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There are 18 biosphere reserves in India. [1] They protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses.
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is a national park located in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts, Assam, India.It was designated a Biosphere Reserve in July 1997 with an area of 765 km 2 (295 sq mi), including a core area of 340 km 2 (130 sq mi) and a buffer zone of 425 km 2 (164 sq mi).
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).
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.
As part of the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in 1970, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India has adopted the National MAB Program and declared the entire 9630 km 2 area of the Indian Sundarbans as a biosphere. The Indian part of the Sundarbans was established as a Biosphere ...
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.
In terms of fauna, there are over 1800 species in this biosphere reserve, some of which include: Nicobar scrubfowl (Megapodius nicobariensis, a megapode bird), the edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus), the Nicobar long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis umbrosa), saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), Andaman water monitor (Varanus ...
The Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a non-use conservation area and biosphere reserve in the Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. [1] The conservation area was created in 1999 by the Indian government. It also contains animals from the Himalayan mountains and from the lower Western Ghats. UNESCO designated it a biosphere ...