As of 2023 the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves is made up of 738 reserves in 134 countries of which 22 are transboundary. Biosphere reserves are large landscapes with significant biodiversity and important ecological systems. Together, the reserves are representative of the world's major ecoystems. Each reserve is a focus for environmental collaboration and sustainable development. They offer travellers an opportunity to appreciate and understand unique parts of the natural environment, although the information provided isn't necessarily targeted at tourists from abroad, and what kind of infrastructure there is for visitors varies.
Understand
[edit]UNESCO describes the reserves as follows:
- Biosphere reserves are areas comprising terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems. Each reserve promotes solutions reconciling the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use.
- Biosphere reserves are ‘Science for Sustainability support sites’ – special places for testing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and managing changes and interactions between social and ecological systems, including conflict prevention and management of biodiversity.
See UNESCO World Heritage List and Ramsar sites for related lists.
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| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tassili N’Ajjer | Saharan Algeria | 1986 | 2014 | |
| El Kala | Northeast Algeria | 1990 | 2002, 2016 | |
| Djurdjura | Central Algeria | 1997 | 2011 | |
| Chréa | Blida, Central Algeria | 2002 | 2014 | |
| Taza | Northeast Algeria | 2004 | 2016 | |
| Gouraya | Central Algeria | 2004 | 2016 | |
| Belezma | Batna, Northeast Algeria | 2015 | ||
| Tlemcen Mountains | Tlemcen, Northwest Algeria | 2016 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complex W-Arly-Penjari | Southwestern Niger | 2002, 2020 | 2014, 2017 | Shared with Burkina Faso and Niger |
| Mono | Southern Benin | 2017 | Shared with Togo | |
| Oueme Lower Valley | Southern Benin | 2017 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mare aux hippopotames | Black Volta Region | 1986 | 1998, 2016 | |
| Complex W-Arly-Penjari | East Burkina Faso (see W National Park) | 2002 | 2014,2016 | Shared with Benin and Niger |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fogo | 2020 | |||
| Maio | 2020 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waza | Northern Cameroon | 1979 | 2006, 2016 | |
| Benoué | Northern Cameroon | 1981 | 2006, 2016 | |
| Dja | South Cameroon Plateau | 1981 | 2006,2017 | |
| Doumba-Rey | Adamaoua | 2021 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basse-Lobaye | 1977 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sena Oura | Soudanian Chad | 2022 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mwali | 2020 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odzala | Cuvette and Sangha and Likouala | 1977 | 2017 | |
| Dimonika | Coast and Mayombe | 1988 | 2017 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yangambi | Congo Basin | 1976 | 1998, 2016 | |
| Luki | Western DRC | 1976 | 1998, 2005 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taï | Southwestern Forests | 1977 | 1999 | |
| Comoé | Northern Savanna | 1983 | 1999, 2010 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omayed | Lower Egypt | 1981 | 2001, 2011 | Extended in 1998 |
| Wadi Allaqi | Lake Nasser, Upper Egypt | 1993 | 2004, 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubombo | 2019 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kafa | Southern Ethiopia | 2010 | ||
| Yayu | 2010 | |||
| Sheka | Western Ethiopia | 2012 | ||
| Lake Tana | Northern Ethiopia | 2015 | ||
