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Option 3 : Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve
- Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve has been included in the UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserve (WNBR) in 2018.
- The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve has become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India that has been included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
- Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim is one of the highest ecosystems in the world.
- The core zone – Khangchendzonga National Park was designated a World Heritage Site in 2016 under the ‘mixed’ category.
- There are eleven bio-reserves of India based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list. They are as follows:
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Name |
States |
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Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve |
Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka |
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Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve |
West Bengal |
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Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve |
Tamil Nadu |
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Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve |
Uttarakhand |
|
Nokrek Biosphere Reserve |
Meghalaya |
|
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
Simlipal Biosphere Reserve |
Odisha |
|
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve |
Great Nicobar |
|
Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve |
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh |
|
Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve |
Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
|
Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve |
Sikkim |
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