mananara Nord | Toamasina Province | 1990 | 2012 | |
Sahamalaza-Iles Radma | Antsiranana Province | 2001 | 2012 | |
Littoral de Toliara | Toliara Province | 2003 | ||
Belo-sur-Mer—Kirindy-Mite | Morondava, Toliara Province | 2016 | ||
Tsimanampesotse - Nosy Ve Androka | Toliara Province | 2018 |
Malawi
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount Mulanje | Southern Malawi | 2000 | 2014 | |
Lake Chilwa Wetland | Southern Malawi | 2006 |
Mali
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bouclé du Baoule | Kayes | 1982 | 1998, 2013 |
Mauritania
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Delta du Fleuve Sénégal | Coastal Mauritania | 2005 | Shared with Senegal |
Mauritius
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Black River Gorges-Bel Ombre | 1977 | 1998 | Previously named Macchabee/Bel Ombre |
Morocco
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arganeraie | Agadir, South Atlantic Coast | 1998 | 2010 | |
Oasis du sud marocain | Saharan Morocco | 2000 | 2017 | |
Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean | Mediterranean Morocco | 2006 | Shared with Spain | |
Atlas Cedar | Middle Atlas | 2016 |
Niger
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aïr et Ténéré | Northern Niger | 1997 | 2009 | |
Complex W-Arly-Penjari | Southwestern Niger | 2002 | 2013 | Shared with Benin and Burkina Faso |
Gadabedji | Northern Niger | 2020 |
Nigeria
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Omo | Lagos State, South West Nigeria | 1977 | 1998, 2012 | |
Hadejia Nguru Bade | North West Nigeria | 2020 | ||
Oban | Cross River State, South South Nigeria | 2020 | 1998 | |
Okwangwo | Cross River State, South South Nigeria | 2020 | 1998 |
Rwanda
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Volcans | 1983 | |||
Gishwati-Mukura Landscape | 2020 |
São Tomé and Príncipe
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Island of Principe | 2012 |
Senegal
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Samba Dia | Central Senegal | 1979 | 1999, 2015 | |
Delta du Saloum | Palmarin, Central Senegal | 1980 | 1999, 2015 | |
Niokolo-Koba | Tambacounda Region | 1981 | 1999 | |
Delta du Fleuve Sénégal | Northern Senegal | 2005 | Shared with Mauritania | |
Ferlo | Northern Senegal | 2012 |
South Africa
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kogelberg | near Kleinmond, Overberg | 1998 | 2010 | |
Cape West Coast | near Langebaan, West Coast | 2000 | Extended in 2003, Reviewed 2016 | |
Waterberg | Waterberg, Limpopo | 2001 | 2013 | |
Kruger to Canyons | Kruger National Park and Blyde River Canyon | 2001 | 2013 | |
Cape Winelands | Western Cape | 2007 | ||
Vhembe | 2009 | |||
Gouritz Cluster | Little Karoo, Western Cape | 2015 | 2013 | |
Magaliesberg | West Rand, Gauteng | 2015 | ||
Garden Route | Eastern Cape | 2017 | ||
Marico | North West Province | 2018 |
Sudan
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dinder | Eastern Sudan | 1979 | 2001, 2016 | |
Radom | Darfur | 1979 | 2001 | |
Jebel Al Dair | Central Sudan | 2017 |
Tanzania
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lake Manyara | Arusha, Northeast Tanzania | 1981 | 2017 | Extended 2017 |
Serengeti - Ngorongoro | Northeast Tanzania | 1981 | 2017 | Extended 2017 |
East Usambara | Northeast Tanzania | 2000 | 2017 | Extended 2017 |
Jozani-Chwaka Bay | Zanzibar | 2016 | ||
Gombe Masito Ugalla | Northwest Tanzania | 2018 |
Togo
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oti-Kéran/Oti-Mandouri | Northern Togo | 2011 | ||
Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve | Maritime Togo | 2017 | Shared with Benin |
Tunisia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Djebel Bou-Hedma | Saharan Tunisia | 1977 | 1999 | |
Djebel Chambi | Saharan Tunisia | 1977 | 1999 | |
Ichkeul | Northern Tunisia | 1977 | 1999 | |
