Biosphere reserves of India

There are 18 Biosphere Reserves in India. to protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and that often include one or more national parks or reserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life. In total there are 18 biosphere reserves in India

World network

Twelve of the eighteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list.

List of biosphere reserves in India

Key faunas

Potential sites

The following is a list of potential sites for Biosphere Reserves as selected by Ministry of Forests and Environment:

Abujmarh, Chhattisgarh

Andaman and Nicobar, North Islands

Chintapalli, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh

Kanha, Madhya Pradesh

Kovalam, Kerala

Lakshadweep Islands, Lakshadweep

Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat

Phawngpui (Blue Mountain), Mizoram

Namdapha, Arunachal Pradesh

Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Tawang and West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh

Thar Desert, Rajasthan

Tadoba National Park and Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra

See also

Bodhi Tree

List of Banyan trees in India

List of national parks of India

Sacred groves of India

Sacred trees

Wildlife sanctuaries of India

References

External links

Ministry of Environment and Forests

Nature conservation in India

Protected areas of India