| Majang Forest | Western Ethiopia | 2017 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bia | Ashanti-Kwahu | 1983 | 1998, 2017 | |
| Songor | Ghanaian Coastal Plain | 2011 | ||
| Lake Bosomtwe | Ashanti-Kwahu | 2016 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Nimba | Guinee Forestiere | 1980 | 2004 | |
| Massif du Ziama | Guinee Forestiere | 1980 | 2004 | |
| Badiar | Moyenne Guinee | 2002 | ||
| Haut Niger | Haute Guinee | 2002 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boloma Bijagós | 1996 | 2015 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kenya | Southern Rift Valley | 1978 | 2016 | |
| Mount Kulai | Northern Rift Valley | 1978 | 2011 | |
| Malindi-Watamu | Malindi, Coastal Kenya | 1979 | 2016 | |
| Kiunga | Lamu, Coastal Kenya | 1980 | 2016 | |
| Amboseli | Coastal Kenya | 1991 | 2003, 2017 | |
| Mount Elgon | Western Kenya | 2003 | 2017 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matšeng Biosphere Reserve | 2021 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mananara Nord | Toamasina Province | 1990 | 2012 | |
| Sahamalaza-Iles Radma | Antsiranana Province | 2001 | 2012 | |
| Littoral de Toliara | Toliara Province | 2003 | ||
| Belo-sur-Mer—Kirindy-Mite | Morondava, Toliara Province | 2016 | ||
| Tsimanampesotse - Nosy Ve Androka | Toliara Province | 2018 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mulanje | Southern Malawi | 2000 | 2014 | |
| Lake Chilwa Wetland | Southern Malawi | 2006 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouclé du Baoule | Kayes | 1982 | 1998, 2013 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta du Fleuve Sénégal | Coastal Mauritania | 2005 | Shared with Senegal |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Gorges-Bel Ombre | 1977 | 1998 | Previously named Macchabee/Bel Ombre |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arganeraie | Agadir, South Atlantic Coast | 1998 | 2010 | |
| Oasis du sud marocain | Saharan Morocco | 2000 | 2017 | |
| Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean | Mediterranean Morocco | 2006 | Shared with Spain | |
| Atlas Cedar | Middle Atlas | 2016 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aïr et Ténéré | Northern Niger | 1997 | 2009 | |
| Complex W-Arly-Penjari | Southwestern Niger | 2002 | 2013 | Shared with Benin and Burkina Faso |
| Gadabedji | Northern Niger | 2020 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omo | Lagos State, South West Nigeria | 1977 | 1998, 2012 | |
| Hadejia Nguru Bade | North West Nigeria | 2020 | ||
| Oban | Cross River State, South South Nigeria | 2020 | 1998 | |
| Okwangwo | Cross River State, South South Nigeria | 2020 | 1998 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcans | 1983 | |||
| Gishwati-Mukura Landscape | 2020 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Island of Principe | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samba Dia | Central Senegal | 1979 | 1999, 2015 | |
| Delta du Saloum | Palmarin, Central Senegal | 1980 | 1999, 2015 | |
| Niokolo-Koba | Tambacounda Region | 1981 | 1999 | |
| Delta du Fleuve Sénégal | Northern Senegal | 2005 | Shared with Mauritania | |
| Ferlo | Northern Senegal | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kogelberg | near Kleinmond, Overberg | 1998 | 2010 | |
| Cape West Coast | near Langebaan, West Coast | 2000 | Extended in 2003, Reviewed 2016 | |
| Waterberg | Waterberg, Limpopo | 2001 | 2013 | |
| Kruger to Canyons | Kruger National Park and Blyde River Canyon | 2001 | 2013 | |
| Cape Winelands | Western Cape | 2007 | ||
| Vhembe | 2009 | |||
| Gouritz Cluster | Little Karoo, Western Cape | 2015 | 2013 | |
| Magaliesberg | West Rand, Gauteng | 2015 | ||
| Garden Route | Eastern Cape | 2017 | ||
