Europe & North America: 287 biosphere reserves in 36 countries
Last update: June 2017
ALBANIA | ||||
1 biosphere reserve | Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Albania / The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) | 2014 | ||
AUSTRIA | ||||
3 biosphere reserves | 1977. Withdrawn in 2014 | |||
1977. Withdrawn in 2014 | ||||
1977. Withdrawn in 2016 | ||||
1977. Withdrawn in 2016 | ||||
Grosses Walsertal | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Wienerwald | 2005 | 2016; | ||
Salzburger Lungau & Kärntner Nockberge | 2012 | |||
BELARUS | ||||
3 biosphere reserves | Berezinskiy | 1978 | 1998, 2011 | |
Belovezhskaya Pushcha | 1993 | 2005, 2011 | ||
West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Belarus/Poland/Ukraine) | 2003 (former Pribuzhskoye Polesie - extended and renamed in 2012) | 2012 | ||
BULGARIA | ||||
10 biosphere reserves | Alibotouch | 1977 | 2016 | |
Bistrichko Branichté | 1977 | 2016 | ||
1977. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Doupki-Djindjiritza | 1977 | 2016 | ||
1977. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
1977. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Mantaritza | 1977 | 2016 | ||
1977. Withdrawn in 2002 | ||||
Ouzounboudjak | 1977 (Extended in 2017) | 2017 | ||
Parangalitza | 1977 | 2016 | ||
Srébarna | 1977 (Extended in 2017) | 2017 | ||
Tchervenata sténa | 1977 (Extended in 2017) | 2017 | ||
Tchoupréné | 1977 | 2016 | ||
Central Balkan | 2017 (encompasses former: Steneto, Tsaritchina, Djendema and Boitine biosphere reserves) | |||
CANADA | ||||
18 biosphere reserves | Mont Saint Hilaire | 1978 | 1998, 2009 | |
Waterton | 1979 | 1998, 2009 | ||
Long Point | 1986 | 2001, 2012 | ||
Riding Mountain | 1986 | 2001, 2013 | ||
Charlevoix | 1988 | 2003, 2015 | ||
Niagara Escarpment | 1990 | 2002, 2014 | ||
Clayoquot Sound | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Redberry Lake | 2000 | 2012 | ||
Lac Saint-Pierre | 2000 | 2012 | ||
Mount Arrowsmith | 2000 | 2011 | ||
South West Nova | 2001 | 2012 | ||
Thousand Islands - Frontenac Arch | 2002 | |||
Georgian Bay Littoral | 2004 | 2016 | ||
Manicouagan Uapishka | 2007 | |||
Fundy | 2007 | |||
Bras d'Or Lake | 2011 | |||
Beaver Hills | 2016 | |||
Tsá Tué | 2016 | |||
CROATIA | ||||
2 biosphere reserves | Velebit Mountain | 1977 | 1998, 2017 | |
Mura Drava Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Croatia/Hungary) | 2012 | |||
CZECH REPUBLIC | ||||
6 biosphere reserves | Krivoklátsko | 1977 | 1998, 2017 | |
Trebon Basin | 1977 | 1998, 2016 | ||
Lower Morava | 1986 (former Palava - extended and renamed in 2003) | 2003, 2014 | ||
Sumava | 1990 | 2017 | ||
Krkokonose/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Czech Rep/Poland) | 1992 | 2012 | ||
Bílé Karpathy | 1996 | 2012 | ||
DENMARK | ||||
2 biosphere reserves | North-East Greenland | 1977 | 2016 | |
Moen | 2017 | |||
ESTONIA | ||||
1 biosphere reserve | West Estonian Archipelago | 1990 | 2005, 2016 | |
FINLAND | ||||
2 biosphere reserves | North Karelian | 1992 | 2009 | |
Archipelago Sea Area | 1994 | 2006, 2017 | ||
FRANCE | ||||
14 biosphere reserves | Commune de Fakarava | 1977 (former Atoll de Taiaro, extended and renamed in 2006) | 2006, 2017 | |
Vallée du Fango | 1977 (Extended in 1990) | 1998, 2006, 2017 | ||
Camargue (delta du Rhône) | 1977 (Camargue, extended and renamed in 2006) | 2000, 2006, 2017 | ||
Cévennes | 1984 | 1998, 2015 | ||
Iles et Mer d'Iroise | 1988 (former Iroise, extended and renamed in 2012) | 2001, 2012 | ||