Iles Zembra et Zembretta | Northern Tunisia | 1977 | 1999 |
Uganda
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Queen Elizabeth | Western Uganda | 1979 | 1998 | |
Mount Egon | Eastern Uganda | 2005 |
Zimbabwe
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Middle Zambezi | Lake Kariba-Lower Zambezi | 2010 | ||
Chimanimani | Eastern Highlands | 2022 |
Asia
Cambodia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tonle Sap | 1997 | 2012 |
China
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Changbaishan | 1979 | 1998 | ||
Dingushan | 1979 | 1998 | ||
Wolong | 1979 | 1998 | ||
Fanjingshan | 1986 | 1999 | ||
Xilin Gol | 1987 | 1999 | ||
Wuyishan | 1987 | 1999 | ||
Bodega | 1990 | 2001 | ||
Shennongjia | 1990 | 2011 | ||
Yancheng | 1992 | 2003 | ||
Xishuangbanna | 1993 | 2004 | ||
Maolan | 1996 | 2007 | ||
Tianmushan | 1996 | 2007 | ||
Fenglin | 1997 | 2009 | ||
Jiuzhaigou Valley | 1997 | 2011 | ||
Nanji Islands | 1998 | 2011 | ||
Shankou Mangrove | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Baishujiang | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Gaoligong Mountain | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Huanglong | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Baotianman | 2001 | 2012 | ||
Saihan Wula | 2001 | 2012 | ||
Dalai Lake | 2002 | |||
Wudalianchi | 2003 | |||
Yading | 2003 | |||
Foping | 2004 | |||
Qomolangma | 2004 | |||
Chabaling | 2007 | |||
Xingkai Lake | 2007 | |||
Mao’er Mountain | 2011 | |||
Jinggangshan | 2012 | |||
Niubeiliang | 2012 | |||
Snake Island, Laotie Mountain | 2013 |
India
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nilgiri | 2000 | 2012 | ||
Gulf of Mannar | 2001 | 2013 | ||
Sunderban | 2001 | 2013 | ||
Nanda Devi | 2004 | |||
Nokrek | 2009 | |||
Pachmarhi | 2009 | |||
Similpal | 2009 | |||
Achanmar-Amarkantak | 2012 | |||
Great Nicobar | 2013 |
Indonesia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cibodas, including Mount Gede Pangrango National Park | Bogor Raya | 1977 | 2011 | |
Komodo National Park | Flores | 1977 | 1999,2013 | |
Lore Lindu National Park | Central Sulawesi | 1977 | 1999,2013 | |
Tanjung Puting National Park | Central Kalimantan | 1977 | 1998, 2013 | |
Gunung Leuser National Park | Aceh and North Sumatra | 1981 | 1999, 2013 | |
Siberut | Mentawai Islands | 1981 | 1999, 2013 | |
Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Bioreserve | Riau | 2009 | ||
Wakatobi | Southeast Sulawesi | 2012 |
Iran
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arasbaran | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
Arjan | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
Geno | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
Golestan | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
Hara | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
Kavir | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
Lake Oromeeh | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
Miankaleh | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
Touran | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
Dena | 2010 |
Israel
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount Carmel | 1996 | 2007 | ||
Ramat Menashe | 2011 |
Japan
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount Hakusan | 1980 | 1999 | ||
Mount Odaigahara & Mount Omine | 1980 | 1999 | ||
Shiga Highland | 1980 | 1999 | Extended in 2014 | |
Yakushima Island | 1980 | 1999 | ||
Aya | 2012 | |||
Minami-Alps | 2014 | |||
Tadami | 2014 |
Jordan
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dana | 1998 | |||
Mujib | 2011 |
Kazakhstan
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Korgalzhyn | 2012 | |||
Alakol | 2013 | |||
Ak-Zhayik | 2014 | |||
Katon-Karagay | 2014 |
Kyrgyzstan
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sary-Chelek | Ferghana Valley | 1978 | 2013 | |
