There are 306 biosphere reserves in 24 countries in Europe and North America.
The EuroMAB network comprises all the biosphere reserves in Europe and North America. Created in 1987, it is currently the largest MAB Regional Network.
Full list of biosphere reserves in the region:
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| ALBANIA | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Albania / North Macedonia) | 2014 | ||
| ANDORRA | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | Ordino | 2020 | ||
| AUSTRIA | ||||
| 4 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 Withdrawn in 2014 | |||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 Withdrawn in 2014 | ||||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 Withdrawn in 2016 | ||||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 Withdrawn in 2016 | ||||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 | |||
| Lower Mura Valley | 2019 | |||
| Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia) | 2021 (encompasses former biosphere reserves) | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 4 biosphere reserves | 1977. Withdrawn in 2020 | 2016 | ||
| 1977. Withdrawn in 2021 | 2016 | |||
| 1977. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
| 1977. Withdrawn in 2020 | 2016 | |||
| 1977. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
| 1977. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
| 1977. Withdrawn in 2020 | 2016 | |||
| 1977. Withdrawn in 2002 | ||||
| Ouzounboudjak | 1977 (Extended in 2017) | 2017 | ||
| 1977. Withdrawn in 2020 | 2016 | |||
| Srébarna | 1977 (Extended in 2017) | 2017 | ||
| Tchervenata sténa | 1977 (Extended in 2017) | 2017 | ||
| 1977. Withdrawn in 2021 | 2016 | |||
| Central Balkan | 2017 (encompasses former: Steneto, Tsaritchina, Djendema and Boitine biosphere reserves) | |||
| CANADA | ||||
| 19 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 | |||
| Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere Reserve | 2021 | |||
| CROATIA | ||||
| 2 biosphere reserves | Velebit Mountain | 1977 | 1998, 2017 | |
| Mura Drava Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Croatia/Hungary) | 2012 | |||
| Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia) | 2021 (encompasses former biosphere reserves) | |||
| 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 Karpaty | 1996 | 2012 | ||
| DENMARK | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | 1977. Withdrawn in 2019 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 16 biosphere reserves | Commune de Fakarava | 1977 (former Atoll de Taiaro, extended and renamed in 2006) | 2006, 2017 | |
| Falasorma-Dui Sevi | 1977 (Former Vallée du Fango, extended in 1990 and renamed in 2020) | 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 | |||
| Martinique Biosphere Reserve | 2021 | |||
| Moselle Sud Biosphere Reserve | 2021 | |||
| GERMANY | ||||
| 16 biosphere reserves | Flusslandschaft Elbe | 1979 | 2002, 2009 | |
| Thüringen Forest | 1979 (Extension 1987 / 1990 / 2018) | 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 | ||
| Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (France/Germany) | 1998 | 2004, joint report 2011, 2014 | ||
| Bliesgau | 2009 | |||
| Schwäbische Alb | 2009 | |||
| Black Forest | 2017 | |||
| GREECE | ||||
| 3 biosphere reserves | Gorge of Samaria | 1981 | 1999, 2014 | |
| Mount Olympus | 1981 | 1999, 2016 | ||
| Asterousia Mountain Range | 2020 | / | ||
| 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 | |||
| Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia) | 2021 (encompasses former biosphere reserves) | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 20 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 | ||
| Ticino, Val Grande Verbano | 2002 (extended 2018) | 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 | |||
| Monte Peglia | 2018 | |||
| Valle Camonica - Alto Sebino | 2018 | |||
| Julian Alps | 2019 | |||
| Po Grande | 2019 | |||
| Monte Grappa Biosphere Reserve | 2021 | |||
| LATVIA | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | North Vidzeme | 1997 | 2013 | |
| LITHUANIA | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | Zuvintas | 2011 | ||
| LUXEMBOURG | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | Minett | 2020 | ||
| MOLDOVA | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | Lower Prut | 2018 | ||
| MONTENEGRO | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | Tara River Basin | 1976 | 1998, 2017 | |
| The NETHERLANDS | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | 1986. Withdrawn in 2018 | |||
| Maasheggen | 2018 | |||
| NORTH MACEDONIA | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Albania / North Macedonia) | 2014 | ||
| NORWAY | ||||
| 1 biosphere reserve | 1976. Withdrawn in 1997 | |||
| Nordhordland | 2019 | |||
| POLAND | ||||
| 11 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 | |||
| Roztocze (forms a Transboundary Biosphere Reserve with Roztochya Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine) | 2019 | |||
| PORTUGAL | ||||
| 12 biosphere reserves | Paúl do Boquilobo | 1981 | 2014 | |
| Corvo Island | 2007 | 2017 | ||
| Graciosa Island | 2007 | 2017 | ||
| Flores Island | 2009 | 2019 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Porto Santo | 2020 | |||
| ROMANIA | ||||
| 2 biosphere reserves | Pietrosul Mare | 1979 | 1998, 2011 | |
| 1979. Withdrawn in 2021 | 1998 | |||
| Danube Delta Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Romania/Ukraine) | 1998 | 2003, 2015 (joint report) | ||
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||||
| 48 biosphere reserves | Kavkazskiy | 1978 | 1998 | |
| Sikhote-Alin | 1978 | 1998 | ||
| Tsentral'nochernozem | 1978 | 1999, 2016 | ||
| Prioksko-Terrasnyi | 1979. Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | 1999 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Okskiy | 1986. Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | 1998 | ||
| Baikalskyi | 1986. Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | 2005 | ||
| Barguzinskyi | 1986. Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | 2012 | ||
| Tzentralnosibirskii | 1986 | 2005 | ||
| 1993. Withdrawn in 2021 | 2009 | |||
| Taimyrsky | 1995 | 2009 | ||
| Ubsunorskaya Kotlovina (part of the Uvs Lake Depression Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Mongolia / Russian Federation) | 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 | |||
| Mountainous Urals | 2018 | |||
| Lake Elton | 2019 | |||
| Kologrivsky Forest | 2020 | |||
| Uvs Lake Depression Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Mongolia / Russian Federation) | 2021 | |||
| Kuznetsky Alatau Biosphere Reserve | 2021 | |||
| Mountain Great Bogdo Biosphere Reserve | 2021 | |||
| SERBIA | ||||
| 2 biosphere reserves | Golija-Studenica | 2001 | 2012, 2016 | |
| Backo Podunavlje | 2017 | |||
| Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia) | 2021 (encompasses former biosphere reserves) | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 4 biosphere reserves | Julian Alps | 2003 | 2014 | |
| The Karst | 2004 | 2015 | ||
| Kozjansko & Obsotelje | 2010 | |||
| Mura River | 2018 | |||
| Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia) | 2021 (encompasses former biosphere reserves) | |||
| SPAIN | ||||
| 52 biosphere reserves | Sierra de Grazalema | 1977 | 2004, 2015 | |
| Ordesa-Viñamala | 1977 (Extended in 2013) | 2000, 2011 | ||
| Montseny | 1978 | 2000, 2011 | ||
| Doñana | 1980 | 2004, 2012 | ||
| Mancha Húmeda | 1980 | 2002 | ||
| Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas | 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 | ||
| Cuencas Altas del los Ríos Manzanares, Lozoya y Guadarrama | 1992 (Extended in 2019) | 2006 | ||
| Lanzarote | 1993 | 2007 | ||
| Menorca | 1993 (extended in 2004 and 2019) | 2006, 2017 | ||
| Sierra de las Nieves | 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 | ||
| 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 (Extended in 2019) | 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 (Andalucia, Spain/Morocco) | 2006 | 2017 | ||
| Río Eo, Oscos y Terras de Burron | 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 | |||
| Ponga | 2018 | |||
| Alto Turia | 2019 | |||
| La Siberia | 2019 | |||
| Valle del Cabriel | 2019 | |||
| Ribeira Sacra e Serras do Oribio e Courel Biosphere Reserve | 2021 | |||
| SWEDEN | ||||
| 7 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 | |||
| Vindelälven-Juhttátahkka | 2019 | |||
| Voxnadalen | 2019 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 (since 2019 transboundary biosphere reserve with Roztocze - Poland) | 2011 | |||
| UNITED KINGDOM | ||||
| 7 biosphere reserves | Wester Ross | 1976 (former Beinn Eighe, extended and renamed in 2016) | 2016 | |
| 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 | |||
| Isle of Wight | 2019 | |||
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||||
| 28 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 | ||
| 1976. Withdrawn in 2018 | ||||
| 1976. Withdrawn in 2019 | 2017 | |||
| Sequoia-Kings Canyon | 1976 | 2017 | ||
| 1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
| 1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
