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class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=UNESCO_biosphere_reserve&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="UNESCO biosphere reserve">UNESCO biosphere reserve</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Natural protected areas administered by the UNESCO</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> <b>World Network of Biosphere Reserves</b> (<b>WNBR</b>) covers internationally designated <a href="/wiki/Protected_areas" class="mw-redirect" title="Protected areas">protected areas</a>, known as biosphere or <a href="/wiki/Nature_reserves" class="mw-redirect" title="Nature reserves">nature reserves</a>, which are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature (e.g. encourage <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_development" title="Sustainable development">sustainable development</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-unesco_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unesco-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are created under the <a href="/wiki/Man_and_the_Biosphere_Programme" title="Man and the Biosphere Programme">Man and the Biosphere Programme</a> (MAB). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BR_LaGomera_LosRoques.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/BR_LaGomera_LosRoques.jpg/220px-BR_LaGomera_LosRoques.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/BR_LaGomera_LosRoques.jpg/330px-BR_LaGomera_LosRoques.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/BR_LaGomera_LosRoques.jpg/440px-BR_LaGomera_LosRoques.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="955" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/La_Gomera" title="La Gomera">La Gomera</a> is the second-smallest of the main <a href="/wiki/Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Islands">Islands</a> in Spain's Canary Island chain marked by craggy volcanic <a href="/wiki/Mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountains">Mountains</a> crisscrossed with hiking trails</figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mission">Mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) of the <a href="/wiki/Man_and_the_Biosphere_Programme" title="Man and the Biosphere Programme">MAB Programme</a> consists of a dynamic and interactive network of sites. It works to foster the harmonious integration of people and nature for sustainable development through participatory dialogue, knowledge sharing, poverty reduction, human well-being improvements, respect for cultural values and by improving society's ability to cope with <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>. It promotes north–south and South-South collaboration and represents a unique tool for international cooperation through the exchange of experiences and know-how, capacity-building and the promotion of best practices.<sup id="cite_ref-unesco_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unesco-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_network">The network</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The network"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Biosphere_Reserves.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Biosphere_Reserves.svg/700px-Biosphere_Reserves.svg.png" decoding="async" width="700" height="309" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Biosphere_Reserves.svg/1050px-Biosphere_Reserves.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Biosphere_Reserves.svg/1400px-Biosphere_Reserves.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="940" data-file-height="415" /></a><figcaption>Map of the Biosphere Reserves, as of 2013. <b>Note:</b> the transboundary places are included among all the countries in which they are located, and therefore have been counted several times.</figcaption></figure> <p>As of 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves&action=edit">[update]</a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_ref-unescoA"><a href="#endnote_ref-unescoA">[A]</a></sup> total membership had reached 738 biosphere reserves in 134 countries (including 22 transboundary sites) occurring in all regions of the world.<sup id="cite_ref-unesco_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unesco-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This already takes into account some biosphere reserves that have been withdrawn or revised through the years, as the program's focus has shifted from simple protection of nature to areas displaying close interaction between man and environment.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2023, ten more biospheres were announced.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024, eleven more biospheres were announced;<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this brings a total of 759 sites across 136 countries at the end of 2024. </p><p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>UNESCO region </th> <th>Number of<br />biosphere reserves (2022) </th> <th>Number of<br />countries (2022) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves_in_Africa" title="World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Africa">Africa</a> </td> <td>86 </td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves_in_the_Arab_States" title="World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States">Arab States</a> </td> <td>35<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_arab-statesB"><a href="#endnote_arab-statesB">[B]</a></sup> </td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves_in_Asia_and_the_Pacific" title="World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Asia and the Pacific">Asia and the Pacific</a> </td> <td>168 </td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves_in_Europe_and_North_America" title="World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Europe and North America">Europe and North America</a> </td> <td>306 </td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean" title="World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Latin America and the Caribbean">Latin America and the Caribbean</a> </td> <td>132 </td> <td>22 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="font-size: 75%;"> <tbody><tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_ref-unescoA"><a href="#ref_ref-unescoA"><b><sup>A</sup></b></a></span> <b>Source</b>: World Network of Biosphere Reserves, <i>UNESCO</i>, 2022<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562" /><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_arab-statesB"><a href="#ref_arab-statesB"><b><sup>B</sup></b></a></span> Includes the "Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean", shared between Morocco and Spain<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Criteria_and_periodic_review_process">Criteria and periodic review process</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Criteria and periodic review process"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article 4 of the <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000103849">"Statutory Framework of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=UNESCO&rft.atitle=Statutory+Framework+of+the+World+Network+of+Biosphere+Reserves&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Funesdoc.unesco.org%2Fark%3A%2F48223%2Fpf0000103849&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWorld+Network+of+Biosphere+Reserves" class="Z3988"></span> defines general criteria for an area to be qualified for designation as a biosphere reserve as follows: </p> <ol style="list-style-type:decimal"> <li>It should encompass a mosaic of ecological systems representative of major biogeographic regions, including a gradation of human interventions.</li> <li>It should be of significance for biological diversity conservation.</li> <li>It should provide an opportunity to explore and demonstrate approaches to sustainable development on a regional scale.</li> <li>It should have an appropriate size to serve the three functions of biosphere reserves — conservation, development, logistic support.</li> <li>It should include these functions through appropriate zonation, recognizing core, buffer, and outer transition areas.</li> <li>Organizational arrangements should be provided for the involvement and participation of a suitable range of <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(I)#inter_alia" title="List of Latin phrases (I)">inter alia</a></i> public authorities, local communities and private interests in the design and carrying out the functions of a biosphere reserve.</li> <li>In addition, provisions should be made for: <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha"> <li>mechanisms to manage human use and activities in the buffer zone or zones;</li> <li>a management policy or plan for the area as a biosphere reserve;</li> <li>a designated authority or mechanism to implement this policy or plan;</li> <li>programmes for research, monitoring, education and training.</li> </ol> </li> </ol> <p>Article 9 of the Statutory Framework states that "the status of each biosphere reserve should be subject to a periodic review every ten years, based on a report prepared by the concerned authority, on the basis of the criteria of Article 4".<sup id="cite_ref-framework_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-framework-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If a biosphere reserve no longer satisfies the criteria contained in Article 4, it may be recommended the state concerned take measures to ensure conformity. Should a biosphere reserve still does not satisfy the criteria contained in Article 4, within a reasonable period, the area will no longer be referred to as a biosphere reserve which is part of the network.<sup id="cite_ref-framework_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-framework-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Withdrawals">Withdrawals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Withdrawals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article 9 of the Statutory Framework gives a state the right to remove a biosphere reserve under its jurisdiction from the network. As of July 2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, a total of 45 sites had been withdrawn from the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by 9 countries.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some reserves have been withdrawn after they no longer met newer, stricter criteria for reserves, for example on zonation or area size.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2017, during the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB ICC) meeting in Paris, the United States has withdrawn 17 sites (out of the country's previous total of 47 sites) from the program.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_Network_of_Biosphere_Reserves&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-unesco-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-unesco_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-unesco_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-unesco_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/world-network-wnbr/">"World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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