Issyk Kul | Issyk Kul and the Tian Shan | 2001 | 2013 |
Lebanon
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shouf | 2005 | |||
Jabal Al Rihane | 2007 | |||
Jabal Moussa | 2009 |
Malaysia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tasik Chini | 2009 | |||
Crocker Range | 2014 |
Maldives
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Baa Atoll | 2009 |
Mongolia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Great Gobi | 1990 | |||
Bogd Khan Uul | 1996 | |||
Uvs Nuur Basin | 1997 | |||
Hustai Nuruu | 2002 | |||
Dornod Mongol | 2005 | |||
Mongol Daguur | 2007 |
North Korea
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount Paekdu | Baekdu Mountains | 1989 | 2002 | |
Mount Kuwol | 2004 | |||
Mount Myohyang | 2009 | |||
Mount Chilbo | 2014 |
Pakistan
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lal Suhanra | Southern Punjab | 1977 | 1998 | |
Ziarat Juniper Forest | Balochistan | 2013 |
Philippines
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Puerto Galera | 1977 | |||
Palawan | 1990 | 2012 | ||
Albay | 2016 |
Qatar
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Al Reem | 2007 |
South Korea
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount Sorak | 1982 | 1998, 2013 | ||
Jeju Island | Jeju | 2002 | 2013 | |
Shinhan Dadohae | 2009 | |||
Gwangneung Forest | 2010 | |||
Gochang | 2013 |
Sri Lanka
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hurulu | 1977 | 1998 | ||
Sinharaja | Southern Province | 1978 | 1998, 2004 | |
Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadenya | 2004 | |||
Bundala | 2005 |
Syria
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lajat | 2009 |
Thailand
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sakaerat | 1976 | 1999 | ||
Hauy Tak Teak | 1977 | 1999 | ||
Mae Sa-Kog Ma | 1977 | 1999 | ||
Ranong | 1997 | 2011 |
Turkmenistan
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Repetek | 1978 | 2005 |
United Arab Emirates
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marawah | 2007 |
Uzbekistan
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mount Chatkal | 1978 | 1999 |
Vietnam
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Can Gio Mangrove | 2001 | 2011 | ||
Dong Nai | 2001 | 2012 | Formerly Cat Tien, extended in 2011 | |
Cat Ba | 2004 | |||
Red River Delta | 2004 | |||
Kien Giang | 2006 | |||
Western Nghe An | 2007 | |||
Mui Ca Mau | 2009 | |||
Cu Lao Cham-Hoi An | 2009 |
Yemen
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Socotra Archipelago | Socotra | 2003 | ||
Bura’a | 2011 |
Europe
Albania
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ohrid-Prespa | Southeastern Albania | 2014 | shared with North Macedonia |
Austria
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gossenköllesee | 1977 | |||
Gurgler Kamm | 1977 | |||
Lobau | 1977 | 1998 | ||
Neusiedler See | 1977 | 1998 | ||
Grosses Walsertal | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Wienerwald | 2005 | |||
Salzburger Lungau & Kärntner Nockberge | 2012 |
Belarus
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Berezinskiy | 1978 | 1998, 2011 | ||
Belovezhkaya Pushcha | Brest Oblast | 1993 | 2005, 2011 | |
West Polesie | 2003 | Shared with Poland and Ukraine |
Bulgaria
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Steneto | 1977 | |||
Alibotouch | 1977 | |||
Bistrichko Branichté | 1977 | |||
Boitine | 1977 | |||
Djendema | 1977 | |||
Doupkata | 1977 | |||
Doupki-Djindjiritza | 1977 | |||
Kamtchia | 1977 | |||
Koupena | 1977 | |||
Mantaritza | 1977 | |||
Ouzounboudjak | 1977 | |||
Parangalitza | 1977 | |||
Srébarna | 1977 | |||
Tchervenata Sténa | 1977 | |||
Tchoupréné | 1977 | |||
Tsaritchina | 1977 |
Croatia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Velebit Mountain | 1977 | 1998, 2003 | ||