| Marico | North West Province | 2018 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinder | Eastern Sudan | 1979 | 2001, 2016 | |
| Radom | Darfur | 1979 | 2001 | |
| Jebel Al Dair | Central Sudan | 2017 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Manyara | Arusha, Northeast Tanzania | 1981 | 2017 | Extended 2017 |
| Serengeti - Ngorongoro | Northeast Tanzania | 1981 | 2017 | Extended 2017 |
| East Usambara | Northeast Tanzania | 2000 | 2017 | Extended 2017 |
| Jozani-Chwaka Bay | Zanzibar | 2016 | ||
| Gombe Masito Ugalla | Northwest Tanzania | 2018 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oti-Kéran/Oti-Mandouri | Northern Togo | 2011 | ||
| Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve | Maritime Togo | 2017 | Shared with Benin |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djebel Bou-Hedma | Saharan Tunisia | 1977 | 1999 | |
| Djebel Chambi | Saharan Tunisia | 1977 | 1999 | |
| Ichkeul | Northern Tunisia | 1977 | 1999 | |
| Iles Zembra et Zembretta | Northern Tunisia | 1977 | 1999 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth | Western Uganda | 1979 | 1998 | |
| Mount Egon | Eastern Uganda | 2005 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Zambezi | Lake Kariba-Lower Zambezi | 2010 | ||
| Chimanimani | Eastern Highlands | 2022 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonle Sap | 1997 | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changbaishan | 1979 | 1998 | ||
| Dingushan | 1979 | 1998 | ||
| Wolong | 1979 | 1998 | ||
| Fanjingshan | 1986 | 1999 | ||
| Xilin Gol | 1987 | 1999 | ||
| Wuyishan | 1987 | 1999 | ||
| Bodega | 1990 | 2001 | ||
| Shennongjia | 1990 | 2011 | ||
| Yancheng | 1992 | 2003 | ||
| Xishuangbanna | 1993 | 2004 | ||
| Maolan | 1996 | 2007 | ||
| Tianmushan | 1996 | 2007 | ||
| Fenglin | 1997 | 2009 | ||
| Jiuzhaigou Valley | 1997 | 2011 | ||
| Nanji Islands | 1998 | 2011 | ||
| Shankou Mangrove | 2000 | 2011 | ||
| Baishujiang | 2000 | 2011 | ||
| Gaoligong Mountain | 2000 | 2011 | ||
| Huanglong | 2000 | 2011 | ||
| Baotianman | 2001 | 2012 | ||
| Saihan Wula | 2001 | 2012 | ||
| Dalai Lake | 2002 | |||
| Wudalianchi | 2003 | |||
| Yading | 2003 | |||
| Foping | 2004 | |||
| Qomolangma | 2004 | |||
| Chabaling | 2007 | |||
| Xingkai Lake | 2007 | |||
| Mao’er Mountain | 2011 | |||
| Jinggangshan | 2012 | |||
| Niubeiliang | 2012 | |||
| Snake Island, Laotie Mountain | 2013 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nilgiri | 2000 | 2012 | ||
| Gulf of Mannar | 2001 | 2013 | ||
| Sunderban | 2001 | 2013 | ||
| Nanda Devi | 2004 | |||
| Nokrek | 2009 | |||
| Pachmarhi | 2009 | |||
| Similpal | 2009 | |||
| Achanmar-Amarkantak | 2012 | |||
| Great Nicobar | 2013 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibodas, including Mount Gede Pangrango National Park | Bogor Raya | 1977 | 2011 | |
| Komodo National Park | Flores | 1977 | 1999,2013 | |
| Lore Lindu National Park | Central Sulawesi | 1977 | 1999,2013 | |
| Tanjung Puting National Park | Central Kalimantan | 1977 | 1998, 2013 | |
| Gunung Leuser National Park | Aceh and North Sumatra | 1981 | 1999, 2013 | |
| Siberut | Mentawai Islands | 1981 | 1999, 2013 | |
| Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu Bioreserve | Riau | 2009 | ||
| Wakatobi | Southeast Sulawesi | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arasbaran | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
| Arjan | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
| Geno | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
| Golestan | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
| Hara | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
| Kavir | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
