Biosphere reserves are nominated by national governments and remain under the sovereign jurisdiction of the states where they are located. Biosphere reserves are designated under the intergovernmental ...

UNESCO Designates 26 New Biosphere Reserves Amid Biodiversity Challenges and Climate Change An Indonesian archipelago that's home to three-fourths of Earth's coral species, a stretch of Icelandic ...

An EL PAÍS/Planeta Futuro investigation exposes plans to open timber transport roads in a tropical forest connected to the Yangambi Man and Biosphere Reserve. The area, in northeastern DRC, is a ...

Away from the cacophony of urban life, most of us look for respite in sites with natural beauty, lush greenery, and peaceful surroundings. As the tourist season approaches, it is no surprise that ...

Costa Rica / Panama Talamanca Range- La Amistad Reserves- La Amistad National Park (1983 &1990) (with Panama) La Amistad (1982) Both the Costa Rican and Panamanian parts of La Amistad International ...

Lima, 19 March—The International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of UNESCO added 20 sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves during its meeting in the ...

A file photo of antelopes in the Quicama National Park, about 75km south of Luanda, Angola. — Photos: ARMANDO FRANCA/AP An Indonesian archipelago that's home to three-fourths of Earth's coral species, ...

A protected area is a designated geographical space that is managed and conserved for the benefit of nature and wildlife. These areas, created and managed by governments, non-governmental ...

The two Nordic Biosphere Reserves, Storkriket in Sweden and Snæfellsnes in Iceland, are among 26 new biosphere reserves, that have been designated by UNESCO. It is the eight Biosphere Reserve in ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has welcomed the recent inclusion of Apayao in the Unesco’s world network of biosphere reserves, which is the fourth in the Philippines to be ...

A Biosphere Reserve is an internationally recognised area that promotes and tests the sustainable development of these sites. These testing helps in understanding & managing the changes and ...

An Indonesian archipelago that's home to three-fourths of Earth's coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70% of the country's plant life and an area along Angola's Atlantic coast featuring ...