Mura Drava Danube | 2012 | Shared with Hungary |
Czech Republic
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Krivoklátsko | 1977 | 1998 | ||
Trebon Basin | 1977 | 1998 | Shared with Hungary | |
Lower Morava | 1986 | Extended and renamed in 2003 | ||
Sumava | 1990 | |||
Krkokonose/Karkonosze | 1992 | 2012 | Shared with Poland | |
Bílé Karpathy | 1996 | 2012 |
Denmark
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
North-East Greenland | Northern Greenland | 1977 |
Estonia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
West Estonian Archipelago | West Estonia and Islands | 1990 | 2005 |
Finland
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
North Karelian | North Karelia | 1992 | 2009 | Extended in 2009 |
Archipelago Sea Area | Archipelago Sea, Finland Proper | 1994 | 2006 |
France
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Commune de Fakarava | 1977 | Extended and renamed in 2006 | ||
Vallée du Fango | 1977 | 1998 | Extended in 1990 | |
Camargue | 1977 | 2000, 2006 | Extended in 2006 | |
Cévennes | 1984 | 1998 | ||
Iles et Mer d’Iroise | 1988 | 2001 | Extended and renamed in 2012 | |
Mont Ventoux | 1990 | 2007 | ||
Archipel de la Guadeloupe | 1992 | |||
Luberon-Lure | 1997 | 2010 | ||
Fontainebleau et du Gâtinais | 1998 | 2010 | Extended and renamed in 2010 | |
Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald | 1998 | 2000,2011 | Shared with Germany | |
Basin de la Dordogne | 2012 | |||
Marais Audomarois | 2013 | |||
Mont-Viso/Area della Biosfera del Monviso | 2013 | Shared with Italy |
Germany
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Flusslandschaft Elbe | 1979 | 2002,2009 | ||
Vessertal-Thüringen Forest | 1979 | 2002, 2012 | Extended in 1987, 1990 | |
Berechtsgadener Land | 1990 | 2003, 2013 | ||
Wadden Sea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein | 1990 | 2006 | Extended and renamed in 2004 | |
Schorfheide-Chorin | 1990 | 2003, 2013 | ||
Spreewald | 1991 | 2003, 2013 | ||
South-east Rügen | 1991 | 2004 | ||
Rhön | 1991 | 2004 | ||
Waddensea of Lower Saxony | 1992 | 2006 | ||
Waddensea of Hamburg | 1992 | 2006 | ||
Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft | 1996 | 2007 | ||
Schaalsee | 2000 | 2012 | ||
Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald | 1998 | 2004, 2011 | Shared with France | |
Bliesgau | 2009 | |||
Schwäbische Alb | 2013 |
Greece
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gorge of Samaria | Chania | 1981 | 1999 | |
Mount Olympus | Macedonia (Greece) | 1981 | 1999 |
Hungary
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aggtelek | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County | 1979 | 2007 | |
Hortobágy | Northern Great Plain | 1979 | 2007 | |
Kiskunság | Southern Great Plain | 1979 | 2007 | |
Lake Fertö | 1979 | 2007 | ||
Pilis | Danube Bend | 1980 | 2007 | |
Mura Drava Danube | 2012 | Shared with Croatia |
Italy
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Collemeluccio-Montedimezzo | 1977 | 2012 | ||
Circeo | 1977 | 2012, 2013 | ||
Miramare | 1979 | 1999, 2011 | ||
Cilento and Valle di Diano | 1997 | 2013 | ||
Somma-Vesuvio and Miglio d’Oro | 1997 | 2013 | ||
Valle del Ticino | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Tuscan Islands | 2003 | |||
Selva Pisana | 2004 | |||
Mont-Viso/Area della Biosfera del Monviso | 2013 | Shared with France | ||
Sila | 2014 |
Latvia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
North Vidzeme | Vidzeme | 1997 | 2013 |
Lithuania
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Zuvintas | 2011 |
Montenegro
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tara River Basin | 1976 |
Netherlands
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Waddensea Area | 1986 | 2012 |
North Macedonia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ohrid-Prespa | Western North Macedonia | 2014 | shared with Albania |
