Photo gallery : World Network of Biosphere Reserves, of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (2015)
© UNESCO/Daniele Soncin
The Po Delta biosphere reserve (Italy)
The International Co-ordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) has added 20 new sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, bringing their total number to 651 sites, including 15 transboundary sites, in 120 countries. Myanmar had its first biosphere reserve inscribed this year. These additions were made by the Council during a meeting taking place in Paris from 8 to 12 June.
New Biosphere Reserves :
The photos for the new biosphere reserves include:
- The Patagonia Azul biosphere reserve (Argentina)
- The Lake Tana biosphere reserve (Ethiopia)
- The Cacique Lempira, Señor de las Montañas biosphere reserve (Honduras)
- The Bromo Tengger Semeru-Arjuno biosphere reserve (Indonesia)
- The Taka Bonerate-Kepulauan Selayar biosphere reserve (Indonesia)
- The Tang-e-Sayad and Sabzkuh biosphere reserve (Islamic Republic of Iran)
- The Ledro Alps and Judicaria biosphere reserve (Italy)
- The Po Delta biosphere reserve (Italy)
- The Appennino Tosco-Emiliano biosphere reserveItaly (Appennino) (Italy)
- The Aksu-Zhabagly biosphere reserve (Kazakhstan)
- The Inlay Lake biosphere reserve (Myanmar)
- The Gouritz Cluster biosphere reserve (South Africa)
- The Magaliesberg biosphere reserve (South Africa)
- The Macizo de Anaga biosphere reserve (Spain)
- The Meseta Iberica biosphere reserve (Spain/Portugal)
- Langbiang biosphere reserve (Viet Nam)
- Hanma biosphere reserve (People’s Republic of China)
- Gorges du Gardon biosphere reserve (France)
There are no photos available for the following reserve :
- The Belezma biosphere reserve (Algeria)