Agasthyamala–
the biosphere reserve shared by Kerala and Tamil Nadu has been placed in the
new 20 Biosphere reserves list released by UNESCO.
About Agasthyamala:-
·
The Agasthyamala
Biosphere Reserve (ABR) was established in 2001 and is spread across the two
states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu
·
The Agasthyamala
biosphere reserve includes peaks reaching 1,868 metres above sea level
·
It consists
mostly of tropical forests
·
The site is home
to 2,254 species of higher plants including about 400 endemic Species
·
A number of
tribal settlements with a total population of 3,000 are located in the
(Agasthyamala) biosphere reserve
UNESCO’s new list
·
New reserves are
designated each year by the International coordinating Council of the UNESCO’s
Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, which brings together elected
representatives of 34 UNESCO Member States
·
The International
Co-ordinating Council added the 20 new sites during a two day meeting on
Saturday in Lima, bringing the total number of biosphere reserves to 669 sites
in 120 countries
·
The newly adopted
sites include 18 national sites and one transboundary site shared between Spain
and Portugal.
·
The 669 sites
includes 16 transboundary sites; Spain has the maximum number of sites
Biosphere network
in India
|
Year
|
Name
|
State
|
Area (km²)
|
|
|
1
|
2008
|
Great Rann of Kutch
|
Gujarat
|
12454
|
|
2
|
1989
|
Gulf of Mannar
|
Tamil Nadu
|
10500
|
|
3
|
1989
|
Sunderbans
|
West Bengal
|
9630
|
|
4
|
2009
|
Cold Desert
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
7770
|
|
5
|
1988
|
Nandadevi
|
Uttarakhand
|
5860
|
|
6
|
1986
|
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
|
Tamil Nadu,
Kerala and Karnataka
|
5520
|
|
7
|
1998
|
Dihang-Dibang
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
5112
|
|
8
|
1999
|
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
4981.72
|
|
9
|
2010
|
Seshachalam Hills
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
4755
|
|
10
|
1994
|
Simlipal
|
Odisha
|
4374
|
|
11
|
2005
|
Achanakamar –Amarkantak
|
Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh
|
3835
|
|
12
|
1989
|
Manas
|
Assam
|
2837
|
|
13
|
2000
|
Khangchendzonga
|
Sikkim
|
2620
|
|
14
|
2001
|
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
|
Kerala, Tamil Nadu
|
1828
|
|
15
|
1989
|
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
885
|
|
16
|
1988
|
Nokrek
|
Meghalaya
|
820
|
|
17
|
1997
|
Dibru-Saikhowa
|
Assam
|
765
|
|
18
|
2011
|
Panna
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
543
|
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