Biosphere reserves
The Government of India has established 15 Biosphere Reserves which protect larger areas of natural habitat (areas larger than a National Park or 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.
Seven of the fifteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list
1. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
2. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
3. Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
4. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
5. Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
6. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
7. Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
List of Bio-sphere Reserves in India (largest area first):
|
|
State |
Name & Year |
Location & area in Sq. Km. |
|
1 |
Gujarat |
Kachchh 2008 |
Part of Kuchh , Rajkot and Surendranagar District. 12454 |
|
2 |
Tamil Nadu |
Gulf of Mannar 1989 |
Indian part of Gulf of Mannar between India and Sri Lanka. 10500 |
|
3 |
West Bengal |
Sunderbans 1989 |
Part of delta of Ganges and Barahamaputra river system. 9630 |
|
4 |
Uttranchal |
Nanda Devi 1988 |
Part of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Almora District. 5860 |
|
5 |
Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka |
Nilgiri 1986 |
Part of Wynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani Hills. 5520 |
|
6 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Dehang Debang 1998 |
Part of Siang and Debang valley. 5112 |
|
7 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Pachmarhi 1999 |
Part of Betul District, Hoshangabad District and Chhindwara districts. 4926 |
|
8 |
Orissa |
Similipal 1994 |
Part of Mayurbhanj district. 4374 |
|
9 |
Chhatisgarh, |
Achanakamar - Amarkantak 2005 |
Part of Anuppur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts. 3835 |
|
10 |
Assam |
Manas 1989 |
Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup and Darrang District. 2837 |
|
11 |
Sikkim |
Kanchanjunga 2000 |
Parts of Kanchanjunga Hills. 2620 |
|
12 |
Kerala |
Agasthyamalai 2001 |
Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas. 1701 |
|
13 |
Andaman & |
Great Nicobar 1989 |
Southern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 885 |
|
14 |
Meghalaya |
Nokrek 1988 |
Part of Garo Hills. 820 |
|
15 |
Assam |
Dibru-Saikhowa 1997 |
Part of Dibrugarh District and Tinsukia District. 765 |
Last Updated on Friday, 26 February 2010 21:55