| 1976. Withdrawn in 2017 | ||||
| Yellowstone - Grand Teton | 1976 (former Yellowstone, renamed in 2018) | 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 | ||||
| Apalachicola | 1983. (Former Central Gulf Plains, renamed in 2017) | 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 | ||||
Last updated: January 2022
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Albania
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Dr. Djana Bejko
Ministry of Environment
E-mail: djana.bejko@moe.gov.al
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Albania:
Ohrid-Prespa Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2014 (Transboundary BR with North Macedonia)
Periodic reviews: /
Andorra
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
N/A
N/A
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Andorra:
Ordino Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2020
Periodic reviews: /
Armenia
MAB Focal point:
Dr. Lilit Sahakyan
Director, Center for Ecological-Noosphere
Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Email: lilit.sahakyan@cens.am
Austria
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Dr. Günter Köck
Austrian Academy of Sciences
International Research Programmes
E-mail: guenter.koeck@oeaw.ac.at
Prof. DI Dr. Arne Arnberger
Chairman
Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU)
E-mail: arne.arnberger@boku.ac.at
Prof. Dr. Axel Borsdorf
Institute of Interdisciplinary Mountain Research
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Mag. Gabriele Eschig
Austrian UNESCO Commission
Prof. Dr. Marina Fischer-Kowalski
IFF - Social Ecology
Mr. DI Elfriede Fuhrmann
Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry
Dr. Elke Atzler
Federal Ministry for European and Foreign Affairs
DI Max Albrecht
Liaison Office of the Länder
c/o Amt der Vorarlberger Landesregierung
Emer. Univ.-Prof. Friedrich Ehrendorfer
University of Vienna
Faculty Centre of Biodiversity
Prof. Dr. Norbert Weixlbaumer
Department of Geography and Regional Research
University of Vienna
Prof. Dr. Marianne Penker
Institute for Sustainable Economic Development / Regional Development Group,
Department of Economics and Social Sciences
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)
Prof. Dr. Brigitta Erschbamer
University of Innsbruck
Institute of Botany
Dr. Karolina Begusch-Pfefferkorn
Federal Ministry for Science and Research
Dr. Arno Mohl
WWF Austria
DI Wolfgang Mattes
Environmental Agency Austria
Prof. Dr. Marianne Popp
Faculty of Life Sciences, Univeristy of Vienna
There are 4 biosphere reserves in Austria:
Grosses Walsertal Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2011
Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005
Periodic reviews: 2016
Salzburger Lungau & Kärtner Nockberg Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012
Periodic reviews: /
Lower Mura Valley Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia)
Designated in 2021
Azerbaijan
MAB Focal point:
Mr. Urkhan Alekprov
Chairperson
Academy of Sciences Azerbaijan
Email: urkhan.alekperov@un.azeri.com
Belarus
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Dr. Natalia M. Rybianets
Belarusian State University
E-mail: mab@bsu.by
There are 3 biosphere reserves in Belarus:
Berezinskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1978
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2011
Belovezhskaya Pushcha Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1993
Periodic reviews: 2005 and 2011
West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2003 (since 2012 a Transboundary BR with Poland and Ukraine)
Periodic reviews: 2012
Belgium
MAB Focal point:
Mme. Brigitte Decadt
Coordination internationale/International Coordination
Politique scientifique fédérale/Belgian Science Policy
Email: brigitte.decadt@belspo.be
Bulgaria
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr. Vladimir Vladimirov
Institute of biodiversity and ecosystem investigations
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
E-mail: vdvlad@bio.bas.bg
There are 10 biosphere reserves in Bulgaria:
Alibotouch Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 2016
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Doupki-Djindjiritza Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 2016
Mantaritza Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 2016
Uzunbudzhak Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977 (extended in 2017)
Periodic reviews: 2016
Parangalitza Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 2016
Srébarna Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977 (extended in 2017)
Periodic reviews: 2016
Tchervenata Sténa Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977 (extended in 2017)
Periodic reviews: 2016
Central Balkan Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2017 (encompasses the former Steneto, Tsaritchina, Djendema and Boitine BR's)
Periodic reviews: /
Canada
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Eleanor Haine Bennett
Programme Officer, Natural Sciences
Canadian Commission for UNESCO
E-mail: eleanor-haine-bennett@ccunesco.ca
Mauren Reed
E-mail: mgr774@mail.usask.ca
Debbie Pella Keen
E-mail: dpellakeen@vianet.ca
Rebecca Hurwiz
E-mail: rebecca@clayoquotbiosphere.org
Larry McDermott
E-mail: larryplentycanada@gmail.com
Sébastien Goupil
E-mail: sebastien.goupil@unesco.ca
There are 19 biosphere reserves in Canada:
Mont Saint Hilaire Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1978
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2009
Waterton Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2009
Long Point Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1986
Periodic reviews: 2001 and 2012
Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1986
Periodic reviews: 2001 and 2013
Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1988
Periodic reviews: 2003 and 2015
Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1990
Periodic reviews: 2002 and 2014
Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2011
Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2012
Lac Saint Pierre Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2012
Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2011
South West Nova Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2001
Periodic reviews: 2012
Thousand Islands - Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002 (extended in 2007)
Periodic reviews: 2018
Georgian Bay Littoral Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2004
Periodic reviews: 2016
Manicouagan Uapishka Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2007
Periodic reviews: 2018
Fundy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2007
Periodic reviews: 2018
Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2011
Periodic reviews: /
Beaver Hills Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2016
Periodic reviews: /
Tsá Tué Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2016
Periodic reviews: /
Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2021
Periodic reviews: /
Croatia
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Ms. Martina Vidakovic
Ministry of Environment and Energy
E-mail: martina.vidakovic@mzoe.hr
Ms Irina Zupan
Chairperson
Croatian Agency for Environment and Nature
Mr Neven Trenc
Croatian Agency for Environment and Nature
Mr Tomislav Bogdanović
Public Institution “Kopački rit Nature Park”
Mr Gordan Lukač
Public Institution “Paklenica National Park”
Ms Ana Brkljačić
Public Institution “Velebit Nature Park”
Mr Siniša Golub
“Međimurje Nature”, Public Institution for Nature Protection in Međimurje County
Ms Tatjana Arnold Sabo
Public Institution for Management of Protected Parts of Nature and Ecological Network of Virovitica - Podravina County
Mr Hrvoje Carić
Institute for Tourism
Ms Rut Carek
Ministry of Culture
Ms Martina Vidaković
Ministry of Environment and Energy
There are 2 biosphere reserves in Croatia:
Velebit Mountain Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2017
Mura Drava Danube Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012 (Transboundary Biosphere Reserve with Hungary)
Periodic reviews: /
Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia)
Designated in 2021)
Periodic reviews: /
Cyprus
MAB Focal point:
Ms. Elena Stylianopoulou
Department of Environment
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
Email: estylianopoulou@environment.moa.gov.cy
Czech Republic
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr. Jan Sima
Director of Department of Species Protection and Implementation of International Commitments
Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
Vrsovicka 1442/65
100 10 Prague 10
Email: jan.sima@mzp.cz
There are 6 biosphere reserves in the Czech Republic:
Krivoklátsko Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2017
Trebon Basin Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2016
Lower Morava Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1986
Periodic reviews: 2003 and 2014
Sumava Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1990
Periodic reviews: 2017
Krkonoše/Karkonosze Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992 (Transboundary BR with Poland)
Periodic reviews: 2012
Bilé Karpaty Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1996