| Lake Oromeeh | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
| Miankaleh | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
| Touran | 1976 | 2002, 2013 | ||
| Dena | 2010 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | 1996 | 2007 | ||
| Ramat Menashe | 2011 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hakusan | 1980 | 1999 | ||
| Mount Odaigahara & Mount Omine | 1980 | 1999 | ||
| Shiga Highland | 1980 | 1999 | Extended in 2014 | |
| Yakushima Island | 1980 | 1999 | ||
| Aya | 2012 | |||
| Minami-Alps | 2014 | |||
| Tadami | 2014 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dana | 1998 | |||
| Mujib | 2011 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korgalzhyn | 2012 | |||
| Alakol | 2013 | |||
| Ak-Zhayik | 2014 | |||
| Katon-Karagay | 2014 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sary-Chelek | Ferghana Valley | 1978 | 2013 | |
| Issyk Kul | Issyk Kul and the Tian Shan | 2001 | 2013 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shouf | 2005 | |||
| Jabal Al Rihane | 2007 | |||
| Jabal Moussa | 2009 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasik Chini | 2009 | |||
| Crocker Range | 2014 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baa Atoll | 2009 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Gobi | 1990 | |||
| Bogd Khan Uul | 1996 | |||
| Uvs Nuur Basin | 1997 | |||
| Hustai Nuruu | 2002 | |||
| Dornod Mongol | 2005 | |||
| Mongol Daguur | 2007 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Paekdu | Baekdu Mountains | 1989 | 2002 | |
| Mount Kuwol | 2004 | |||
| Mount Myohyang | 2009 | |||
| Mount Chilbo | 2014 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lal Suhanra | Southern Punjab | 1977 | 1998 | |
| Ziarat Juniper Forest | Balochistan | 2013 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Galera | 1977 | |||
| Palawan | 1990 | 2012 | ||
| Albay | 2016 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Reem | 2007 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sorak | 1982 | 1998, 2013 | ||
| Jeju Island | Jeju | 2002 | 2013 | |
| Shinhan Dadohae | 2009 | |||
| Gwangneung Forest | 2010 | |||
| Gochang | 2013 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurulu | 1977 | 1998 | ||
| Sinharaja | Southern Province | 1978 | 1998, 2004 | |
| Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadenya | 2004 | |||
| Bundala | 2005 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lajat | 2009 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakaerat | 1976 | 1999 | ||
| Hauy Tak Teak | 1977 | 1999 | ||
| Mae Sa-Kog Ma | 1977 | 1999 | ||
| Ranong | 1997 | 2011 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repetek | 1978 | 2005 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marawah | 2007 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Chatkal | 1978 | 1999 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Gio Mangrove | 2001 | 2011 | ||
| Dong Nai | 2001 | 2012 | Formerly Cat Tien, extended in 2011 | |
| Cat Ba | 2004 | |||
| Red River Delta | 2004 | |||
| Kien Giang | 2006 | |||
| Western Nghe An | 2007 | |||
| Mui Ca Mau | 2009 | |||
| Cu Lao Cham-Hoi An | 2009 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socotra Archipelago | Socotra | 2003 | ||
| Bura’a | 2011 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohrid-Prespa | Southeastern Albania | 2014 | shared with North Macedonia |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gossenköllesee | 1977 | |||
| Gurgler Kamm | 1977 | |||
| Lobau | 1977 | 1998 | ||
| Neusiedler See | 1977 | 1998 | ||
| Grosses Walsertal | 2000 | 2011 | ||
| Wienerwald | 2005 | |||
| Salzburger Lungau & Kärntner Nockberge | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berezinskiy | 1978 | 1998, 2011 | ||