Mont Ventoux | 1990 | 2007 | ||
Archipel de la Guadeloupe | 1992 | 2014 | ||
Luberon-Lure | 1997 (former Luberon, extended and renamed in 2010) | 2010 | ||
Fontainebleau et du Gâtinais | 1998 (former Pays de Fontainebleau, extended and renamed in 2010) | 2010 | ||
Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (France/Germany) | 1998 | 2000, 2011 | ||
Bassin de la Dordogne | 2012 | |||
Marais Audomarois | 2013 | |||
Mont-Viso / Area della Biosfera del Monviso Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (France/Italy) | 2013 | |||
Gorges du Gardon | 2015 | |||
GERMANY | ||||
16 biosphere reserves | Flusslandschaft Elbe | 1979 | 2002, 2009 | |
Vessertal-Thüringen Forest | 1979 (Extension 1987 / 1990) | 2002, 2012 | ||
1981. Withdrawn in 2007 | ||||
Berchtesgadener Land | 1990 (former Berchtesgaden Alps, extended and renamed in) | 2003, 2013 | ||
Wadden Sea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein | 1990 (Waddensea of Schleswig-Holstein extended and renamed in 2004) | 2006, 2015 | ||
Schorfheide-Chorin | 1990 | 2003, 2013 | ||
Spreewald | 1991 | 2003, 2013 | ||
South-east Rügen | 1991 | 2004, 2014 | ||
Rhön | 1991 | 2004, 2014 | ||
Waddensea of Lower Saxony | 1992 | 2006, 2015 | ||
Waddensea of Hamburg | 1992 | 2006, 2015 | ||
Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft | 1996 | 2007, 2017 | ||
Schaalsee | 2000 | 2012 | /tr>||
Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (France/Germany) | 1998 | 2004, joint report 2011, 2014 | ||
Bliesgau | 2009 | |||
Schwäbische Alb | 2009 | |||
Black Forest | 2017 | |||
GREECE | ||||
2 biosphere reserves | Gorge of Samaria | 1981 | 1999, 2014 | |
Mount Olympus | 1981 | 1999, 2016 | ||
HUNGARY | ||||
6 biosphere reserves | Aggtelek | 1979 | 2007, 2014 | |
Hortobágy | 1979 | 2007, 2014 | ||
Kiskunság | 1979 | 2007, 2014 | ||
Lake Fertö | 1979 | 2007, 2014 | ||
Pilis | 1980 | 2007, 2014 | ||
Mura Drava Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Croatia/Hungary) | 2012 | |||
IRELAND | ||||
2 biosphere reserves | Dublin Bay | 1981 (former North Bull Island, extended and renamed in 2015) | 2015 | |
Kerry | 1982 (former Killarney, renamed and extended in 2017) | 2017 | ||
ISRAEL | ||||
2 biosphere reserves | Mount Carmel | 1996 | 2007 | |
Megiddo | 2011 (former Ramat Menashe, renamed in 2017) | 2017 | ||
ITALY | ||||
15 biosphere reserves | Collemeluccio-Montedimezzo | 1977 | 2012 | |
Circeo | 1977 | 2012 | ||
Miramare | 1979 | 1999, 2013 | ||
Cilento and Vallo di Diano | 1997 | 2013 | ||
Somma-Vesuvio and Miglio d'Oro | 1997 | 2013 | ||
Valle del Ticino | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Tuscan Islands | 2003 | 2014 | ||
Selve Costiere di Toscana | 2004 (former Selve Pisana, extended and renamed in 2016) | 2016 | ||
Mont-Viso / Area della Biosfera del Monviso Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (France/Italy) | 2013 | |||
Sila | 2014 | |||
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano | 2015 | |||
Ledro Alps and Judicaria | 2015 | |||
Po Delta | 2015 | |||
Collina Po | 2016 | |||
Tepilora, Rio Posada and Montalbo | 2017 | |||
LATVIA | ||||
1 biosphere reserve | North Vidzeme | 1997 | 2013 | |
LITHUANIA | ||||
1 biosphere reserve | Zuvintas | 2011 | ||
MONTENEGRO | ||||
1 biosphere reserve | Tara River Basin | 1976 | 1998, 2017 | |
NETHERLANDS | ||||
1 biosphere reserve | Waddensea Area | 1986 | 2012 | |
POLAND | ||||
10 biosphere reserves | Babia Gora | 1976 (Extension 1997/2001) | 2001, 2013 | |