Periodic reviews: 2012
Denmark
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr. Jens Dalsgaard
Department of Nature and Environment
E-mail: jens.dalsgaard@uvm.dk
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Denmark:
Moen Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2017
Periodic reviews: /
Estonia
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Dr. Toomas Kokovkin
Estonian National Commission for UNESCO
E-mail: toomas@pelagis.eu
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Estonia:
West Estonian Archipelago Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1990
Periodic reviews: 2005 and 2016
Finland
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr. Jukka-Pekka Flander
Ministry of the Environment
E-mail: jukka-pekka-flander@ymparisto.fi
There are 2 biosphere reserves in Finland:
North Karelian Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992
Periodic reviews: 2009
Archipelago Sea Area Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1994
Periodic reviews: 2006 and 2017
France
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mme. Catherine Cibien
MAB France
E-mail: catherine.cibien@mab-France.org
Website: www.mab-france.org
Didier BABIN
Président
president@mab-france.org
Michèle MANOA
vice-présidente, Elue de la Réserve de biosphère des Cévennes
Anne-Caroline PREVOT
CNRS, vice-présidente
Jean-Pierre RANCHON
élu de la Réserve de biosphère du Mont Ventoux
Viviane DARGERY
Elue de la Réserve de biosphère du Luberon Lure
Françoise PERON
élue de la Réserve de biosphère des îles et de la mer d'Iroise
Ken REYNA
Réserve de biosphère du Mont Ventoux
Bérengère NOGUIER
Elue de la Réserve de biosphère des gorges du Gardon
Marc DECONCHAT
INRA
Philippe FELDMANN
Cirad
Raphaël MATHEVET
CNRS, trésorier
Frédéric BIORET
Université de Bretagne occidentale
Mireille JARDIN
experte
Jean-Michel SALLES
CNRS
There are 16 biosphere reserves in France:
Camargue (Delta du Rhone) Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977 (extended in 2006)
Periodic reviews: 2000 and 2017
Commune de Fakarava Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977 (extended and renamed in 2006)
Periodic reviews: 2006 and 2017
Falasorma-Dui Sevi
Designated in 1977 (extended in 1990)
Periodic reviews: 1998, 2006 and 2017
Cévennes Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2015
Îles et Mer d'Iroise Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1988 (extended and renamed in 2012)
Periodic reviews: 2001 and 2012
Mont Ventoux Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1990
Periodic reviews: 2007 and 2018
Archipel de la Guadeloupe Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992
Periodic reviews: 2014
Luberon Lure Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1997 (extended and renamed in 2010)
Periodic reviews: 2010
Fontainebleau et du Gâtinais Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1998 (extended and renamed in 2010)
Periodic reviews: 2010
Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1998 (Transboundary BR with Germany)
Periodic reviews: 2000 (national report) and 2011 (joint report)
Bassin de la Dordogne Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012
Periodic reviews: /
Marais Audomarois Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2013
Periodic reviews: /
Mont Viso Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2013 (Transboundary BR with Italy)
Periodic reviews: /
Gorges du Gardon Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2015
Periodic reviews: /
Martinique Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2021
Periodic reviews: /
Moselle Sud Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2021
Periodic reviews: /
Georgia
MAB Focal point:
Prof. Dr. Tengiz F. Urushadze
Georgian National Academy of Sciences
Email: t_urushadze@yahoo.com
Germany
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr. Michael HEUGEL
Chair of the MAB National Committee
E-mail: michael.heugel@bmu.bund.de (cc to barbara.engels@bfn.de)
Website: www.bfn.de
Margret Brahms
Former Head of Department for Nature Conservation at the Environment Schleswig-Holstein
Lennart Berwanger
Trainee in the BR Bliesgau, MAB Youth
Dr. Frauke Druckrey
Former Environmental Representative of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)
Barbara Engels
Secretary of the German MAB National Committee, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Birgit Grauvogel
Executive secretary of Tourism Saarland
Thomas Habermann
Chief administrative officer of Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld (BR Rhön)
Oswald Henkel
Ecological farmer, Chair of Direct Marketers’ Organisation Rhön
Prof. Dr. Hubert Job
Chair for Geography and Regional Research at the University of Würzburg
Adrian Johst
Executive Secretary of Naturstiftung David of BUND Thüringen
Melanie Klock
Master Student Landscape Ecology, MAB Youth
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Knieling
Chair of Urban Planning and Regional Development at the Hafen City, University Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Vera Luthardt
Chair for Vegetation science and Applied Plant Ecology at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development
Helga May-Didion
Head of Division, Nature Protection, Ministry of Environment and Consumerism of the Saarland
Dr. Lutz Möller
Vice-Secretary General of the German Commission for UNESCO (DUK)
Prof. Dr. Heike Molitor
Chair for Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) at the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development
Prof. Dr. Johannes Prüter
Former Manager of the BR Elbe River Landscape in Lower Saxony
Prof. Dr. Irene Ring
Chair for Ecosystem Services at the Technical University of Dresden, International Institute Zittau (IHI)
Lothar Schmid
Head of Divion for Nature Conservation at the Institute for Federal Real Estate (BImA)
Dr.-Ing. Nicole Spundflasch
Vice-President of NABU 8 (Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union), freelance planner
There are 16 biosphere reserves in Germany:
Flusslandschaft Elbe Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979 (extended in 1997)
Periodic reviews: 2002, 2009 and 2018
Thüringen Forest Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979 (extended in 1987 and 1990; extended and renamed in 2018)
Periodic reviews: 2002 and 2012
Berchtesgadener Land Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1990 (extended and renamed in 2010)
Periodic reviews: 2003 and 2013
Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1990
Periodic reviews: 2003 and 2013
Wadden Sea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1990 (extended in 2004)
Periodic reviews: 2006 and 2015
Spreewald Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1991
Periodic reviews: 2003 and 2013
South-East Rügen Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1991
Periodic reviews: 2004 and 2014
Rhön Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1991
Periodic reviews: 2004 and 2014
Waddensea of Lower Saxony Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992
Periodic reviews: 2006 and 2015
Waddensea of Hamburg Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992
Periodic reviews: 2006 and 2015
Oberlausitzer Heide and Teichlandschaft Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1996
Periodic reviews: 2007 and 2017
Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1998 (Transboundary BR with France)
Periodic reviews: 2004 and 2014 (national report), 2011 (joint report)
Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2012
Bliesgau Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2009
Periodic reviews: /
Schwabian Alps Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2009
Periodic reviews: /
Black Forest Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2017
Periodic reviews: /
Greece
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Prof. Michael Scoullos
Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development
E-mail: scoullos@mio-ecsde.org
There are 3 biosphere reserves in Greece:
Gorge of Samaria Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1981
Periodic reviews: 1999 and 2014
Mount Olympus Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1981
Periodic reviews: 1999 and 2016
Asterousia Mountain Range Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2020
Periodic reviews: /
Hungary
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Ms. Rozália Erdine Szekeres
Head of Department of Nature Conservation
Ministry of Rural Development
E-mail: rozalia.szekeres.erdine@fm.gov.hu
Main official correspondence address: tmf@fm.gov.hu; info@unesco.hu
Ms Rozália Érdine dr. Szekeres
Chairperson
Kossuth Lajos tér 11.
H-1055 Budapest
Tel: (36-1)795-2397
E-mail: rozalia.szekeres.erdine@fm.gov.hu
Ms Krisztina Koczka
Secretary
E-mail: krisztina.koczka@fm.gov.hu
Ms Szilvia Ádám
Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Nature Conservation
Dr. Attila Borhidi
University of Pécs
Dr. András Báldi
Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Director-General
Dr. János Tardy
Budapesti Business School, College of Commerce, Catering and Tourism
Dr. Katalin Török
Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Mr Péter Zambó
Pilis Park Forestry Company Ltd.
