World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Asia and the Pacific

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Under UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme, there are 142 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Asia and the Pacific as of April 2016. These are distributed across 24 countries in the region.[1]

The list[edit]

Below is the list of biosphere reserves in Asia and the Pacific, organized by country/territory, along with the year these were designated as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

Australia[edit]

Cambodia[edit]

China[edit]

Federated States of Micronesia[edit]

India[edit]

Indonesia[edit]

Iran[edit]

Japan[edit]

Kazakhstan[edit]

Kyrgyzstan[edit]

Malaysia[edit]

Maldives[edit]

Mongolia[edit]

Myanmar[edit]

North Korea[edit]

Pakistan[edit]

Palau[edit]

Philippines[edit]

South Korea[edit]

Sri Lanka[edit]

Thailand[edit]

Turkmenistan[edit]

Uzbekistan[edit]

Vietnam[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Asia and the Pacific". Ecological Sciences for Sustainable Development. UNESCO. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "23 new sites added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves". UNESCO. 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Mount Chilbo (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)". unesco.org. 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

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