| Belovezhkaya Pushcha | Brest Oblast | 1993 | 2005, 2011 | |
| West Polesie | 2003 | Shared with Poland and Ukraine |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steneto | 1977 | |||
| Alibotouch | 1977 | |||
| Bistrichko Branichté | 1977 | |||
| Boitine | 1977 | |||
| Djendema | 1977 | |||
| Doupkata | 1977 | |||
| Doupki-Djindjiritza | 1977 | |||
| Kamtchia | 1977 | |||
| Koupena | 1977 | |||
| Mantaritza | 1977 | |||
| Ouzounboudjak | 1977 | |||
| Parangalitza | 1977 | |||
| Srébarna | 1977 | |||
| Tchervenata Sténa | 1977 | |||
| Tchoupréné | 1977 | |||
| Tsaritchina | 1977 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velebit Mountain | 1977 | 1998, 2003 | ||
| Mura Drava Danube | 2012 | Shared with Hungary |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krivoklátsko | 1977 | 1998 | ||
| Trebon Basin | 1977 | 1998 | Shared with Hungary | |
| Lower Morava | 1986 | Extended and renamed in 2003 | ||
| Sumava | 1990 | |||
| Krkokonose/Karkonosze | 1992 | 2012 | Shared with Poland | |
| Bílé Karpathy | 1996 | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-East Greenland | Northern Greenland | 1977 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Estonian Archipelago | West Estonia and Islands | 1990 | 2005 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Karelian | North Karelia | 1992 | 2009 | Extended in 2009 |
| Archipelago Sea Area | Archipelago Sea, Finland Proper | 1994 | 2006 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commune de Fakarava | 1977 | Extended and renamed in 2006 | ||
| Vallée du Fango | 1977 | 1998 | Extended in 1990 | |
| Camargue | 1977 | 2000, 2006 | Extended in 2006 | |
| Cévennes | 1984 | 1998 | ||
| Iles et Mer d’Iroise | 1988 | 2001 | Extended and renamed in 2012 | |
| Mont Ventoux | 1990 | 2007 | ||
| Archipel de la Guadeloupe | 1992 | |||
| Luberon-Lure | 1997 | 2010 | ||
| Fontainebleau et du Gâtinais | 1998 | 2010 | Extended and renamed in 2010 | |
| Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald | 1998 | 2000,2011 | Shared with Germany | |
| Basin de la Dordogne | 2012 | |||
| Marais Audomarois | 2013 | |||
| Mont-Viso/Area della Biosfera del Monviso | 2013 | Shared with Italy |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flusslandschaft Elbe | 1979 | 2002,2009 | ||
| Vessertal-Thüringen Forest | 1979 | 2002, 2012 | Extended in 1987, 1990 | |
| Berechtsgadener Land | 1990 | 2003, 2013 | ||
| Wadden Sea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein | 1990 | 2006 | Extended and renamed in 2004 | |
| Schorfheide-Chorin | 1990 | 2003, 2013 | ||
| Spreewald | 1991 | 2003, 2013 | ||
| South-east Rügen | 1991 | 2004 | ||
| Rhön | 1991 | 2004 | ||
| Waddensea of Lower Saxony | 1992 | 2006 | ||
| Waddensea of Hamburg | 1992 | 2006 | ||
| Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft | 1996 | 2007 | ||
| Schaalsee | 2000 | 2012 | ||
| Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald | 1998 | 2004, 2011 | Shared with France | |
| Bliesgau | 2009 | |||
| Schwäbische Alb | 2013 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorge of Samaria | Chania | 1981 | 1999 | |
| Mount Olympus | Macedonia (Greece) | 1981 | 1999 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aggtelek | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County | 1979 | 2007 | |
| Hortobágy | Northern Great Plain | 1979 | 2007 | |
| Kiskunság | Southern Great Plain | 1979 | 2007 | |
| Lake Fertö | 1979 | 2007 | ||
| Pilis | Danube Bend | 1980 | 2007 | |
| Mura Drava Danube | 2012 | Shared with Croatia |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collemeluccio-Montedimezzo | 1977 | 2012 | ||
| Circeo | 1977 | 2012, 2013 | ||
| Miramare | 1979 | 1999, 2011 | ||
| Cilento and Valle di Diano | 1997 | 2013 | ||