Poland
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Babia Gora | 1976 | 2000, 2013 | Extended in 1997, 2001 | |
Bialowieza | Podlaskie | 1976 | 1998, 2013 | Extended in 2005 |
Lukajno Lake | 1976 | 1999, 2011 | ||
Slowinski | 1976 | 1998, 2013 | ||
Krkonose/Karkonosze | 1992 | 2012 | Shared with the Czech Republic | |
Tatra | Małopolskie | 1992 | 2013 | Shared with Slovakia |
East Carpathians | 1998 | 2013 | Shared with Slovakia and Ukraine | |
Puszcza Kampinoska | 2000 | 2013 | ||
Tuchola Forest | 2010 | |||
West Polesie | 2012 | Shared with Belarus and Ukraine |
Portugal
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paúl do Boquilobo | 1981 | |||
Corvo Island | 2007 | |||
Graciosa Island | 2007 | |||
Flores Island | 2009 | |||
Geres/Xures | 2009 | Shared with Spain | ||
Berlengas | 2011 | |||
Santana Madeira | 2011 |
Romania
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pietrosul Mare | 1979 | 1998 | ||
Retezat | 1979 | 1998 | ||
Danube Delta | Northern Dobruja | 1998 | 2003 | Shared with Ukraine |
Russia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kavkazskiy | Krasnodar Krai | 1978 | 1998 | |
Okskiy | 1978 | 1998 | Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | |
Sikhote-Alin | 1978 | 1998 | ||
Tsentral’nochernozem | 1978 | 1999 | ||
Astrakhanskiy | 1984 | 2006 | ||
Kronotskiy | 1984 | 2005 | ||
Laplandskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
Pechoro-Ilychskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
Sayano-Shusenskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
Sokhondinskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
Voronezhskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
Tsentral’nolesnoy | 1985 | 1999 | ||
Baikalskyi | 1986 | 2005 | Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | |
Tzentralnosibirskii | 1986 | 2005 | ||
Chernyje Zemli | 1993 | 2009 | ||
Taimyrsky | 1995 | 2009 | ||
Ubsurnorskaya Kotlovina | 1997 | 2009 | ||
Daursky | Zabaykalsky Krai | 1997 | 2009 | |
Teberda | 1997 | 2009 | ||
Katunsky | 2000 | |||
Prioksko-Terrasnyi | 1978 | 1999 | Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | |
Barguzinskyi | 1986 | 2012 | Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | |
Nerusso-Desnianskoe-Polesie | 2001 | |||
Visimskiy | 2001 | |||
Vodlozersky | 2001 | 2012 | ||
Commander Islands | 2002 | |||
Darvinskiy | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Nijegorodskoe Zavolje | 2002 | |||
Smolensk Lakeland | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Ugra | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Far East Marine | 2003 | |||
Kedrovaya Pad | 2004 | |||
Kenozersky | 2004 | |||
Valdaiskiy | 2004 | |||
Khankaiskiy | 2005 | |||
Great Volzhsko-Kamsky | 2005 | Composed of Raifa, Sarali, Spassky and Siyazhsky units | ||
Middle-Volga Integrated | 2006 | |||
Rostovsky | 2008 | |||
Altaisky | 2009 | |||
Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain | 2001 | |||
Bashkirskiyi Ural | 2012 |
Serbia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Golija-Studenica | 2001 | 2012 |
Slovakia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Slovensky Kras | Eastern Slovakia | 1977 | 1998, 2013 | |
Polana | 1990 | 2001, 2013 | ||
Tatra | Central Slovakia | 1992 | Shared with Poland | |
East Carpathians | 1998 | Shared with Poland and Ukraine |
Slovenia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Julian Alps | Julian Alps | 2003 | ||
The Karst | Coast and Karst | 2004 | ||
Kozjansko & Obsotelje | 2010 |
Spain
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Grazalema | Andalusia | 1977 | 2004 | |
Ordesa-Viñamala | Aragón | 1977 | 2000, 2011 | Extended in 2013 |
Montseny | Catalonia | 1978 | 2000, 2011 | |
Doñana | Andalusia | 1980 | 2004 | |
Mancha Húmeda | Castile-La Mancha | 1980 | 2002 | |
