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Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: Uttarakhand: 2004 5 Nokrek Biosphere Reserve: Meghalaya: 2009 6 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve: Madhya Pradesh: 2009 7 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve: Odisha: 2009 8 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: 2013 9 Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh: 2012 [2] 10 ...
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).
Government of India declared Simlipal as a biosphere reserve in 1994. UNESCO added this national park to its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009. [4] [5] There are 10,000 people living in 61 villages in the forest. That is why Simlipal is yet to be declared a full-fledged park, despite its having the status of one of the 18 biospheres of ...
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).
Mudumalai National Park is a national park in the Nilgiri Mountains in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It covers 321 km 2 (124 sq mi) at an elevation range of 850–1,250 m (2,790–4,100 ft) in the Nilgiri District and shares boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala. A part of this area has been protected since 1940.
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]
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 ...
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 ...