Panna Tiger Reserve Declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO

  • Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradeshhas been included in the global network of biosphere reserves by UNESCO under its Man and Biosphere Programme recently.
  • The UNESCO’s recognition cited PTR as a critical tiger habitat. The area has undergone substantial ecosystem restoration in the buffer zone. With only three urban centres and over 300 villages, agriculture is the main source of income together with horticulture, forestry and cultural and eco-tourism.
  • PTR was notified as a biosphere reserve by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC ) in 2011 ....
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