Las Sierras de Cazorla y Segura | Andalusia | 1983 | 2004 | |
Marismas del Odiel | Andalusia | 1983 | 2004 | |
La Palma | Canary Islands | 1983 | Extended and renamed 1997, 2002 | |
Urdaibai | Basque Country | 1984 | 2000, 2011 | |
Sierra Nevada | Andalusia | 1986 | 2000 | |
Cuenca Alta del Río Manzanares | Community of Madrid | 1992 | 2006 | |
Lanzarote | Canary Islands | 1993 | 2007 | |
Menorca | Menorca | 1993 | 2006 | Change in zonation 2004 |
Sierra de las Nieves y su Entorno | Andalusia | 1995 | 2007 | |
Cabo de Gata-Nijar | Andalusia | 1997 | 2011 | |
Isla de El Hierro | Canary Islands | 2000 | 2013 | |
Bardenas Reales | Navarre | 2000 | 2011 | |
Muniellos | Asturias | 2000 | Extended in 2003 | |
Somiedo | Asturias | 2000 | 2011 | |
Redes | Asturias | 2001 | 2013 | |
Las Dehesas de Sierra Morena | Andalusia | 2002 | ||
Terras de Miño | Galicia | 2002 | ||
Valle de Laciana | Castile and Leon | 2003 | ||
Picos de Europa | Asturias | 2003 | ||
Monfragüe | Extremadura | 2003 | ||
Valles de JUbera, Leza, Cidacos y Alhama | La Rioja | 2003 | ||
Babia | Castile and Leon | 2004 | ||
Alto Bernesga | Castile and Leon | 2005 | ||
Área de Allariz | Galicia | 2005 | ||
Gran Canaria | Canary Islands | 2005 | ||
Sierra del Rincón | Community of Madrid | 2005 | ||
Los Valles de Omaña y Luna | Castile and Leon | 2005 | ||
Los Argüellos | Castile and Leon | 2005 | ||
Las Sierras de Béjar y Francia | Castile and Leon | 2006 | ||
Os Ancares Lucenses y Montes de Cervantes, Navya y Becerra | Galicia | 2006 | ||
Los Ancares Leoneses | Castile and Leon | 2006 | ||
Intercontinental Biospehere Reserve of the Mediterranean | Andalusia | 2006 | Shared with Morocco | |
Rio Eo, Oscos y Terras de Buron | Galicia | 2007 | ||
Fuerteventura | Canary Islands | 2009 | ||
Geres/Xures | Galicia | 2009 | Shared with Portugal | |
La Gomera | Canary Islands | 2012 | ||
Las Ubiñas-La Mesa | Asturias | 2012 | ||
Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo | Galicia | 2012 | ||
Real Sitio de San Ildefonso-El Espinar | Castile and Leon | 2013 | ||
Terres de l’Ebre, Catalonia | Catalonia | 2013 | ||
Meseta Ibérica Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | Castile and Leon | 2015 | Shared with Portugal | |
Macizo de Anaga | Canary Islands | 2015 | ||
Tejo/Tajo Internacional Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | Extremadura | 2016 | Shared with Portugal | |
Ponga | Asturias | 2018 | ||
Alto Turia | Valencian Community | 2019 | ||
La Siberia | Extremadura | 2019 | ||
Valle del Cabriel | Castile-La Mancha | 2019 | ||
Ribeira Sacra e Serras do Oribio e Courel Biosphere Reserve | Galicia | 2021 |
Sweden
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kristianstad Vattenrike | 2005 | |||
Lake Vänern Archipelago | 2010 | |||
Blekinge Archipelago | Blekinge | 2011 | ||
Nedre Dalälven River Landscape | 2011 | |||
East Vättern landscape | 2012 |
Switzerland
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reservat da Biosfera Val Müstair-Parc Naziunal | Graubünden | 1979 | Extended and renamed in 2010 | |
Entlebuch | 2001 | 2012 |
Turkey
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Camili | Eastern Karadeniz | 2005 |
Ukraine
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chernomorskiy | 1984 | 1998, 1999, 2012 | ||
Askaniya-Nova | 1985 | 1998, 2012 | ||
Carpathian | 1992 | 2003 | ||
Danube Delta | 1998 | 2010 | Shared with Romania | |
East Carpathians | 1998 | Shared with Poland and Slovakia | ||
Desnianskyi | 2009 | |||
West Polesie | 2012 | Shared with Belarus and Poland. Extended and renamed in 2012. |
United Kingdom
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beinn Eighe | 1976 | |||
Braunton Burrow-North Devon | 1976 | Extended in 2002. | ||
Biosiffer Dyfi | 1977 | Extended and renamed in 2009. | ||
