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in Asia and the Pacific as of April 2016. These are distributed across 24 countries in the region.


The list

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

* Croajingolong,
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
(1977) *
Riverland The Riverland is a region of South Australia. It covers an area of along the Murray River, River Murray from where it flows into South Australia from New South Wales and Victoria (Australia), Victoria downstream to Blanchetown, South Australia ...
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South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
(1977) * Kosciuszko,
New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...
(1977) *
Prince Regent River The Prince Regent River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise in the Caroline Range near Mount Agnes then flow in a north westerly direction. The river enters and flows through the Prince R ...
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Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
(1977) * Mamungari (formerly Unnamed),
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
(1977) * Uluru (Ayers Rock-Mount Olga),
Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory ...
(1977) * Yathong,
New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...
(1977) *
Fitzgerald River The Fitzgerald River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Surveyor General John Septimus Roe named the river during expeditions in the area in 1848 after the governor of Western Australia of the day, Charles Fitzge ...
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Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
(1978) * Hattah-Kulkyne and Murray-Kulkyne,
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
(1981) *
Wilsons Promontory Wilsons Promontory, is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland, located in the state of Victoria. South Point at is the southernmost tip of Wilsons Promontory and hence of mainland Australia. Located at nearb ...
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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
(1981) * Mornington Peninsula and Western Port,
Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...
(2002) *
Barkindji The Paakantyi, or Barkindji or Barkandji, are an Australian Aboriginal tribal group of the Darling River (known to them as the Baaka) basin in Far West New South Wales, Australia. Name The ethnonym Paakantyi means "River people", formed from ...
, New South Wales and Victoria (2005) *
Noosa The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it was ...
, Queensland (2007) * Great Sandy Biosphere Reserve, Great Sandy, Queensland (2009)


Cambodia

* Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve, Tonlé Sap (1997)


China Biosphere Reserve Network, China

* Mount Lu, Lushan, Jiangxi (1979) * Changbai Mountains, Changbaishan (1979) * Dinghu Mountain, Dinghushan, Guangdong (1979) * Wolong National Nature Reserve, Wolong, Sichuan (1979) * Fanjingshan, Guizhou (1986) * Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia (1987) * Wuyi Mountains, Wuyishan, Jiangxi and Fujian (1987) * Bogeda Biosphere Reserve, Bogeda, Xinjiang (1990) * Shennongjia, Hubei (1990) * Yancheng Coastal Wetlands, Yancheng, Jiangsu (1992) * Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan (1993) * Maolan, Guizhou (1996) * Tianmu Mountain, Tianmushan, Zhejiang (1996) * Fenglin, Hualien, Fenglin (1997) * Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan (1997) * , Zhejiang (1998) * Shankou Mangrove, Guangxi (2000) * Baishuijiang, Gansu (2000) * Gaoligong Mountain, Yunnan (2000) * Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area, Sichuan (2000) * Baotianman, Henan (2001) * Saihan Wula, Inner Mongolia (2001) * Hulun Lake, Dalai Lake, Inner Mongolia (2002) * Wudalianchi, Heilongjiang (2003) * Yading, Sichuan (2003) * Foping, Shaanxi (2004) * Qomolangma (Mount Everest), Tibet Autonomous Region, Tibet (2004) * Chebaling, Guangdong (2007) * Xingkai Lake, Heilongjiang (2007) * Mao'er Mountain, Guangxi (2011) * Jinggang Mountains, Jinggangshan, Jiangxi (2012) * Niubeiliang (2012) * Snake Island, China, Snake Island - Laotie Mountain (2013) * Hanma Biosphere Reserve, Hanma (2015)


Federated States of Micronesia

* Utwe (2005) * And Atoll (biosphere reserve), And Atoll (2007)


Biosphere reserves of India, India

* Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Nilgiri (Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu) (1986) * Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Gulf of Mannar (1989) * Sundarbans, Sunderbans (1989) * Nanda Devi National Park, Nanda Devi (1988) * Nokrek National Park, Nokrek (1988) * Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, Pachmarhi (1999)#MP * Simlipal National Park, Simlipal (1994) * Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve, Achanakmar-Amarkantak (2005) * Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, Great Nicobar (1989) * Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, Agasthyamala (2005) * Khangchendzonga National Park, Khangchendzonga (2018) ( Sikkim) * Panna Biosphere Reserve, Panna (2020)


