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The park was opened on 1 August 1978, and had a total area of 208.08 square kilometres (80.34 sq mi). [6] In 1990, the national park was recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. [3] In 2010, the park was expanded. As of 2012, its area was 210 square kilometres (81 sq mi). [1] [3]
UNESCO has designated certain natural protected areas in Mexico as international biosphere reserves through its Man and the Biosphere Programme.Some are also designated biosphere reserves by the Mexican government, while others have a different national designation (national park, flora and fauna protection area, etc.).
The World Network of Biosphere Reserves are as follows: The African Biosphere Reserves Network (AfriMAB) was created in 1996 and comprises 33 African countries. The ArabMAB Network was officially launched in 1997 and represents 18 Arab countries. The East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network was launched in 1994. Today, it consists of China, the ...
The range also comprises the Obersalzberg slope east of Berchtesgaden, known for the former Berghof residence of Adolf Hitler. The picturesque heart is formed by the glacial Königssee lake with the famous St. Bartholomew's pilgrimage church and the smaller Obersee, both part of the Berchtesgaden National Park established in 1978.
Article 4 of the "Statutory Framework of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves". UNESCO. defines general criteria for an area to be qualified for designation as a biosphere reserve as follows: It should encompass a mosaic of ecological systems representative of major biogeographic regions, including a gradation of human interventions.
Protected areas with multiple coterminous or overlapping designations (e.g. Northeast Greenland National Park and the corresponding Biosphere Reserve) are listed only once. Currently, Marae Moana is the largest protected area in the world with a total area larger than Mexico (1,964,375 km 2).
Berchtesgaden (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛʁçtəsˌɡaːdn̩]) is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, 30 km (19 mi) south of Salzburg and 180 km (110 mi) southeast of Munich.
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve: Sonora: 2013 1410; vii, viii, x (natural) The reserve is located in the Sonoran Desert. The Pinacate Shield has numerous volcanic features, the most prominent being ten maar (steam blast) volcanic craters that are almost perfectly circular. There are lava flows, cinder cones, and lava tubes.