Bialowieza | 1976 (Extension 2005) | 1998, 2005, 2014 | ||
Masurian Lakes | 1976 (former Lake Luknajno, extended and renamed in 2017) | 2014 | ||
Slowinski | 1976 | 1998 | ||
Krkokonose/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Czech Rep/Poland) | 1992 | joint report 2012 | ||
Tatra Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia) | 1992 | 2013, 2014 (joint report) | ||
East Carpathians Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia/Ukraine) | 1998 | 2013 | ||
Puszcza Kampinoska | 2000 | 2013 | ||
Tuchola Forest | 2010 | |||
West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Belarus/Poland/Ukraine) | 2012 | |||
PORTUGAL | ||||
11 biosphere reserves | Paúl do Boquilobo | 1981 | 2014 | |
Corvo Island | 2007 | |||
Graciosa Island | 2007 | |||
Flores Island | 2009 | |||
Geres/Xures Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2009 | |||
Berlengas | 2011 | |||
Santana Madeira | 2011 | |||
Meseta Ibérica Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2015 | |||
Fajãs de São Jorge | 2016 | |||
Tejo/Tajo Internacional Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2016 | |||
Castro Verde | 2017 | |||
ROMANIA | ||||
3 biosphere reserves | Pietrosul Mare | 1979 | 1998, 2011 | |
Retezat | 1979 | 1998 | ||
Danube Delta Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Romania/Ukraine) | 1998 | 2003, 2015 (joint report) | ||
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||||
44 biosphere reserves | Kavkazskiy | 1978 | 1998 | |
Okskiy | 1978. Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | 1998 | ||
Prioksko-Terrasnyi | 1978. Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | 1999 | ||
Sikhote-Alin | 1978 | 1998 | ||
Tsentral'nochernozem | 1978 | 1999, 2016 | ||
Astrakhanskiy | 1984 | 2005, 2017 | ||
Kronotskiy | 1984 | 2005 | ||
Laplandskiy | 1984 | 1999, 2016 | ||
Pechoro-llychskiy | 1984 | 1998, 2017 | ||
Sayano-Shushenskiy | 1984 | 1999, 2017 | ||
Sokhondinskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
Voronezhskiy | 1984 | 1998, 2016 | ||
Tsentral'nolesnoy | 1985 | 1999 | ||
Baikalskyi | 1986. Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | 2005 | ||
Barguzinskyi | 1986. Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | 2012 | ||
Tzentralnosibirskii | 1986 | 2005 | ||
Chernyje Zemli | 1993 | 2009 | ||
Taimyrsky | 1995 | 2009 | ||
Ubsunorskaya Kotlovina | 1997 | 2009 | ||
Daursky | 1997 | 2009 | ||
Teberda | 1997 | 2009 | ||
Nerusso-Desnianskoe-Polesie | 2001 | 2014 | ||
Visimskiy | 2001 | 2014 | ||
Vodlozersky | 2001 | 2012 | ||
Commander Islands | 2002 | 2014 | ||
Darvinskiy | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Nijegorodskoe Zavolje | 2002 | 2014 | ||
Smolensk Lakeland | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Ugra | 2002 | 2013 | ||
Far East Marine | 2003 | 2014 | ||
Kedrovaya Pad | 2004 | 2016 | ||
Kenozersky | 2004 | 2017 | ||
Valdaiskiy | 2004 | 2017 | ||
Khankaiskiy | 2005 | 2017 | ||
Middle-Volga Integrated | 2006 | 2017 | ||
Great Volzhsko-Kamsky | 2007. (Composed of Raifa, Sarali, Spassky and Sviyazhsky units) | 2017 | ||
Rostovsky | 2008 | 2017 | ||
Altaisky | 2009 | |||
Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain | 2011 | |||
Bashkirskiyi Ural | 2012 | |||
Great Altay Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Kazakhstan/Russian Federation) | (former Katunskiy 2000) 2017 | |||
Khakassky | 2017 | |||
Kizlyar Bay | 2017 | |||
Metsola | 2017 | |||
SERBIA | ||||
2 biosphere reserves | Golija-Studenica | 2001 | 2012, 2016 | |
Backo Podunavlje | 2017 | |||