| Somma-Vesuvio and Miglio d’Oro | 1997 | 2013 | ||
| Valle del Ticino | 2002 | 2013 | ||
| Tuscan Islands | 2003 | |||
| Selva Pisana | 2004 | |||
| Mont-Viso/Area della Biosfera del Monviso | 2013 | Shared with France | ||
| Sila | 2014 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vidzeme | Vidzeme | 1997 | 2013 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuvintas | 2011 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara River Basin | 1976 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddensea Area | 1986 | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohrid-Prespa | Western North Macedonia | 2014 | shared with Albania |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babia Gora | Małopolskie | 1976 | 2000, 2013 | Extended in 1997, 2001 |
| Bialowieza | Podlaskie | 1976 | 1998, 2013 | Extended in 2005 |
| Lukajno Lake | Warmia-Masuria | 1976 | 1999, 2011 | |
| Slowinski | Pomorskie | 1976 | 1998, 2013 | |
| Krkonose/Karkonosze | Lower Silesian Voivodeship | 1992 | 2012 | Shared with the Czech Republic |
| Tatra | Małopolskie | 1992 | 2013 | Shared with Slovakia |
| East Carpathians | Podkarpackie | 1998 | 2013 | Shared with Slovakia and Ukraine |
| Puszcza Kampinoska | Mazowieckie | 2000 | 2013 | |
| Tuchola Forest | Pomorskie | 2010 | ||
| West Polesie | Lubelskie | 2012 | Shared with Belarus and Ukraine |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paúl do Boquilobo | 1981 | |||
| Corvo Island | 2007 | |||
| Graciosa Island | 2007 | |||
| Flores Island | 2009 | |||
| Geres/Xures | 2009 | Shared with Spain | ||
| Berlengas | 2011 | |||
| Santana Madeira | 2011 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietrosul Mare | 1979 | 1998 | ||
| Retezat | 1979 | 1998 | ||
| Danube Delta | Northern Dobruja | 1998 | 2003 | Shared with Ukraine |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavkazskiy | Krasnodar Krai | 1978 | 1998 | |
| Okskiy | 1978 | 1998 | Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | |
| Sikhote-Alin | 1978 | 1998 | ||
| Tsentral’nochernozem | 1978 | 1999 | ||
| Astrakhanskiy | 1984 | 2006 | ||
| Kronotskiy | 1984 | 2005 | ||
| Laplandskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
| Pechoro-Ilychskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
| Sayano-Shusenskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
| Sokhondinskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
| Voronezhskiy | 1984 | 1998 | ||
| Tsentral’nolesnoy | 1985 | 1999 | ||
| Baikalskyi | 1986 | 2005 | Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | |
| Tzentralnosibirskii | 1986 | 2005 | ||
| Chernyje Zemli | 1993 | 2009 | ||
| Taimyrsky | 1995 | 2009 | ||
| Ubsurnorskaya Kotlovina | 1997 | 2009 | ||
| Daursky | Zabaykalsky Krai | 1997 | 2009 | |
| Teberda | 1997 | 2009 | ||
| Katunsky | 2000 | |||
| Prioksko-Terrasnyi | 1978 | 1999 | Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | |
| Barguzinskyi | 1986 | 2012 | Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | |
| Nerusso-Desnianskoe-Polesie | 2001 | |||
| Visimskiy | 2001 | |||
| Vodlozersky | 2001 | 2012 | ||
| Commander Islands | 2002 | |||
| Darvinskiy | 2002 | 2013 | ||
| Nijegorodskoe Zavolje | 2002 | |||
| Smolensk Lakeland | 2002 | 2013 | ||
| Ugra | 2002 | 2013 | ||
| Far East Marine | 2003 | |||
| Kedrovaya Pad | 2004 | |||
| Kenozersky | 2004 | |||
| Valdaiskiy | 2004 | |||
| Khankaiskiy | 2005 | |||
| Great Volzhsko-Kamsky | 2005 | Composed of Raifa, Sarali, Spassky and Siyazhsky units | ||
| Middle-Volga Integrated | 2006 | |||
| Rostovsky | 2008 | |||
| Altaisky | 2009 | |||
| Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain | 2001 | |||
| Bashkirskiyi Ural | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golija-Studenica | 2001 | 2012 |
