Biosphere reserves of India
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The Indian government has established 14 Biosphere Reserves of India, (categories roughly corresponding to IUCN Category V Protected areas), which protect larger areas of natural habitat (than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary), and often include one or more National Parks and/or preserves, along buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life.
Four of the fourteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list[2].
- Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
- Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
- Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
- Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
[edit] List of Biosphere Reserves
| Year | Name | Location | State | Type | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989 | Gulf of Mannar | Indian part of Gulf of Mannar between India and Sri Lanka | Tamil Nadu | Coasts | 10500 |
| 2 | 1989 | Sunderbans | Part of delta of Ganges and Barahamaputra river system | West Bengal | Gangetic Delta | 9630 |
| 3 | 1988 | Nanda Devi | Part of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Almora District | Uttranchal | West Himalayas | 5860 |
| 4 | 1986 | Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve | Part of Wynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani Hills | Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka | Western Ghats | 5520 |
| 5 | 1998 | Dehang Debang | Part of Siang and Debang valley | Arunachal Pradesh | East Himalayas | 5112 |
| 6 | 1999 | Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve | Part of Betul District, Hoshangabad District and Chindwara districts | Madhya Pradesh | Semi-Arid | 4926 |
| 7 | 1994 | Simlipal | Part of Mayurbhanj district | Orissa | Deccan Peninsula | 4374 |
| 8 | 2005 | Achanakamar - Amarkantak | Part of Anuppur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts | Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh | 3835 | |
| 9 | 1989 | Manas | Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup and Darang District | Assam | East Himalayas | 2837 |
| 10 | 2000 | Kanchanjunga | Parts of Kanchanjunga Hills | Sikkim | East Himalayas | 2620 |
| 11 | 2001 | Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve | Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas | Kerala | Western ghats | 1701 |
| 12 | 1989 | Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve | Southern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Islands | 885 |
| 13 | 1988 | Nokrek | Part of Garo Hills | Meghalaya | East Himalayas | 820 |
| 14 | 1997 | Dibru-Saikhowa | Part of Dibrugarh District and Tinsukia District | Assam | East Himalayas | 765 |