SLOVAKIA | ||||
4 biosphere reserves | Slovenský Kras | 1977 | 1998, 2013 | |
Polana | 1990 | 2001, 2013 | ||
Tatra Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia) | 1992 | 2014 (joint report), 2017 | ||
East Carpathians Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia/Ukraine) | 1998 | 2014 (joint report), 2017 | ||
SLOVENIA | ||||
3 biosphere reserves | Julian Alps | 2003 | 2014 | |
The Karst | 2004 | 2015 | ||
Kozjansko & Obsotelje | 2010 | |||
SPAIN | ||||
48 biosphere reserves | Grazalema | 1977 | 2004, 2015 | |
Ordesa-Viñamala | 1977 (Extended in 2013) | 2000, 2011 | ||
Montseny | 1978 | 2000, 2011 | ||
Doñana | 1980 | 2004, 2012 | ||
Mancha Húmeda | 1980 | 2002 | ||
Las Sierras de Cazorla y Segura | 1983 | 2004, 2015 | ||
Marismas del Odiel | 1983 (Extended in 2017) | 2004, 2017 | ||
La Palma | 1983 (Extended and renamed in 1997 and 2002) | 2014 | ||
Urdaibai | 1984 | 2000, 2011 | ||
Sierra Nevada | 1986 | 2000, 2012 | ||
Cuenca Alta del Río Manzanares | 1992 | 2006 | ||
Lanzarote | 1993 | 2007 | ||
Menorca | 1993 (Change in zonation 2004) | 2006, 2017 | ||
Sierra de las Nieves y su Entorno | 1995 | 2007, 2017 | ||
Cabo de Gata-Nijar | 1997 | 2011 | ||
Isla de El Hierro | 2000 | 2013 | ||
Bardenas Reales | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Muniellos | 2000 (Extension 2003 - Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica) | 2014 | ||
Somiedo | 2000 | 2011 | ||
Redes | 2001 | 2013 | ||
Las Dehesas de Sierra Morena | 2002 | 2014 | ||
Terras do Miño | 2002 | 2014 | ||
Valle de Laciana | 2003. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2014 | ||
Picos de Europa | 2003. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2014 | ||
Monfragüe | 2003 | 2014 | ||
Valles del Jubera, Leza, Cidacos y Alhama | 2003 | 2014 | ||
Babia | 2004. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2015 | ||
Área de Allariz | 2005 | 2016 | ||
Gran Canaria | 2005 | 2016 | ||
Sierra del Rincón | 2005 | 2016 | ||
Los Valles de Omaña y Luna | 2005. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2016 | ||
Alto de Bernesga | 2005. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2016 | ||
Los Argüellos | 2005. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2016 | ||
Os Ancares Lucenses y Montes de Cervantes, Navia y Becerrea | 2006. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2017 | ||
Los Ancares Leoneses | 2006. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2017 | ||
Las Sierras de Béjar y Francia | 2006 | 2017 | ||
Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (Spain/Morocco) | 2006 | |||
Río Eo, Oscos y Terras de Buron | 2007 | |||
Fuerteventura | 2009 | |||
Geres/Xures Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2009 | |||
La Gomera | 2012 | |||
Las Ubiñas-La Mesa | 2012 | |||
Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo | 2013 | |||
Real Sitio de San Ildefonso-El Espinar | 2013 | |||
Terres de l’Ebre | 2013 | |||
Meseta Ibérica Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2015 | |||
Macizo de Anaga | 2015 | |||
Tejo/Tajo Internacional Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2016 | |||
SWEDEN | ||||
5 biosphere reserves | 1986. Withdrawn in 2010 | 1999 | ||
Kristianstad Vattenrike | 2005 | 2016 | ||
Lake Vänern Archipelago | 2010 | |||
Blekinge Archipelago | 2011 | |||
Nedre Dalälven River Landscape | 2011 | |||
East Vättern Scarp landscape | 2012 | |||
SWITZERLAND | ||||
