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List of all Biosphere Reserves of India - comprehensive list
Biosphere Reserves Detailed Discussion
Biosphere reserves are established for the conservation of a larger area of natural habitat.
and some of them include nationak parks inside them too.
India has 18 Biosphere reserves .
List of Biosphere Reserves in India
1) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ,Tamil Nadu,Kerala and West Bengal
2) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve ,Uttarakhand
3) Gulf of Mannar ,Tamil Nadu
4) Nokrek ,Meghalaya
5) Sunderbans ,West Bengal
6) Manas ,Assam
7) Simlipal ,Odisha
8) Dihang-Dibang ,Arunachal Pradesh
9) Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve ,Madhya Pradesh
10) Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve ,Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
11) Great Rann of Kutch ,Gujarat
12) Cold Desert ,Himanchal Pradesh
13) Khangchendzonga National Park ,Sikkim
14) Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve ,Kerala and Tamil Nadu
15) Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve ,Andaman and Nicobar Islands
16) Dibru-Saikhowa ,Assam
17) Seshachalam Hills ,Andhra Pradesh
18) Panna ,Madhya Pradesh
Of which , 12 biosphere reserves are part of the World Network Of Biosphere Reserves
based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere list (MAB).
MAB list:
1) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
2) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
3) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
4) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
5) Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
6) Panchmarhi Biosphere Reserve
7) Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
8) Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
9) Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve
10) Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
11) Khangchendzonga National Park
12) Panna Biosphere Reserve