Indonesia

* Mount Gede, Cibodas, including Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park (1977) * Komodo National Park, Komodo (1977) * Lore Lindu National Park, Lore Lindu (1977) * Tanjung Puting (1977) * Mount Leuser National Park (1981) * Siberut (1981) * Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu (2009) * Wakatobi Regency, Wakatobi (2012) * Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, Bromo Tengger Semeru, including Arjuno-Welirang (2015) * Taka Bone Rate National Park, Taka Bonerate-Selayar Islands, Kepulauan Selayar (2015) * Alas Purwo National Park, Belambangan (2016) * Berbak National Park, Berbak - Sembilang National Park, Sembilang (2018) * Betung Kerihun National Park, Betung Kerihun-Lake Sentarum National Park, Danau Sentarum Kapuas Hulu (2018) * Mount Rinjani, Rinjani Lombok (2018) * Saleh Bay, Saleh-Moyo Island, Moyo-Mount Tambora, Tambora (Samota) (2019) * Kepulauan Togean National Park, Togean Tojo Una-Una (2019)


Iran

* Arasbaran (1976) * Lake Parishan, Arjan and Parishan (1976) * Geno (1976) * Golestan National Park, Golestan (1976) * Hara forests, Hara (1976) * Kavir National Park, Kavir (1976) * Lake Urmia (1976) * Miankaleh peninsula, Miankaleh (1976) * Touran National Park, Touran (1976) * Dena (2010) * Tang-e-Sayad & Sabzkuh(2015) * Hamun-e Helmand, Hamoun (2016)


Japan

* Mount Hakusan (1980) * Mount Ōdaigahara & Mount Ōmine (1980) * Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park, Shiga Highland (1980) * Yakushima, Yakushima Island (1980) * Aya Biosphere Reserve, Aya (2012) * Minami Alps National Park, Minami-Alps (2014) * Sobo-Katamuki Quasi-National Park, Sobo, Katamuki and Okue (2017) * Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park, Minakami (2017)


Kazakhstan

* Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve, Korgalzhyn (2012) * Alakol Biosphere Reserve, Alakol (2013) * Akzhayik Nature Reserve, Akzhayik (2014) * Katon-Karagay (2014) * Aksu-Zhabagly (2015) * Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve, Barsakelmes (2016) * Altyn-Emel National Park, Altyn-Emel (2017) * Karatau Nature Reserve, Karatau (2017)


Kyrgyzstan

* Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve, Sary-Chelek (1978) * Issyk Kul (2001)


Malaysia

* Tasik Chini (2009) * Crocker Range (2014)


Maldives

* Baa Atoll 2011


Mongolia

* Great Gobi (1990) * Bogd Khan Mountain (1996) * Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Reserve (1997) * Khustain Nuruu National Park (2002) * Dornod Mongol (2005) * Mongol Daguur (2007)


Myanmar

* Inlay Lake (2015) * Indawgyi Lake (2017)


North Korea

* Mount Paekdu (1989) * Mount Kuwol (2004) * Myohyang-san, Mount Myohyang (2009) * Chilbosan (North Hamgyong), Mount Chilbo (2014)


Pakistan

* Lal Suhanra National Park (1977) * Biosphere reserves of Pakistan, Ziarat Juniper Forest (2013)


Palau

* Ngaremeduu (2005)


Philippines

* Puerto Galera (1977) * Palawan (1990) * Albay (March 2016)


South Korea

* Mount Sorak (1982) * Jeju Island (2002) * Sinan Dadohae Biosphere Reserve, Shinan Dadohae (Sinan Dadohae Biosphere Reserve) (2009) * Korea National Arboretum, Gwangneung Forest (Korea National Arboretum) (2010) * Gochang County, Gochang (2013) *Suncheon (2018) *Gangwon Province, South Korea, Gangwon Eco-peace (Korean Demilitarized Zone-near areas across five counties of Gangwon Province) (2019) *Yeoncheon County, Yeoncheon Imjin River (2020)


Sri Lanka

* Hurulu Forest Reserve, Hurulu (1977) * Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sinharaja (1978) * Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya, Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya (KDN) (2004) * Bundala National Park, Bundala (2005)


Thailand

* Sakaerat (1976) * Hauy Tak Teak (1977) * Mae Sa-Kog Ma (1977) * Ranong (1997) * Doi Luang Chiang Dao (2021)


Turkmenistan

* Repetek Biosphere State Reserve, Repetek (1978)


Uzbekistan

* Chatkal National Park, Mount Chatkal (1978)


Vietnam

* Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest (2000) * Cát Tiên National Park (2001) * Cát Bà Island (2004) * Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve, Red River Delta (2004) * Mekong Delta, Kien Giang (2006) * Western Nghệ An (2007) * Cape Cà Mau National Park (2009) * Chàm Islands – Hội An (2009) * Langbiang (2015) * Núi Chúa National Park (2021) * Kon Hà Nừng Highlands (2021)


References


External links


List of UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Asia and the Pacific

List of UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves of Asia and the Pacific

UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
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