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  2. Biosphere reserves of India - Wikipedia

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    Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka: 2000 2 Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve: Tamil Nadu: 2001 3 Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve: West Bengal: 2001 4 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: Uttarakhand: 2004 5 Nokrek Biosphere Reserve: Meghalaya: 2009 6 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve: Madhya Pradesh: 2009 7 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve ...

  3. Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve encompasses a large part (some 85%) of the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Nicobars lie in the Bay of Bengal, eastern Indian Ocean, 190 km (120 mi) to the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

  4. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve - Wikipedia

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    In the 1970s, an area of around 5,670 km 2 (2,190 sq mi) in the Nilgiri Mountains was proposed to be included in the list of biosphere reserves of India.This proposed area encompassed a forestry zone of 2,290 km 2 (880 sq mi), a core zone of 2,020 km 2 (780 sq mi), an agricultural zone of 1,330 km 2 (510 sq mi) and a restoration zone of 30 km 2 (12 sq mi).

  5. Seshachalam Hills biosphere - Wikipedia

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    Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve is located in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India, encompassing parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts. It is distinguished as the first biosphere reserve in Andhra Pradesh, recognized for its rich biodiversity and designated under UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme on 20 September 2010. [1]

  6. Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Bio reserved of india full map of india . The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India established in 2001, located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats and includes 3,500.36 km 2 (1,351.50 sq mi) of which 1828 km 2 is in Kerala and 1672.36 km 2 is in Tamil Nadu.

  7. In-situ conservation - Wikipedia

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    A gene sanctuary is an area where plants are conserved. It includes both biosphere reserves as well as national parks. Biosphere reserves are developed to be both a place for biodiversity conservation as well as sustainable development. The concept was first developed in the 1970s and include a core, buffer and transition zones.

  8. Cold Desert (biosphere reserve) - Wikipedia

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    Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve located in the Western Himalayas, within Himachal Pradesh in North India. It was established as a biosphere reserve in August 2009. [ 1 ] Biosphere reserves are the areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems which promote the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use.

  9. List of ecoregions in India - Wikipedia

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    Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests (India, Myanmar) Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh (India, Pakistan) South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests (India) Sundarbans mangroves (Bangladesh, India) Terai-Duar savannas and grasslands (Bhutan, India, Nepal) Tibetan Plateau alpine shrublands and meadows (Afghanistan, China, India, Pakistan ...