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    There are 18 biosphere reserves in India. They protect larger areas of natural habitat than a typical national park or animal sanctuary, and often include...
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    Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in September 1986 under Man and Biosphere Programme. Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve is India's first and foremost biosphere reserves with...
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  • The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India established in 2001, located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats and includes...
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    Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is a non-use conservation area and biosphere reserve in the Satpura Range of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. The conservation...
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    Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve located in the Western Himalayas, within Himachal Pradesh in North India. It was established as a biosphere reserve...
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    part of the reserve where most activity is allowed. In 1996, the IUCN and MAB published a guideline for how to assess UNESCO biosphere reserves in the...
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    are 55 tiger reserves, 18 biosphere reserves and 32 elephant reserves. List of birds of India List of mammals of India List of reptiles of South Asia Wildlife...
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    Government of India declared Simlipal as a biosphere reserve in 1994. UNESCO added this national park to its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009....
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  • Dihang-Dibang or Dehang-Debang is a biosphere reserve constituted in 1998. It is in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Mouling National Park and...
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  • 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...
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    The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve encompasses a large part (some 85%) of the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the Indian...
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  • area of the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, is a National park located approximately 2 km away from Tura Peak in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India.The...
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    Pachmarhi (category Biosphere reserves of India)
    its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009, due to the many rare plant species in the vicinity. The total area of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve is 4981.72 km2...
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  • Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India that extends across the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, covering a total area of 383...
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    within the buffer zone. Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve consists of strict nature reserves (IUCN category I), nature reserves (IUCN category IV) and is inscribed...
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  • Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve is located in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India, encompassing parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts. It is distinguished...
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    parks Wildlife sanctuaries Biosphere reserves Reserved and protected forests Conservation reserves and community reserves Private protected areas Conservation...
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    and 3 Biosphere Reserves. Madhya Pradesh is home to 12 of India's National Parks: Madhya Pradesh is also home to 25 Wildlife sanctuaries: List of protected...
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    Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (category Wildlife sanctuaries of the Western Ghats)
    This sanctuary links Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve with Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary thus providing the safe movement of elephants and tigers.It is also...
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    Sri Venkateswara National Park (category Geography of Tirupati district)
    National Park is a national park and biosphere reserve in Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, India. The total area of the park is 353 km2. The park is known...
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    Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary (category Biosphere reserves of India)
    Garbhanga and Rani Reserve Forest) is a wildlife sanctuary on the southwestern side of Guwahati City, bordering the state of Meghalaya, India. The forested...
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  • where they are protected through human intervention. Nature reserves (or biosphere reserves) cover very large areas, often more than 5000 km2. They are...
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    part of Project Tiger and is the third largest in the state. The reserve is a significant ecosystem and a wildlife corridor in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve...
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  • Biosphere reserves are areas comprising terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems. The biosphere reserve title is handed over by UNESCO. Each reserve...
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    closed again in 1983. Currently, Nanda Devi forms the core of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (which includes Nanda Devi National Park), declared by the...
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    Pradesh, India. Tropical Biodiversity 8(3). 173-185. Sharad Singh Negi. Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Biosphere Reserves in India. Indus...
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    Pilikula Nisargadhama (category Biosphere reserves of India)
    International Airport (India) - 12 km Mangalore has a tropical monsoon climate and is under the direct influence of the Arabian Sea branch of the southwest monsoon...
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    tigress in MP". The Times of India. 2014. "Panna Biosphere Reserve, India". UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. UNESCO. November 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2022. "article"...
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  • "Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve". Reserve Guide – Project Tiger Reserves in India. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India. Archived from the original...
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    accidental death of wildlife including leopards. In January 2019, Wildlife Institute of India announced that they will undertake the survey of leopard and...
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