2 biosphere reserves | Reservat da Biosfera Val Müstair-Parc Naziunal | 1979 (former Swiss National Park, extended and renamed in 2010) | 2010 | |
Entlebuch | 2001 | 2012 | ||
THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA | ||||
1 biosphere reserve | Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Albania / The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) | 2014 | ||
TURKEY | ||||
1 biosphere reserve | Camili | 2005 | 2017 | |
UKRAINE | ||||
8 biosphere reserves | Chernomorskiy | 1984 | 1999, 2014 | |
Askaniya-Nova | 1985 | 1998, 2014 | ||
Carpathian | 1992 | 2003, 2014 | ||
Danube Delta Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Romania/Ukraine) | 1998 (former Dunaisky) | 2010, 2015 (joint report) | ||
East Carpathians Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia/Ukraine) | 1998 | 2014 (joint report) | ||
West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Belarus/Poland/Ukraine) | 2002 (former Shatskiy - extended and renamed in 2012) | 2014 | ||
Desnianskyi | 2009 | |||
Roztochya | 2011 | |||
UNITED KINGDOM | ||||
6 biosphere reserves | Wester Ross | 1976 (former Beinn Eighe, extended and renamed in 2016) | 2016 | |
Braunton Burrows-North Devon | 1976. (Extension 2002) | 2016 | ||
Biosffer Dyfi | 1977 (Extended and Renamed - 2009) | 2009 | ||
1976. Withdrawn in 2013 | ||||
1976. Withdrawn in 2012 | ||||
1976. Withdrawn in 2014 | ||||
1977. Withdrawn in 2010 | ||||
Galloway and southern Ayrshire | 2012 (formerly Cairnsmore of Fleet and Silver Flowe Merrick Kells) | |||
Brighton and Lewes Downs | 2014 | |||
Isle of Man | 2016 | |||
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||||
30 biosphere reserves | 1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | |||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Big Bend | 1976 | 2017 | ||
Cascade Head | 1976 | 2015 | ||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Channel Islands | 1976 | 2017 | ||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Denali | 1976 | 2017 | ||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Everglades & Dry Tortugas | 1976 | 2017 | ||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Crown of the Continent | 1976 (former Glacier, renamed in 2017) | 2014 | ||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Jornada | 1976 | 2017 | ||
Luquillo | 1976 | 2017 | ||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Olympic | 1976 | 2017 | ||
Organ Pipe Cactus | 1976 | 2017 | ||
Rocky Mountain | 1976 | 2016 | ||
San Dimas | 1976 | 2015 | ||
San Joaquin | 1976 | 2017 | ||
Sequoia-Kings Canyon | 1976 | 2017 | ||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Yellowstone | 1976 | 2014 | ||
1978. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
1979. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
University of Michigan Biological Station | 1979 | 2014 | ||
Virginia Coast | 1979 | 2015 | ||
Hawaiian Islands | 1980 | 2017 | ||
Isle Royale | 1980 | 2017 | ||
Big Thicket | 1981 | 2017 | ||
Guanica | 1981 | |||
1983. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Central Gulf Coast Plain | 1983 | 2014 | ||
Congaree | 1983 (former South Atlantic Coastal Plain, renamed in 2017) | 2014 | ||
Mojave and Colorado Deserts | 1984 | 2017 | ||
1986. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
Glacier Bay-Admiralty Is | 1986 | 2014 | ||
Golden Gate | 1988 | 2017 | ||
New Jersey Pinelands | 1988 | 2017 | ||
Southern Appalachian | 1988 | 2017 | ||
Champlain-Adirondak | 1986 | 2017 | ||
Mammoth Cave Area | 1990. Extention 1996 | 2017 | ||
1991. Withdrawn in 2017 |