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11 New UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
UNESCO recently welcomed 11 new areas into the family of Biosphere Reserves. Two of the countries, Belgium and Gambia, are recieving their first ever BR designations. The other nine countries recieving new biosphere designations are Colombia, Dominican Republic, Italy, Mongolia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Korea, Slovenia and Spain.
Kempen-Broek Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
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Erwin Christis
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Published: 08.07.2024
These are the new UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of 2024:
- Kempen-Broek Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Belgium and the Netherlands)
- Darién Norte Chocoano Biosphere Reserve (Colombia)
- Madre de las Aguas Biosphere Reserve (Dominican Republic)
- Niumi Biosphere Reserve (Gambia)
- Colli Euganei Biosphere Reserve (Italy)
- Julian Alps Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Italy and Slovenia)
- Khar Us Lake Biosphere Reserve (Mongolia)
- yApayaos Biosphere Reserve (the Philippines)
- Changnyeong Biosphere Reserve (South Korea)
- Val d'Aran Biosphere Reserve (Spain)
- Irati Biosphere Reserve (Spain)
Read more about the new biosphere designations at UNESCO's webpages.