Director-General
Dr. Dénes Bartha
University of West Hungary
Faculty of Forestry
János Lerner
Islandia Travel Agency
Expert on Tourism
Dr. Szabolcs Lengyel
Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
János Lingauer
Nature Conservation Office
Dezső Szomor
Szomor Ecofarm
Zsolt Tiffán
Baranya County Assembly
Ákos Fáth
Director of WWF Hungary
Balázs Veress
Aggteleki National Park Directorate
Szabolcs Závoczky
Duna-Dráva National Park Directorate
Zoltán Puskás
Balaton Uplands National Park Directorate
András Füri
Duna-Ipoly National Park Directorate
Gábor Reischl
Fertő-Hanság National Park Directorate
Gábor Szilágyi
Hortobágyi National Park Directorate
Emil Boros Dr.
Kiskunsági National Park Directorate
There are 6 biosphere reserves in Hungary:
Aggtelek Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979
Periodic reviews: 2007 and 2014
Hortobágy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979
Periodic reviews: 2007 and 2014
Kiskunság Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979
Periodic reviews: 2007 and 2014
Lake Fertö Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979
Periodic reviews: 2007 and 2014
Pilis Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1980
Periodic reviews: 2007 and 2014
Mura Drava Danube Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012 (Transboundary BR with Croatia)
Periodic reviews: /
Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia)
Designated in 2021)
Periodic reviews: /
Ireland
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
National Parks and Wildlife Service
E-mail: nature.conservation@chg.gov.ie
There are 2 biosphere reserves in Ireland:
Dublin Bay Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1981 (extended and renamed in 2015)
Periodic reviews: 2015
Kerry Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1982 (extended and renamed in 2017)
Periodic reviews: 2017
Israel
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr. Uriel Safriel
Israeli National Commission for UNESCO
E-mail: uriel36@gmail.com
There are 2 biosphere reserves in Israel:
Mount Carmel Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1996
Periodic reviews: 2007
Megiddo Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2011 (renamed in 2017)
Periodic reviews: /
Italy
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Professor Pier Luigi Petrillo
President of the MAB National Committee
E-mail: pierluigi.petrillo@unitelmasapienza.it
Antonio Maturani
Coordinator of the MAB National Committee, Focal point for biosphere reserves
General Director of the Directorate General for Natural Heritage
Ministry of the Ecological Transition
E-mail: PNA-UDG@mite.gov.it
Ottavio Di Bella
Head of the Division V “EU and international protection and promotion, CBD, UNESCO”
Directorate General for Natural Heritage
Ministry of the Ecological Transition
E-mail: dibella.ottavio@mite.gov.it
Enrico Vicenti
Italian National Commission for UNESCO
E-mail: torresani.maria@minambiente.it
Lucio Alberto Savoia
MAB Italy
General Secretary of Italian National Commission for UNESCO
E-mail: comm.unesco@esteri.it
Paolo Andrea Bartorelli
Directorate General for the Promotion of the Country System
E-mail: dgsp.06@cert.esteri.it
Carmela Covelli
Directorate-General for Development of the Department of European and International Policies and Rural Development
Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
E-mail: c.covelli@politicheagricole.it
Raffaele Dobellini
Official of the officer of the Cabinet Office
Ministry of Education
E-mail: raffaele.dobellini@istruzione.it
Domenico De Martinis
Official of the Department for Higher Education and Research
Ministry of Education, University and Research
E-mail: domenico.demartinis@miur.it
Francesca Riccio
Official of Service I - UNESCO Coordination and Office
Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism
E-mail: francesca.riccio@beniculturali.it
Carlo Calfapietra
Director of the Ecosystems Research Institute
Terrestrials of the National Research Council (CNR)
E-mail: Carlo.calfapietra@cnr.it
Serena D’Ambrogi
Official of the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA)
E-mail: Serena.dambrogi@isprambiente.it
Davide De Laurentis
General at the Command of the Carabinieri Forestry, Environmental and Agri-food Units
E-mail: ufavcte@carabinieri.it
Diego Martino
Official of the Department for Staff, Nature, Territory and the Mediterranean
Ministry of the Ecological Transition
E-mail: Martino.diego@mite.gov.it
Roberto Giangreco
Official of the General Direction for the Sea and Coasts
Ministry of the Ecological Transition
E-mail: Giangreco.roberto@mite.gov.it
Cecilia Honorati
E-mail: ceciliahonorati@yahoo.it
There are 20 biosphere reserves in Italy:
Collemeluccio - Montedimezzo Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 2012
Circeo Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 2012
Miramare Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979
Periodic reviews: 1999 and 2011
Cilento and Vallo di Diano Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1997
Periodic reviews: 2013
Somma-Vesuvio and Miglio d'Oro Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1997
Periodic reviews: 2013
Ticino Val Grande Verbano Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002 (extended and renamed in 2018)
Periodic reviews: 2013
Tuscan Islands Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2003
Periodic reviews: 2014
Selve Costiere di Toscana Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2004 (extended and renamed in 2016)
Periodic reviews: 2016
Monviso Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2013 (Transboundary BR with France)
Periodic reviews: /
Sila Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2014
Periodic reviews: /
Appennino Tosco-Emiliano Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2015
Periodic reviews: /
Ledro Alps and Judicaria Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2015
Periodic reviews: /
Po Delta Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2015
Periodic reviews: /
Collina Po Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2016
Periodic reviews: /
Tepilora, Rio Posada and Montalbo Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2017
Periodic reviews: /
Monte Peglia Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2018
Periodic reviews: /
Valle Camonica - Alto Sebino Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2018
Periodic reviews: /
Julian Alps Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
Po Grande Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
Monte Grappa Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2021
Periodic reviews: /
Latvia
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr. Andris Urtans
Latvian National Commission for UNESCO
E-mail: office@unesco.lv
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Latvia:
North Vidzeme Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1997
Periodic reviews: 2013
Lithuania
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Prof. Vincas Buda
Lithuanian National Academy of Sciences
E-mail: p.vinbuda@ekoi.lt
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Lithuania:
Žuvintas Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2011
Periodic reviews: /
Luxembourg
MAB Focal point:
Mme Simone Beck
Présidente
Commission nationale pour la coopération avec l'UNESCO
Email: simone.beck@education.lu
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Luxembourg:
Minett
Designated in 2020
Periodic reviews: /
Malta
MAB Focal point:
Prof. Salvino Busuttil
Secretary General
Foundation for Internation Studies
Moldova
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Anatolie Risina
E-mail: anatolie.risina@gmail.com
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Moldova:
Lower Prut Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2018
Periodic reviews: /
Montenegro
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Ms. Jelena Radevic
Ministry for Sustainable Development and Tourism
E-mail: jelena.radevic@mrt.gov.me
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Montenegro:
Tara River Basin Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2017
Netherlands
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr. Bernard Baerends
Regional Affairs and Spatial Economic Policy Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
E-mail: b.baerends@mineleni.nl
There is 1 biosphere reserve in the Netherlands:
Maasheggen Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2018
Periodic reviews: /
North Macedonia
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mrs. Lidija Topuzovska
Ministry of Culture
E-mail: l.topuzovska@kultura.gov.mk
There is 1 biosphere reserve in North Macedonia:
Ohrid-Prespa Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2014 (Transboundary BR with Albania)
Periodic reviews: /
Norway
MAB Focal point:
Mr. Olav Nord-Varhaug
Norwegian Environment Agency
E-mail: olav.nord-varhaug@miljodir.no
Ms Eva Hauge Fontaine
Secretary
Norwegian Environment Agency
E-mail: eva.hauge.fontaine@miljodir.no
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Norway:
Nordhordland Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
Poland
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Ms. Zofia Nowicka
Polish MAB National Committee
E-mail: znowicka@twarda.pl
Dr Joanna Adamczyk
SGGW, Wydział Leśnictwa
MSc. Andrzej Antczak
Nadleśnictwo Białowieża
Dr hab. Radosław Dobrowolski
UMCS, Instytut Nauk o Ziemi
Dr Bożena Haczek
Departament Leśnictwa, Ochrony
Przyrody i Krajobrazu
Ministerstwo Środowiska
Prof. dr hab. Agnieszka Gałuszka
Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach
Zakład Geochemii i Ochrony Środowiska
Dr Andrzej Raj
Dyrektor Karkonoskiego Parku Narodowego
Prof. dr hab. Roman Soja
Instytut Geografii i PZ PAN, Zakład Geomorfologii
Dr Joanna Sposób
Uniwersytet M. Curie-Skłodowskiej, ul.
Prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Witkowski
AWF, Zakład Ekologii i Kształtowania Środowiska
There are 11 biosphere reserves in Poland:
Babia Gora Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2000 and 2013
Bialowieza Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2013
Masurian Lakes Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976 (extended and renamed in 2017)
Periodic reviews: 2014
Slowinski Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 1998
Karkonosze Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992 (Transboundary BR with Czech Republic)
Periodic reviews: 2012 (joint report)
Tatra Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992 (Transboundary BR with Slovakia)
Periodic reviews: 2014 (joint report) and 2018 (national report)
East Carpathians Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1998 (Transboundary BR with Slovakia and Ukraine)
Periodic reviews: 2013 (joint report) and 2018 (national report)
Puszcza Kampinoska Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2013
West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002 (since 2012 a Transboundary BR with Belarus and Ukraine)
Periodic reviews: 2012
Tuchola Forest Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2010
Periodic reviews: /
Roztocze Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019 (Transboundary BR with Roztochya, Ukraine)
Periodic reviews: /
Portugal
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Dra. Anabela Trindade
Instituto de Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (ICNF)
E-mail: anabela.trindade@icnf.pt
Eduardo Carqueijeiro
Secretary
Instituto de Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (ICNF)
E-mail: eduardo.carqueijeiro@icnf.pt
Mário Antunes
President of the ONGA Tejo
E-mail: mario@agrotejo.pt
José Eduardo
Presidente do Conselho de gestão da Reserva da Biosfera Ilha das Flores
E-mail: Jose.GF.Eduardo@azores.gov.pt
Pedro Raposo
Presidente do Conselho de gestão da Reserva da Biosfera Ilha Graciosa
E-mail: Pedro.ML.Raposo@azores.gov.pt
Fernando Ferreira
Presidente do Conselho de gestão da Reserva da Biosfera Ilha do Corvo
E-mail: Fernando.MC.Ferreira@azores.gov.pt
Rui Sequeira
Presidente do Conselho de gestão da Reserva da Biosfera Ilha de São Jorge
E-mail: Rui.mv.sequeira@azores.gov.pt
Duarte Figueiredo
Diretor do Departamento de Conservação da Natureza e Biodiversidade do Norte – ICNF, I.P
E-mail: Duarte. figueiredo@icnf.pt
Fernando Ferreira
Presidente do Conselho de gestão da Reserva da Biosfera Ilha do Corvo
E-mail: Fernando.MC.Ferreira@azores.gov.pt
Marcio Dinarte
Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Santana
E-mail: marcio.dinarte@cm-santana.com
Sérgio Leandro
Deputy diretor School of Tourism and Maritime Technology
E-mail: sleandro@ipleiria.pt
Ana Carvalho
Diretora do Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial (AECT – ZASNET)
E-mail: Ana.carvalho@zasnet-aect.eu
Teresa Fidélis
Diretora Regional da região Centro – ICNF, I.P.
E-mail: Teresa.Fidelis@icnf.pt
Rita Alcazar
Liga para a Proteção da Natureza (LPN) Associação de Agricultores do Campo Branco
E-mail: rita.alcazar@lpn.pt
Ana Nobre
Liga para a Proteção da Natureza (LPN) Associação de Agricultores do Campo Branco
E-mail: aacampobranco@sapo.pt
David Marques
Vice - Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Castro Verde
E-mail: david.marques@cm-castroverde.pt
Vera Chapado
E-mail: Vera.chapado@turismodeportugal.pt
Teresa Andresen
E-mail: andresenteresa@gmail.com
Sergio Gorjão
Secretário Executivo da Comissão Nacional da UNESCO
E-mail: sergio.gorjao@mne.pt
Helena Freitas
Vice-reitora da Universidade de Coimbra
E-mail: hfreitas@ci.uc.pt
There are 11 biosphere reserves in Portugal:
Paúl do Boquilobo Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1981
Periodic reviews: 2014
Corvo Island Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2007
Periodic reviews: 2017; 2017
Graciosa Island Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2007
Periodic reviews: 2017; 2018
Flores Island Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2009
Periodic reviews: 2019
Gerês - Xurés Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2009 (Transboundary BR with Spain)
Periodic reviews: /
Berlengas Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2011
Periodic reviews: /
Santana Madeira Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2011
Periodic reviews: /
Meseta Ibérica Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2015 (Transboundary BR with Spain)
Periodic reviews: /
Fajãs de São Jorge Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2016
Periodic reviews: /
Tejo/Tajo Internacional Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2016 (Transboundary BR with Spain)
Periodic reviews: /
Castro Verde
Designated in 2017
Periodic reviews: /
Porto Santo
Designated in 2020
Periodic reviews: /
Romania
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Dr. Ioan Jelev
Romanian National Commission for UNESCO
E-mail: serban@cnr-unesco.ro and ioan.jelev@hidro.ro
Mrs. Daniela Zaharia
Chairperson
Commission nationale de Roumanie pour l'UNESCO
Str. Anton Cehov nr. 8, Sector 1
011998 Bucarest
E-mail: sg@cnr-unesco.ro
Dr. Ioan Jelev
President of the the Romanian UNESCO MAB Commission
Commission nationale de Roumanie pour l'UNESCO
Str. Anton Cehov nr.8, Sector 1
011998 Bucarest
Tel.: (4.021) 213 13 33 E-mail: serban@cnr-unesco.ro
Dr. Zoran Acimov
Retezat Biosphere Reserve
Nucșoara nr.284, com. Sălașu de Sus, jud. Hunedoara
2700
Tel: (4.0254) 779 969
E-mail: zoran@retezat.ro
Website: www.retezat.ro
Dr. Ion Munteanu
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Str. Portului nr 34 A, Tulcea, 820243, Romania
Tel: (4.0240) 518 945
E-mail: ardd@ddbra.ro
Dr. Dan Bălteanu
Romanian Academy, Institute of Geography
Str. Dimitrie Racovina nr.12, sector 2
70307 Bucharest
Tel: (4.021) 313 59 90
E-mail: igar@geoinst.ro
Dr. Dănuț Gîtan
National Agency for Mountainous Areas
Str. Runc, nr.23, Vatra Dornei
Jud. Suceava
Tel: (4.0230) 375 035
E-mail: danut.gatan@azm.gov.ro
Dr. Gheorghe Ionașcu
Romanian Scientific Academy
Str. Ilfov nr. 3, Bucarest
Tel: (4.021) 619 37 71
E-mail: gionascu@yahoo.com
Dr. Gheorghe Mărmureanu
National Institute of Earth Physics
Tel: (4.021) 405 06 70
E-mail: marmur@infp.ro
Dr. Dragoș Mihai
Protected Zones Department, National Directorate of Forests (ROMSILVA)
Tel: (4.021) 317 10 05
E-mail: dragos.mihai@rnp.rosilva.ro
Dr. Simion Nicolaev
Romanian Institute of Marine Studies and Development (INCDM)
8700 Constanta
Tel: (4.0241) 54 32 88
E-mail: nicolaev@alpha.rmri.ro
Dr. Radu Rey
Mountain Economics Centre/Natural Institute of Eco-Economics Research
Vatra Dornei
Tel: (4.0230) 375 035
E-mail: radurey@yahoo.com
Dr. John Samad Smaranda
Ministry of the Environment and Forests
Tel: (4.021) 4089546
E-mail: jsamad05@yahoo.com
Dr. Angheluță Vădineanu
University of Bucarest, Faculty of Biology
Splaiul Independentei nr. 91-95, sector 5
76201 Bucharest
Tel: (4.021) 318 15 71
E-mail: angheluta.vadineanu@g.unibuc.ro
Ing. Mircea Vergheleț
Parc National Piatra Craiului
Tel: +40268 223 165
E-mail: vmircea@pcrai.ro
Dr. Claudiu Iușan
Rodna Mountains National Park Administration
str. Principală, Nr. 1455, Rodna,
427245, Bistrita-Nasaud
Tel: (40.26) 337 7715
E-mail: apnmr@bistrita.rosilva.ro
Website: www.parcrodna.ro
Dr. Laurențiu Rozylowicz
University of Bucarest, CCMESI
Tel: 021 310 38 72
E-mail: rozylowicz@gmail.com
There are 3 biosphere reserves in Romania:
Pietrosul Mare Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2018
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1998 (Transboundary BR with Ukraine)
Periodic reviews: 2003 and 2015 (joint report)
Russian Federation
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Dr. Valery M. Neronov
Deputy Chairperson
Russian MAB National Committee
E-mail: rusmabcom@gmail.com
Mob. tel: 8-916-585-6685
Acad Yury Dgebuadze
Chair of the Russian MAB Committee
The A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Russian Academy of Sciences
E-mail: yudgeb@gmail.com
Acad Dmitry Pavlov
Deputy Chairperson
The A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Russian Academy of Sciences
E-mail: acad.pavlov@gmail.com
Dr Valery M. Neronov
Deputy Chairperson
The A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Russian Academy of Sciences
E-mail: rusmabcom@gmail.com
Dr Anna A. Lushchekina
Executive secretary
The A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Russian Academy of Sciences
E-mail: rusmabcom@gmail.com
Members of the Russian MAB Committee
Dr. Yuri Р. Badenkov
Institute of Geography
Russian Academy of Sciences
Acad Vladimir М. Kotlyakov
Institute of Geography
Russian Academy of Sciences
Dr. German S. Kust
Institute of Geography