Galloway and southern Ayrshire | 2012 | |||
Brighton and Lewes Downs | 2014 |
North America
Canada
Costa Rica
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
La Amistad | 1982 | 2002 | ||
Cordillera Volcánica Central | 1988 | 2003 | Extended in 2010. | |
Agua y Paz | 2007 |
Cuba
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sierra del Rosario | 1984 | 1998 | ||
Cuchillas del Toa | 1987 | 1999 | ||
Península de Guanahacabibes | 1987 | 1999 | ||
Baconao | 1984 | 1999 | ||
Ciénaga de Zapata | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Buenavista | 2000 | 2011 |
Dominican Republic
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jaragua-Bahorocu-Enriquillo | 2002 |
El Salvador
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apaneca-Llamatepec | 2007 | |||
Xiriualtique Jiquitizco | 2007 | |||
Trifinio Fraternidad | 2011 | Shared with Guatemala and Honduras |
Guatemala
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Maya Biosphere Reserve | Northern Lowlands (Guatemala) | 1990 | 2001 | |
Sierra de las Minas | 1992 | 2013 | ||
Trifinio Fraternidad | 2011 | Shared with El Salvador and Honduras |
Haiti
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
La Selle | 2012 |
Honduras
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve | Caribbean Honduras | 2007 | ||
Trifinio Fraternidad | Honduran Highlands | 2011 | Shared with El Salvador and Guatemala |
Mexico
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mapimí | Durango (state) | 1976 | 1998 | |
La Michilía | Durango (state) | 1977 | 1998 | |
Montes Azules | Chiapas | 1979 | 1998 | |
El Cielo | Tamaulipas | 1986 | 2002 | |
Sian Ka’an | Quintana Roo | 1986 | 2002 | |
Sierra de Manantlán | Colima, Jalisco | 1988 | 1999 | |
Región de Calakmul | Campeche | 1993 | 2005 | Extended and renamed in 2006. |
El Triunfo | Chiapas | 1993 | 2005 | |
El Vizcaíno | Baja California Sur | 1993 | ||
Alto Golfo de California | Sonora | 1993 | Extended and renamed in 1995. | |
Islas del Golfo de California | Sonora, Sinaloa | 1995 | ||
Sierra Gorda | Queretaro | 2001 | 2013 | |
Banco Chinchorro | Quintana Roo | 2003 | ||
Sierra La Laguna | Baja California Sur | 2003 | ||
Ría Celestún | Yucatán | 2004 | ||
Ría Lagartos | Yucatán | 2004 | ||
Arrecife Alcranes | Yucatán | 2006 | ||
Barranca Metztitlán | Hidalgo | 2006 | ||
Chamela-Cuixmala | Jalisco | 2006 | ||
Cuatrociénegas | Coahuila | 2006 | ||
Cumbres de Monterrey | Nuevo Leon | 2006 | ||
Huatulco | Oaxaca | 2006 | ||
La Encrucijada | Chiapas | 2006 | ||
La Primavera | Jalisco | 2006 | ||
La Sepultura | Chiapas | 2006 | ||
Laguna Madre y Delta Río Bravo | Tamaulipas | 2006 | ||
Los Tuxtlas | Veracruz (state) | 2006 | ||
Maderas del Carmen, Coahuila | Coahuila | 2006 | ||
Mariposa Monarca | Michoacan | 2006 | ||
Pantanos de Centla | Tabasco | 2006 | ||
Selva El Ocote | Chiapas | 2006 | ||
Sierra de Huautla | Morelos | 2006 | ||
Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano | Veracruz (state) | 2006 | ||
Volcán Tacaná | Chiapas | 2006 | ||
Sierra de Alamos-Río Cuchujaqui | Sonora | 2007 | ||
Islas Marietas | Nayarit | 2008 | ||
Los Petenes | Campeche | 2008 | ||
Lagunas de Montebello | Chiapas | 2009 | ||
Naha-Metzabok | Chiapas | 2010 | ||
Los Volcanes | Puebla, Mexico (state) | 2010 | ||
Islas Marias | Nayarit | 2010 | ||
Tenhuacán-Cuicatlán | Puebla / Oaxaca | 2012 |
Nicaragua
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bosawas | Northern Highlands | 1997 | ||
Río San Juan | Rio San Juan Region | 2003 | ||
Ometepe Island | Isla de Ometepe | 2010 |
Panama
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Darién | 1983 | 2000 | ||
La Amistad | La Amistad International Park | 2000 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
St. Mary’s | 2011 |
United States of America
Oceania
