World Biosphere Reserves

Biosphere Reserves which are wholly or partially World Heritage Sites.

World Heritage Sites connected to 'World Biosphere Reserves':

  • "W" National Park of Niger 'W' Region (established 1996 in Niger; extension to Benin and Burkina Faso in 2002)
  • Air and Ténéré Aïr et Ténéré (1997)
  • Alejandro de Humboldt National Park Cuchillas del Toa (1987)
  • Atlantic Forest Part of Mata Atlântica (including Sao Paulo City Green Belt) (1993; extension 2002)
  • Belovezhskaya Pushcha / Puszcza Bialowieska Belovezhskaya Pushcha (1993) / Bialowieza (1976)
  • Cape Floral Region Cape Winelands (2007)
  • Caves of the Aggtelek and Slovak Karst Separate Biospheres in Hungary (Aggtelek (1979)) and Slovakia (Slovenský Kras (1977))
  • Central Amazon Conservation Complex Central Amazon (2001)
  • Central Sikhote-Alin Sikhote Alin (1978)
  • Cerrado Protected Areas Cerrado (1993; extension 2000 and 2001)
  • Cilento and Vallo di Diano Cilento and Vallo di Diano (1997)
  • Comoé National Park Comoé (1983)
  • Danube Delta Danube Delta (1979 and extension 1992 of Romanian part; addition of Ukrainian part (Dunainsky) to make a transfrontier BR in 1998
  • Darien National Park Darién (1983)
  • Discovery Coast Part of Mata Atlântica (including Sao Paulo City Green Belt) (1993; extension 2002)
  • Dja Faunal Reserve Dja (1981)
  • Doñana National Park Part of Doñana (1980)
  • Durmitor National Park Part of Tara River Basin (1976)
  • Everglades Everglades & Dry Tortugas (1976)
  • Fertö/Neusiedlersee Separate Biosphere Reserves in Hungary (Lake Fertö (1979)) and Austria (Neusiedler See (1977))
  • Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda of Querétaro Sierra Gorda BR (some of the missions)
  • Galapagos Islands Archipielágo de Colon (Galápagos) (1984)
  • Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz Flusslandschaft Elbe (1979, extension 1997)
  • Glacier parks Includes Glacier-Bay Admiralty Island (1986)
  • Golden Mountains of Altai Katunsky (2000)
  • Great Smoky Mountains Part of Southern Appalachian (1989)
  • Gulf of California Islas del Golgo de California (1995)
  • Hawaii Volcanoes Part of Hawaiian Islands (1980)
  • Hortobágy National Park - the Puszta Hortobágy (1979)
  • Huanglong Huanglong (2000)
  • Huascaran National Park Huascarán (1977)
  • Ichkeul National Park Ichkeul (1977)
  • Jeju Includes Jeju Island (2002)
  • Jiuzhaigou Valley Jiuzhaigou Valley (1997)
  • Ksar of Aït-Ben-Haddou Oasis du sud marocain (2000)
  • Lake Baikal Baikalskyi (1986) and Barguzinskyi (1986)
  • Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape Part of Lower Morava (2003)
  • Macquarie Island (1977)
  • Mammoth Cave Part of Mammoth Cave Area (1990 & 1996)
  • Manu National Park Manu (1977)
  • Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve Mariposa Monarca (2006)
  • Mount Kenya Mount Kenya (1978)
  • Mount Nimba Part of Mont Nimba (1980)
  • Mount Wuyi Wuyishan (1987)
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area Part of Serengeti-Ngorongoro (1981)
  • Niokolo-Koba National Park Niokolo-Koba (1981)
  • Olympic National Park Olympic (1976)
  • Pantanal Part of larger Pantanal (2000)
  • Pirin National Park Includes Doupki-Djindjiritza (1977)
  • Pompei Part of Somma-Vesuvio and Miglio d’Oro (1997)
  • Primeval Beech Forests Part of East Carpathians (1998), which also includes Polish territory
  • Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River Part of Palawan (1990)
  • Pyrénées - Mount Perdu Ordesa-Viñamala (1977) covers Spanish part
  • Redwood Part of California Coast Ranges (1983)
  • Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve Rio Plátano (1980)
  • Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco Located in El Vizcaino (1993)
  • Roman Walls of Lugo Terras do Miño (2002)
  • Serengeti National Park Part of Serengeti-Ngorongoro (1981)
  • Serra da Capivara National Park Caatinga (2001)
  • Sian Ka'an Sian Ka'an (1986)
  • Sinharaja Forest Reserve Sinharaja (1978)
  • Socotra Archipelago Socotra Archipelago (2003)
  • South China Karst Includes Maolan (1996)
  • Srebarna Nature Reserve Srébarna (1977)
  • Studenica Monastery Golija-Studenica (2001)
  • Sundarbans National Park Sunderban (2001)
  • Taï National Park Taï (1977)
  • Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves Separate Biosphere Reserves in Panama (La Amistad (2000))and Costa Rica (La Amistad (1982))
  • Tassili n'Ajjer (1986)
  • Tikal National Park Part of Maya (1990)
  • Tubbataha Reef Marine Park Part of Palawan (1990)
  • Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Uluru (Ayer's Rock Mount Olga) (1977)
  • Uvs Nuur Basin Uvs Nuur Basin (Mongolia, 1997), Ubsunorskaya Kotlovina (Russia, 1997)
  • Valley of Flowers National Park Nanda Devi (2004)
  • Virgin Komi Forests Pechoro-Ilychskiy (1984)
  • Volcanoes of Kamchatka Includes Kronotskiy (1984)
  • Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Separate Biosphere Reserves Waterton (1979) and Glacier (1976)
  • Western Caucasus Kavkazskiy (1978)
  • Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino Located in El Vizcaino (1993)
  • Yakushima Yakushima Island (1980)
  • Yellowstone Yellowstone (1976)