Russian Academy of Sciences
Dr. Nina М. Novikova
Institute of Water Problems
Russian Academy of Sciences
Dr. Mikhail N. Brynskikh
Non-profit partnership "Biosphere reserves of Eurasia"
Dr. Tatjana V. Yashina
Katunskiy State Biosphere Reserve
There are 48 biosphere reserves and 2 transboundary biosphere reserves in the Russian Federation:
Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1978
Periodic reviews: 1998
Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1978
Periodic reviews: 1998
Tsentral'nochernozem Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1978
Periodic reviews: 1999 and 2016
Prioksko - Terrasniy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979
Periodic reviews: 1999
Astrakhanskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 2005 and 2017
Kronotskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 2005
Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 1999 and 2016
Pechoro - Ilychskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2017
Sayano - Shushenskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 1999 and 2017
Sokhondskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 1998
Voronezhsky Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2016
Tsentral'nolesnoy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1985
Periodic reviews: 1999
Okskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1986
Periodic reviews: 1998
Baikalskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1986
Periodic reviews: 2005
Barguzinskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1986
Periodic reviews: 2012
Tzentralnosibirskii Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1986
Periodic reviews: 2005
Taimyrsky Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1995
Periodic reviews: 2009
Daursky Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1997
Periodic reviews: 2009
Teberda Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1997
Periodic reviews: 2009
Ubsunorskaya Kotlovina Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1997
Periodic reviews: 2009
Katunskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000 (since 2017 part of the Transboundary Great Altay BR with Kazakhstan)
Periodic reviews: 2014
Nerusso - Desnianskoe - Polesie Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2001
Periodic reviews: 2014
Visimskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2001
Periodic reviews: 2014
Vodlozerskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2001
Periodic reviews: 2012
Commander Islands Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002
Periodic reviews: 2014
Darvinskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002
Periodic reviews: 2013
Nijegordskoe Zavolje Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002
Periodic reviews: 2014
Smolensk Lakeland Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002
Periodic reviews: 2013
Ugra Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002
Periodic reviews: 2013
Far East Marine Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2003
Periodic reviews: 2014
Kedrovaya Pad Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2004
Periodic reviews: 2016
Kenozerskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2004
Periodic reviews: 2017
Valdaiskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2004
Periodic reviews: 2017
Khankaiskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005
Periodic reviews: 2017
Middle Volga Integrated Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2006
Periodic reviews: 2017
Great Volzhsko-Kamskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2007
Periodic reviews: 2017
Rostovskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2008
Periodic reviews: 2017
Altaisky Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2009
Periodic reviews: /
Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2011
Periodic reviews: /
Bashkirskiyi Ural Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012
Periodic reviews: /
Khakasskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2017
Periodic reviews: /
Kizlyar Bay Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2017
Periodic reviews: /
Metsola Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2017
Periodic reviews: /
Mountainous Urals Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2018
Periodic reviews: /
Lake Elton Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
Kologrivsky Forest Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2020
Periodic reviews: /
Uvs Lake Depression Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Mongolia / Russian Federation)
Designated in 2021
Periodic reviews: /
Kuznetsky Alatau Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2021
Periodic reviews: /
Mountain Great Bogdo Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2021
Periodic reviews: /
Serbia
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Ms. Jasmina Jovic
Assistant Minister for the nature protection and climate change
Ministry of Environmental Protection
E-mail: jasmina.jovic@ekologija.gov.rs
There are 2 biosphere reserves in Serbia:
Golija - Studenica Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2001
Periodic reviews: 2012
Backo Podunavlje Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2017
Periodic reviews: /
Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia)
Designated in 2021)
Periodic reviews: /
Slovakia
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Dipl. Ing. Július Oszlányi
Slovak National Committee for UNESCO MAB Programme
Institute of Landscape Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
E-mail: julius.oszlanyi@savba.sk
Dipl. Ing. Vladimira Fabriciusova, Phd
Chairperson
Slovak National Committee for UNESCO MAB Programme
State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic
E-mail: vladimira.fabriciusova@sopsr.sk
There are 4 biosphere reserves in Slovakia:
Slovensky Kras Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2013
Polana Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1990
Periodic reviews: 2001 and 2013
Tatra Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992 (Transboundary BR with Poland)
Periodic reviews: 2014 (joint report) and 2017 (national report)
East Carpathians Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1998 (Transboundary BR with Poland and Ukraine)
Periodic reviews: 2014 (joint report) and 2017 (national report)
Slovenia
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Dr. Rosana Cerkvenik
Chairperson
Škocjan Caves Park
Škocjan 2, 6215 Divača
Tel: ++386 5 70 82 142
E-mail: rosana.cerkvenik@psj.gov.si
Dr. Gordana Beltram
Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning
Marjutka Hafner
Secretary-general, Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO
Mojca Kunst
Director , Kozjanski Park (Kozjansko-Obsotelje Biosphere Reserve)
Davorin Koren
Triglav National Park (BR Julian Alps)
Mag. Damijan Jaklin
Mayor, Municipality Velika Polana (Mura Biosphere Reserve)
Simona Kaligarič
Institute of the Republic of Slovenia for Nature Conservation, Regional Unit Maribor
There are 4 biosphere reserves in Slovenia:
Julian Alps Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2003
Periodic reviews: 2014
The Karst Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2004
Periodic reviews: 2015
Kozjansko & Obsotelje Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2010
Periodic reviews: /
Mura River Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2018
Periodic reviews: /
Five-country Biosphere Reserve Mura-Drava-Danube (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Slovenia)
Designated in 2021)
Periodic reviews: /
Spain
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
D. Basilio Rada Martínez
Director Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales
Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica
E-mail: secretaria.mab.esp@oapn.es
D.ª Monserrat Fernández San Miguel
Directora Adjunta del Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales
Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente
D.ª Nuria Carrasco Triguero
Comisión Española de Cooperación con la UNESCO
Dirección General de Relaciones Culturales y Científicas (AECID)
D.ª Begoña Nieto Gilarte
Directora General de Desarrollo Rural y Política Forestal
Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente
D.ª Lourdes Armesto López
Subdirección General de Proyectos de Investigación
Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
D. Ricardo Blanco Portillo
Subdirección General de Desarrollo y Sostenibilidad Turística
Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo
D.ª Esperanza Perea Acosta
Directora General de Espacios Naturales y Participación Ciudadana
Consejería de Medio Ambiente.