Australia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Croajingolong | 1977 | 2003 | ||
Kosciuszko | 1977 | 2003 | ||
Prince Regent River | 1977 | 2003 | ||
Unnamed | Mamungari Conservation Park / Unnamed Conservation Park | 1977 | 2003 | |
Uluru | 1977 | 2003 | ||
Yathong | 1977 | 2003 | ||
Fitzgerald River | 1978 | 2003, 2013 | ||
Hattah-Kulkyne & Murray-Kulkybe | 1981 | 2003 | ||
Wilson’s Promontory | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 1981 | 2003 | |
Riverland | 1977 | 2003 | renamed twice, extended in 1995 | |
Mornington Penincula and Western Port | 2002 | |||
Barkindji | 2005 | |||
Noosa | 2007 | |||
Great Sandy | Great Sandy National Park | 2009 |
Federated States of Micronesia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Utwe | 2005 | |||
And Atoll | 2007 |
Palau
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ngaremeduu | 2005 |
South America
Argentina
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
San Guillermo | 1980 | 2000 | ||
Laguna Blanca | 1982 | 2000 | ||
Costero del Sur | 1984 | 2000 | ||
Ñacuñán | 1986 | 2000 | ||
Laguna de Pozuelos | 1990 | 2006 | ||
Yabotí | 1995 | 2006 | ||
Mar Chiquito | 1996 | 2012 | ||
Delta del Paraná | 2000 | |||
Riacho Teuquito | 1984 | 2000 | ||
San Guillermo | 2000 | |||
Laguna Oca y Herraduras del Río Paraguay | 2001 | Renamed and extended in 2014. | ||
Las Yungas | 2002 | |||
Andino Norpatagónica | 2007 | |||
Pereyra Iraola | 2007 | |||
Valdés | 2014 |
Bolivia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pilón-Lajas | 1977 | 2006 | ||
Ulla Ulla | 1977 | 2006 | ||
Beni | 1986 | 2000 |
Brazil
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mata Atlântica (including Sao Paolo Green Belt) | 1993 | Extended in 2002, 2009 | ||
Cerrado | 1993 | Extended in 2000, 2001 | ||
Pantanal | 2000 | |||
Caatinga | 2001 | |||
Central Amazon | 2001 | |||
Espinhaço Range | 2005 |
Chile
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fray Jorge | Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park | 1977 | 1999 | Extended in 2012 |
Juan Fernández | Juan Fernández Islands | 1977 | 1999 | |
Torres de Paine | Torres del Paine National Park | 1978 | 1999 | |
Laguna San Rafael | Laguna San Rafael National Park | 1979 | 1999 | |
Lauca | Lauca National Park | 1981 | 1999 | |
Araucarias | Conguillío National Park, Alto Bío Bío National Reserve | 1983 | 1999 | Extended in 2010. |
La Campana-Peñuelas | La Campana National Park, Lago Peñuelas National Reserve | 1984 | 1999 | Extended in 2009. |
Cabo de Hornos | Cabo de Hornos National Park | 2005 | ||
Bosques Templados Lluviosos de los Andes Australes |
| 2005 | ||
Corredor Biológico Nevados de Chillán - Laguna del Laja | Laguna del Laja National Park | 2011 |
Colombia
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cinturón Andino | 1979 | 2001 | ||
El Tuparro | 1979 | 2001 | ||
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | 1979 | 2001 | ||
Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Seaflower | 2000 | 2011 |
Ecuador
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Archipiélago de Colón (Galápagos) | 1984 | 1999 | ||
Yasuni | 1989 | 2001 | ||
Sumasco | 2000 | Extended in 2002. | ||
Podocarpus-El Condor | 2007 | |||
Macizo del Cajas | 2013 | |||
Bosque Seco | 2014 |
Paraguay
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bosque Mbaracayú | 2000 | 2013 | ||
El Chaco | 2005 |
Peru
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Huascarán | 1977 | 1999, 2005 | ||
Manu | 1977 | 1999 | ||
Noroeste | 1977 | 1999 | ||
Oxapampa-Ashaninka-Yanesha | 2010 |
Uruguay
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bañados del Este | 1976 | 2005 | ||
Bioma Pampa-Quebradas del Norte | 2014 |
Venezuela
Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare | 1993 | |||
Delta del Orinoco | 2009 |
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