Biosphere Reserve

E180508

Conservation area Protected area designation UNESCO designation

A Biosphere Reserve is a protected area recognized under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme for its unique ecosystems and sustainable development practices that balance conservation with human activity.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve	55
Biosphere Reserve canonical	4
UNESCO biosphere reserve	3
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve core area	2
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves	2
World Biosphere Reserve	2
Biosphere Reserve (buffer and transition zones around the park)	1
Man and the Biosphere Reserve	1
Reserva de la Biosfera de la UNESCO	1
UNESCO Biosphere Region	1
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (North Devon Biosphere Reserve, partly in district)	1
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (surrounding area)	1
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve network	1
UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve (as part of Islas Marietas Biosphere Reserve)	1
UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve core area	1
reserva de la biosfera federal	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Conservation area ⓘ Protected area designation ⓘ UNESCO designation ⓘ
aimsTo	Conserve ecosystem services ⓘ Demonstrate models of sustainable development ⓘ Foster socio-cultural and ecological resilience ⓘ Maintain cultural landscapes ⓘ
appliesPrinciple	Adaptive management ⓘ Ecosystem approach ⓘ Participatory governance ⓘ
bufferZoneFunction	Activities compatible with sound ecological practices ⓘ Environmental research and education ⓘ
coreAreaFunction	Conservation of species and genetic variation ⓘ Long-term protection of landscapes and ecosystems ⓘ
designationCriteria	Capacity for research and monitoring ⓘ Involvement and support of local stakeholders ⓘ Opportunities for sustainable development practices ⓘ Representative or unique ecosystems ⓘ Significant biodiversity value ⓘ
emphasizes	Balance between conservation and human activity ⓘ Integration of people and nature ⓘ Sustainable use of natural resources ⓘ
governedBy	UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme guidelines ⓘ
hasComponent	Buffer zone ⓘ Core area ⓘ Transition area ⓘ
hasPurpose	Conservation of biodiversity ⓘ Environmental education ⓘ Monitoring of environmental change ⓘ Promotion of sustainable development ⓘ Support for scientific research ⓘ
isPartOf	UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme ⓘ surface form: World Network of Biosphere Reserves
legalStatus	May be under national or subnational protection laws ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme ⓘ
promotes	Best practices in sustainable resource management ⓘ Knowledge exchange among sites in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves ⓘ
recognizedBy	UNESCO ⓘ
requires	Involvement of local communities ⓘ Management plan ⓘ Periodic review by UNESCO ⓘ Zonation into core, buffer, and transition areas ⓘ
scope	Coastal ecosystems ⓘ Marine ecosystems ⓘ Terrestrial ecosystems ⓘ
supportsActivity	Capacity building for local communities ⓘ Ecotourism ⓘ Interdisciplinary research ⓘ Long-term ecological monitoring ⓘ
transitionAreaFunction	Sustainable economic and human development ⓘ

Referenced by (78)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fuerteventura → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

El Hierro → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Dublin Bay → hasDesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Dordogne River → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Reserva de la Biosfera Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado → designación → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reserva de la Biosfera de la UNESCO

Reserva de la Biosfera Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado → categoríaDeManejo → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: reserva de la biosfera federal

Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve → designatedAs → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Doñana National Park → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Flores Island → recognizedAs → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Flores Island → unescoDesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Samaria Gorge National Park → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Ciénaga de Zapata → recognizedAs → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Rhön → hasProtectedStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Corvo Island → protectedStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Príncipe → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Niagara Escarpment → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Biosphere Reserve

Galápagos Province → heritageDesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Panna National Park → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Olympus National Park → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Mammoth Cave National Park → hasHeritageDesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Όλυμπος → protectedAreaStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Bieszczady National Park → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Howe Sound → hasConservationDesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Region

Torres del Paine National Park → biosphereReserveStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Waterberg region → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO biosphere reserve

Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Tuchola Forest → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Tuamotu Archipelago → recognizedBy → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve network

Waterberg District Municipality → biosphereStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Beni Biological Station Biosphere Reserve → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Sierra Nevada → hasDesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Schorfheide forest → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Schorfheide forest → hasHeritageStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Bijagós Archipelago → recognizedAs → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Cape Horn → protectedStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (surrounding area)

Retezat National Park → recognizedAs → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Central Balkan National Park → hasDesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Xilingol Grassland → UNESCODesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: World Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Member States → nominate → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves

Lake Urmia → hasProtectionStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

North Devon → hasHeritageDesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (North Devon Biosphere Reserve, partly in district)

Polesie nature reserves → includesDesignation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves

Islas Marietas → protectionStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve (as part of Islas Marietas Biosphere Reserve)

Sierra de la Laguna Biosphere Reserve → designation → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Sierra Nevada National Park → UNESCOStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: Biosphere Reserve (buffer and transition zones around the park)

Janos Biosphere Reserve → hasConservationStatus → Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Biosphere Reserve