Biosphere reserves of India - wikipedia Biosphere reserves of India Part of a series on the Wildlife of India Biodiversity Flora Fauna Lists Amphibians Ants Birds Butterflies Fish Mammals Molluscs Moths Odonates Reptiles Spiders Endangered animals Protected areas Biosphere reserves Wildlife sanctuaries Conservation areas Private protected areas Reserved and protected forests Conservation and community reserves Communal forests Lists National parks Ramsar Sites Conservation Projects Tiger Elephant Acts of Parliament Indian Forest Act 1927 Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Wildlife Protection Act 2002 Organisations National Ministry of Environment and Forests National Biodiversity Authority Indian Forest Service / Survey Forest Institute Wildlife Institute Tiger Conservation Authority Zoo Authority International Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES ) International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) South Asian Zoo Association ( SAZARC ) World Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( WAZA ) World Society for the Protection of Animals ( WSPA ) World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) Related topics Indian natural history Environmental issues Fossil parks Forestry Tourism Lists Ecoregions Botanical gardens Zoological gardens Portal The Indian government has established 18 Biosphere Reserves in India, ( categories roughly corresponding to IUCN Category V Protected areas ), which protect larger areas of natural habitat ( than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary ), and often include one or more National Parks or preserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life. Animals are protected and saved here. Contents 1 World network 2 List 3 Potential sites 4 References 5 External links World Network Eleven of the eighteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere ( MAB ) Programme list. ) List In 2009, India designated Cold Desert of Himachal Pradesh as a biosphere reserve. On September 20, 2010, the Ministry of Environment and Forests designated Seshachalam Hills as the 17th biosphere reserve. Panna ( Madhya Pradesh ) was scheduled to become the 18th on August 25, 2011. Name States Year Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka 2000 Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Tamil Nadu 2001 Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve West Bengal 2001 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve Uttarakhand Nokrek Biosphere Reserve Meghalaya 2009 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Madhya Pradesh 2009 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve Odisha 2009 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Great Nicobar 2013 Achanakmar - Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh 2012 Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Kerala and Tamil Nadu 2016 Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim 2018 Biosphere reserves of India ( area wise ) Year Name Location State Type Key fauna Area ( km ) 1986 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Part of Waynad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Mudumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka Western Ghats Nilgiri tahr, lion - tailed macaque 5520 1988 Nanda Devi National Park & Biosphere Reserve Parts of Chamoli District, Pithoragarh District & Bageshwar District Uttarakhand Western Himalayas Snow Leopard, Himalayan Black Bear 5860 1989 Gulf of Mannar Indian part of Gulf of Mannar extending from Rameswaram island in the North to Kanyakumari in the South of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka Tamil Nadu Coasts Dugong 10500 1988 Nokrek In west Garo Hills Meghalaya East Himalayas Red panda 47.48 km 5 1989 Sundarbans Part of delta of Ganges and Brahmaputra river system West Bengal Gangetic Delta Royal Bengal tiger 9630 6 1989 Manas Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup and Darrang Districts Assam East Himalayas Asiatic Elephant, Tiger, Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, Golden Langur, pygmy hog 2837 7 Simlipal Part of Mayurbhanj district Odisha Deccan Peninsula Gaur, royal Bengal tiger, Asian elephant 4374 8 1998 Dihang - Dibang Part of Siang and Dibang Valley Arunachal Pradesh Eastern Himalaya Mishmi Takin, Musk Deer 5112 9 1999 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Parts of Betul District, Hoshangabad District and Chhindwara District Madhya Pradesh Semi-Arid Giant squirrel, flying squirrel 4981.72 10 2005 Achanakmar - Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve Part of Annupur, Dindori and Bilaspur districts Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Maikala Hills Four - horned antelope, Indian wild dog, Sarus crane, White - rumped vulture, Philautus ( Sacred grove bush frog ) 3835 11 2008 Great Rann of Kutch Part of Kutch, Rajkot, Surendranagar and Patan Districts. It is the largest Biosphere Reserve in India. Gujarat Desert Indian wild ass 12454 12 2009 Cold Desert Pin Valley National Park and surroundings ; Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife Sancturary Himachal Pradesh Western Himalayas Snow leopard 7770 13 2000 Khangchendzonga Parts of Kangchenjunga Sikkim East Himalayas Snow leopard, red panda 2620 14 2001 Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Neyyar, Peppara and Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary and their adjoining areas Kerala, Tamil Nadu Western Ghats Nilgiri tahr, elephants 3500.08 15 1989 Great Nicobar Southern most islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar Islands Islands Saltwater crocodile 885 16 Dibru - Saikhowa Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts Assam East Himalayas white - winged wood duck, water buffalo, black - breasted parrotbill, tiger, capped langur 765 17 Seshachalam Hills Seshachalam Hill Ranges covering parts of Chittoor and Kadapa districts Andhra Pradesh Eastern Ghats Slender Loris 4755 18 2011 Panna Part of Panna District and Chhatarpur District Madhya Pradesh Catchment Area of the Ken River Tiger, chital, chinkara, sambhar and sloth bear 2998.98 Potential sites Following is the list of potential sites for Biosphere Reserves as selected by Ministry of Forests and Environment : The Abujmarh, Chhattisgarh Andaman and Nicobar, North Islands Chintapalli, Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh Kanha, Madhya Pradesh Kovalam, Kerala Lakshadweep Islands, Lakshadweep Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat Phawngpui ( Blue Mountain ), Mizoram Namdapha, Arunachal Pradesh Singhbhum Tawang and West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh Thar Desert, Rajasthan References ^ Jump up to : ( 1 ) ^ Jump up to : UNESCO `` 20 new Biosphere Reserves added to UNESCO 's Man and the Biosphere ( MAB ) Programme '', 11 July 2012 Jump up ^ UNESCO, Man and the Biosphere ( MAB ) Programme list Jump up ^ `` 20 new Biosphere Reserves added '' Jump up ^ `` 20 new Biosphere Reserves added '', 19 March 2016 Jump up ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khangchendzonga_National_Park Jump up ^ `` Status of Bioshpere reserves in India '' ( PDF ). ENVIRO NEWS, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Vol. 14. January -- March 2008. p. 9. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on January 20, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013. External links Biosphere reserves of India. 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Question: how many of the biosphere reserves from india are recognised by the unesco
Answer: Eleven