There are 18 Biosphere Reserves in India, which protect larger areas of natural habitat and often include one or more National Parks and Reserves.
|
No. |
Name |
Region |
Notified in |
|
1 |
Nilgiri |
Tamil Nadu-Kerala |
1986 |
|
2 |
Nanda Devi |
Uttarakhand |
1988 |
|
3 |
Nokrek |
Meghalaya |
1988 |
|
4 |
Great Nicobar |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
1989 |
|
5 |
Gulf of Mannar |
Tamil Nadu |
1989 |
|
6 |
Manas |
Assam |
1989 |
|
7 |
Sunderbans |
West Bengal |
1989 |
|
8 |
Simlipal |
Odisha |
1994 |
|
9 |
Dibru-Saikhowa |
Assam |
1997 |
|
10 |
Dehang-Dibang |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1998 |
|
11 |
Pachmarhi |
Madhya Pradesh |
1999 |
|
12 |
Khangchendzonga |
Sikkim |
2000 |
|
13 |
Agasthyamalai |
Karnataka-Tamil Nadu-Kerala |
2001 |
|
14 |
Achanakamar - Amarkantak |
Madhya Pradesh-Chattisgarh |
2005 |
|
15 |
Kachchh |
Gujarat |
2008 |
|
16 |
Cold Desert |
Ladakh |
2009 |
|
17 |
Seshachalam Hills |
Andhra Pradesh |
2010 |
|
18 |
Panna |
Madhya Pradesh |
2011 |
India has 12 internationally recognised BRs. They are as follows:
