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Option 1 : Gulf of Mannar, Nokrek, Pachmarhi and Simlipal
The correct answer is option 1, i.e Gulf of Mannar, Nokrek, Pachmarhi, and Simlipal.
- The Biosphere Reserve Programme is guided by UNESCO Man and Biosphere (MAB) programme as India is a signatory to the landscape approach supported by MAB programme.
- A scheme called Biosphere Reserve has been implemented by the Government of India since 1986, in which financial assistance is given in 90:10 ratio to the North Eastern Region States and three Himalayan states and in the ratio of 60:40 to other states for maintenance, improvement and development of certain items.
- There are a total of 11 out of the 18 Biosphere Reserves in India, which form a part of the UNESCO MAB Programme.
- The latest entrant in the MAB Programme is Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, located in Sikkim.
- The list of 12 out of the 18 Biosphere Reserves which are included in the UNESCO MAB Programme include -
- Nilgiri (First to be included)
- Gulf of Mannar
- Sunderban
- Panna
- Nanda Devi
- Nokrek
- Pachmarhi
- Similipal
- Achanakmar - Amarkantak
- Great Nicobar
- Agasthyamala
- Khangchendzonga (Added under Man and Biosphere Reserve Program in 2018)
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