Junta de Andalucía
D. Santiago Pablo Munilla López
Director General de de Conservación del Medio Natural
Departamento de Agricultura, Ganadería y Medio Ambiente
Gobierno de Aragón
D.ª Serafina Álvarez Murias
Directora General de Recursos Naturales
Principado de Asturias
D.ª Neus Lliteras Reche
Directora General de Medio Natural, Educación Ambiental y Cambio Climático
Gobierno Balear
D. Guacimara Medina Pérez
Viceconsejera de Medio Ambiente
Gobierno Canarias
D. Francisco Javier Manrique Martínez
Director General de Montes y Conservación de la Naturaleza
Consejería de Ganadería, Pesca y Desarrollo Rural
Gobierno de Cantabria
D. Javier Gómez-Elvira González
Director General de Montes y Espacios Naturales
Consejería de Agricultura. Junta de Castilla la Mancha
D. José Ángel Arranz Sanz
Director General del Medio Natural
Consejería de Fomento y Medio Ambiente
Junta de Castilla y León
D. Ignasi Rodríguez Galindo
Subdirector General de la Biodiversidad
Departamento de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca, Alimentación y
Medio Natural.Generalitat de Catalunya
D. Enrique Julián Fuentes
Director General de Medio Ambiente
Consejería de Agricultura, Desarrollo Rural, Medio Ambiente y Energía
Gobierno de Extremadura
D.ª Verónica Tellado Barcia
Director Xeral de Conservación da Natureza
Consellería de Medio Ambiente, Territorio e Infraestructuras
Xunta de Galicia
D. José María Infante Olarte
Director General de Calidad Ambiental
Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería y Medio Ambiente
Gobierno de La Rioja
D. Ricardo Riquelme Sánchez de la Viña
Director General del Medio Ambiente
Consejería de Medio Ambiente y Ordenación del Territorio.
Comunidad de Madrid
D. Andrés Eceolaza Carballo
Director General de Medio Ambiente y Agua
Departamento de Desarrollo Rural, Medio Ambiente y Administración Local
Gobierno de Navarra
D.ª Amaia Barredo Martín
Directora de Biodiversidad y Participación Ambiental
Departamento de Medio Ambiente y Política Territorial
Gobierno Vasco
D.ª Asunción Ruiz Quijosa
Directora Ejecutiva
Sociedad Española de Ornitología. SEO/BirdLife
D. Theo Oberhuber
Coordinador General de Ecologistas en Acción
D.ª Natividad Hernando
Secretaria de Salud Laboral y Medio Ambiente
Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT-CEC)
D. Iván Albertos García
Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales (CEOE)
D. Agustín Palomino Valencia
Asociación Agraria Jóvenes Agricultores ( ASAJA )
D. Javier Garat Pérez
Secretario General de la Confederación Española de Pesca (CEPESCA)
D. Tomás Rueda Gaona
Presidente del Consejo de Gestores de Reservas de la Biosfera
Gestor de la Reserva de la Biosfera de Sierra de las Nieves
Andalucía
Dña. Joana Barber Rosado
Secretaria del Consejo de Gestores de Reservas de la Biosfera
Gestora de la Reserva de la Biosfera de Montseny
Cataluña
D.ª Marisa Tejedor Salguero
Presidenta del Consejo Científico
Universidad de La Laguna
Tenerife
D. Pablo Ramil Rego
Secretario del Consejo Científico
Vicerrector Adjunto de Investigación
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
D. Santiago Tadeo Florit
Presidente del Consejo Insular de Menorca
D.ª Sonia Castañeda Rial
Directora de la Fundación Biodiversidad
Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (MAGRAMA)
D. Francisco José Cantos
Secretario del Comité Español del Programa MaB
Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales
There are 52 biosphere reserves in Spain:
Sierra de Grazalema Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 2004 and 2015
Ordesa - Viñamala Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977 (extended in 2013)
Periodic reviews: 2000 and 2011
Montseny Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1978
Periodic reviews: 2000 and 2011
Doñana Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1980
Periodic reviews: 2004 and 2012
Mancha Húmeda Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1980
Periodic reviews: 2002
Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1983
Periodic reviews: 2004 and 2015
Marismas del Odiel Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1983 (extended in 2017)
Periodic reviews: 2004 and 2017
La Palma Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1983
Periodic reviews: 2002 and 2014
Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 2000 and 2011
Sierra Nevada Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1986
Periodic reviews: 2000 and 2012
Cuencas Altas del Rios Manzanares, Lozoya y Guadarrama Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992 (extended in 2019)
Periodic reviews: 2006
Lanzarote Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1993
Periodic reviews: 2007 and 2018
Menorca Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1993 (extended in 2019)
Periodic reviews: 2006 and 2017
Sierra de las Nieves Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1995
Periodic reviews: 2007 and 2017
Cabo de Gata-Nijar Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1997
Periodic reviews: 2011
Isla de El Hierro Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2013
Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2011
Muniellos Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000 (extended in 2013)
Periodic reviews: 2014
Somiedo Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2000
Periodic reviews: 2011
Redes Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2001
Periodic reviews: 2013
Dehesas de Sierra Morena Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002
Periodic reviews: 2014
Terras do Miño Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002
Periodic reviews: 2014
Valle de Laciana Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2003
Periodic reviews: 2014
Picos de Europa Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2003
Periodic reviews: 2014
Monfragüe Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2003
Periodic reviews: 2014
Valles del Jubera, Leza, Cidacos y Alhama Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2003
Periodic reviews: 2014
Babia Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2004
Periodic reviews: 2015
Alto de Bernesga Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005
Periodic reviews: 2016
Area de Allariz Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005
Periodic reviews: 2016
Gran Canaria Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005
Periodic reviews: 2016
Los Argüellos Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005
Periodic reviews: 2016
Los Valles de Omaña y Luna Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005 (extended in 2019)
Periodic reviews: 2016
Sierra del Rincón Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005
Periodic reviews: 2016
Las Sierras de Béjar y Francia Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2006
Periodic reviews: 2017
Los Ancares Leoneses Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2006
Periodic reviews: 2017
Los Ancares Lucenses y Montes Cervantes, Navia y Becerra Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2006
Periodic reviews: 2017
Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean
Designated in 2006 (Transboundary BR with Morocco)
Periodic reviews: 2017
Río Eo, Oscos y Terras de Burron Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2007
Periodic reviews: 2018
Fuerteventura Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2009
Periodic reviews: /
Géres - Xures Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2009 (Transboundary BR with Portugal)
Periodic reviews: /
La Gomera Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012
Periodic reviews: /
Las Ubiñas - La Mesa Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012
Periodic reviews: /
Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2013
Periodic reviews: /
Real Sitio de San Ildefonso - El Espinar Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2013
Periodic reviews: /
Terres de l'Ebre Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2013
Periodic reviews: /
Macizo de Anaga Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2013
Periodic reviews: /
Meseta Ibérica Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2015 (Transboundary BR with Portugal)
Periodic reviews: /
Tejo/Tajo Internacional Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2016 (Transboundary BR with Portugal)
Periodic reviews: /
Ponga Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2018
Periodic reviews: /
Alto Turia Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
La Siberia Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
Valle del Cabriel Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
Ribeira Sacra e Serras do Oribio e Courel Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2021
Periodic reviews: /
Sweden
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr Marcus Carlsson Reich
Chair of the Swedish MAB Committee
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
E-mail: marcus.carlssonreich@naturvardsverket.se
Website: www.biosfarprogrammet.se
Ms Johanna MacTaggart
National MAB Coordinator
Biosfärkontoret, Box 77
SE-542 21 Mariestad
Tel.: +46 (0)70 660 05 07
E-mail: johanna.mactaggart@biosfarprogrammet.se
Dr Olof Olsson
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Tel.: +46 (0)8 674 77 48
E-mail: olof.olsson@su.se
Mr Peter Blombäck
Swedish Forest Agency
Tel.: +46 (0)36 35 93 76
E-mail: peter.blomback@skogsstyrelsen.se
Mr Dan Rydberg
Swedish Forest Agency
Tel.: +46 (0)31 705 62 48
E-mail: dan.rydberg@skogsstyrelsen.se
There are 7 biosphere reserves in Sweden:
Kristianstad Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005
Periodic reviews: 2016
Lake Vänern Archipelago Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2010
Periodic reviews: /
Blekinge Archipelago Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2011
Periodic reviews: /
Nedre Dalälven River Landscape Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2011
Periodic reviews: /
East Vättern Scarp Landscape Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012
Periodic reviews: /
Vindelälven-Juhttátahkka Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
Voxnadalen Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
Switzerland
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Franz-Sepp Stulz
Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication (DETEC)
Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV)
E-mail: franz-sepp.stulz@bafu.admin.ch
There are 2 biosphere reserves in Switzerland:
Val Müstair - Parc Naziunal Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1979
Periodic reviews: 2010
Entlebüch Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2001
Periodic reviews: 2012
Turkey
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Şule Ürün
Turkish National Commission for UNESCO
E-mail: webmaster@unesco.org.tr
There is 1 biosphere reserve in Turkey:
Camili Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2005
Periodic reviews: 2017
Ukraine
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr. Pavlo Cherinko
Chief of the Nature Use and Protection Sector
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
E-mail: cherinko@nas.gov.ua
Prof Platon H. Kostyuk
Chairperson
Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
54, Volodymyrska St.
01601 Kyiv-30
Tel: (380.44) 253 29 09
E-mail: spop@nas.gov.ua
Dr Sergey A. Aphanasyev
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Institute of Hydrobiology
Prof. Yakiv P. Didukh
Director, Kholodny Institute of Botany
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Prof Myhailo D. Grodzinskiy
Tarasa Shevchenko National University
Department of International Ecological Cooperation
Viktor Havrylenko
Director, F.E.Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania-Nova
Prof. Mykhailo A. Holubets
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Institute of Ecology of the Carpathian
Vasyil O. Kopach
Uzhansky National Nature Park
Ukrainian part of the East Carpathians Biosphere Reserve,
Prof. Nataliya R. Malysheva
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Koretskiy Institute of State and Law
Prof. Vitaliy V. Medvedev
Ukrainian Agricultural Academy
Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry
Prof. Mycola S. Ognianik
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Institute of Geological Sciences
Dr. Tetiana V. Poltoratska
Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Department of the Environment Protection and Nature Use
Prof. Leonid G. Rudenko
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Institute of Geography
Mykola P. Stetsenko
State Service of Reserving Problems
Mykola M. Vedmid'
State Forestry Committee
Mr Oleg V. Yatsinsivskiy
Chef, UNESCO Department
National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO
Prof. Igor G. Yemelyanov
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Shmalhausen Institute of Zoology
Volodymyr V. Zhmutsky
State Committee of Land Resources of Ukraine
There are 8 biosphere reserves in Ukraine:
Chernomorskiy Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2012
Askaniya - Nova Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1985
Periodic reviews: 1998 and 2012
Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1992
Periodic reviews: 2003 and 2014
Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1998 (Transboundary BR with Romania)
Periodic reviews: 2010 (national report); 2015 (joint report)
East Carpathians Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1998 (Transboundary BR with Poland and Slovakia)
Periodic reviews: 2014 (joint report); 2018 (national report)
West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2002 as Shatskiy Biosphere Reserve (since 2012 part of the Transboundary West Polesie BR with Belarus and Poland)
Periodic reviews: 2014
Desnianskyi Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2009
Periodic reviews: /
Roztochya Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2011 (since 2019 Transboundary BR with Roztocze, Poland)
Periodic reviews: /
United Kingdom
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Mr Martin Price
Professor Emeritus
Centre for Mountain Studies
Perth College
University of the Highlands and Islands
Crieff Road
Perth PH1 2NX
UK
E-mail: martin.price.emeritus@uhi.ac.uk
Website: www.unesco-mab.org.uk
Professor Matthew Cragoe
Chairholder
Pro Vice Chancellor/Head College of Arts
University of Lincoln
Email: mcragoe@lincoln.ac.uk
Andy Bell
North Devon Biosphere Service: BR coordinator
Graham Drucker
World Cetacean Alliance
Mark Hammond
Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Natural Environment Division
Dai Harris
Welsh Government, Department for Natural Resources and Food
Hugh Dignon
Scottish Government, Natural Resources Division, Directorate of Environment and Forestry
Richard Howorth
Brighton & Lewes Downs Biosphere
Peter Longworth
Isle of Man Biosphere
Chris Mahon
IUCN National Committee UK
Joan Mitchell
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere: BR Partnership
Neil Ravenscroft
University of Brighton
Andy Rowland
Dyfi Biosphere Partnership
Audrey Sinclair
Wester Ross Biosphere
Andy Tully
Department for Food and Rural Affairs, International Protected Areas Team
There are 7 biosphere reserves in the United Kingdom:
Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976 (extended and renamed in 2016)
Periodic reviews: 2016
North Devon Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976 (extended in 2002)
Periodic reviews: 2016
Biosffer Dyfi Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977 (extended and renamed in 2009)
Periodic reviews: 2009
Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012
Periodic reviews: /
Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2014
Periodic reviews: /
Isle of Man Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2016
Periodic reviews: /
Isle of Wight Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2019
Periodic reviews: /
United States of America
Focal point for biosphere reserves:
Paul T. Mungai
Science Officer
U.S. Department of State
E-mail: MungaiP@state.gov
Jennifer Thomsen
Assistant Professor of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management College of Forestry and Conservation
University of Montana
E-mail: jennifer.thomsen@umontana.edu
Vern (Tom) Gilbert
President, U.S. Biosphere Reserve Association
E-mail: vernongilbert@comcast.net
William Gregg
Expert
wpgregg@frontiernet.net
John Dennis
National Park Service
john_dennis@nps.gov
Lauren Wenzel
National Marine Protected Areas Center
lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov
Gwyneira Isaac
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
IsaacG@si.edu
There are 28 biosphere reserves in the United States of America:
Big Bend Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2017
Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2017
Channel Islands Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1977
Periodic reviews: 2017
Crown of the Continent Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976 (renamed in 2017)
Periodic reviews: 2017
Denali Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 2012
Periodic reviews: 2017
Everglades & Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2017
Jornada Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2017
Luquillo Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2017
Olympic Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2017
Organ Pipe Cactus Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2017
Rocky Mountain Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2016
Sequoia - Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2017
Yellowstone - Grand Teton Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976 (renamed in 2018)
Periodic reviews: 2018
University of Michigan Biological Station Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2018
Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1976
Periodic reviews: 2017
Hawaiian Islands Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1980
Periodic reviews: 2017
Isle Royal Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1980
Periodic reviews: 2017
Big Thicket Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1981
Periodic reviews: 2017
Guanica Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1981
Periodic reviews: 2017
Apachicola Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1983
Periodic reviews: 2018
Congaree Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1983 (renamed in 2017)
Periodic reviews: 2017
Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1984
Periodic reviews: 2017
Glacier Bay - Admiralty Island Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1986
Periodic reviews: 2018
Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1988
Periodic reviews: 2017
New Jersey Pinelands Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1988
Periodic reviews: 2017
Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1988
Periodic reviews: 2017
Champlain - Adirondak Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1989
Periodic reviews: 2017
Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve
Designated in 1990 (extended in 1996)
Periodic reviews: 2017