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| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovensky Kras | Eastern Slovakia | 1977 | 1998, 2013 | |
| Polana | 1990 | 2001, 2013 | ||
| Tatra | Central Slovakia | 1992 | Shared with Poland | |
| East Carpathians | 1998 | Shared with Poland and Ukraine |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Alps | Julian Alps | 2003 | ||
| The Karst | Coast and Karst | 2004 | ||
| Kozjansko & Obsotelje | 2010 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grazalema | Andalusia | 1977 | 2004 | |
| Ordesa-Viñamala | Aragón | 1977 | 2000, 2011 | Extended in 2013 |
| Montseny | Catalonia | 1978 | 2000, 2011 | |
| Doñana | Andalusia | 1980 | 2004 | |
| Mancha Húmeda | Castile-La Mancha | 1980 | 2002 | |
| Las Sierras de Cazorla y Segura | Andalusia | 1983 | 2004 | |
| Marismas del Odiel | Andalusia | 1983 | 2004 | |
| La Palma | Canary Islands | 1983 | Extended and renamed 1997, 2002 | |
| Urdaibai | Basque Country | 1984 | 2000, 2011 | |
| Sierra Nevada | Andalusia | 1986 | 2000 | |
| Cuenca Alta del Río Manzanares | Community of Madrid | 1992 | 2006 | |
| Lanzarote | Canary Islands | 1993 | 2007 | |
| Menorca | Menorca | 1993 | 2006 | Change in zonation 2004 |
| Sierra de las Nieves y su Entorno | Andalusia | 1995 | 2007 | |
| Cabo de Gata-Nijar | Andalusia | 1997 | 2011 | |
| Isla de El Hierro | Canary Islands | 2000 | 2013 | |
| Bardenas Reales | Navarre | 2000 | 2011 | |
| Muniellos | Asturias | 2000 | Extended in 2003 | |
| Somiedo | Asturias | 2000 | 2011 | |
| Redes | Asturias | 2001 | 2013 | |
| Las Dehesas de Sierra Morena | Andalusia | 2002 | ||
| Terras de Miño | Galicia | 2002 | ||
| Valle de Laciana | Castile and Leon | 2003 | ||
| Picos de Europa | Asturias | 2003 | ||
| Monfragüe | Extremadura | 2003 | ||
| Valles de JUbera, Leza, Cidacos y Alhama | La Rioja | 2003 | ||
| Babia | Castile and Leon | 2004 | ||
| Alto Bernesga | Castile and Leon | 2005 | ||
| Área de Allariz | Galicia | 2005 | ||
| Gran Canaria | Canary Islands | 2005 | ||
| Sierra del Rincón | Community of Madrid | 2005 | ||
| Los Valles de Omaña y Luna | Castile and Leon | 2005 | ||
| Los Argüellos | Castile and Leon | 2005 | ||
| Las Sierras de Béjar y Francia | Castile and Leon | 2006 | ||
| Os Ancares Lucenses y Montes de Cervantes, Navya y Becerra | Galicia | 2006 | ||
| Los Ancares Leoneses | Castile and Leon | 2006 | ||
| Intercontinental Biospehere Reserve of the Mediterranean | Andalusia | 2006 | Shared with Morocco | |
| Rio Eo, Oscos y Terras de Buron | Galicia | 2007 | ||
| Fuerteventura | Canary Islands | 2009 | ||
| Geres/Xures | Galicia | 2009 | Shared with Portugal | |
| La Gomera | Canary Islands | 2012 | ||
| Las Ubiñas-La Mesa | Asturias | 2012 | ||
| Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo | Galicia | 2012 | ||
| Real Sitio de San Ildefonso-El Espinar | Castile and Leon | 2013 | ||
| Terres de l’Ebre, Catalonia | Catalonia | 2013 | ||
| Meseta Ibérica Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | Castile and Leon | 2015 | Shared with Portugal | |
| Macizo de Anaga | Canary Islands | 2015 | ||
| Tejo/Tajo Internacional Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | Extremadura | 2016 | Shared with Portugal | |
| Ponga | Asturias | 2018 | ||
| Alto Turia | Valencian Community | 2019 | ||
| La Siberia | Extremadura | 2019 | ||
| Valle del Cabriel | Castile-La Mancha | 2019 | ||
| Ribeira Sacra e Serras do Oribio e Courel Biosphere Reserve | Galicia | 2021 | ||
| Val d'Aran Biosphere Reserve | Catalonia | 2024 | ||
| Irati Biosphere Reserve | Navarre | 2024 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristianstad Vattenrike | 2005 | |||
| Lake Vänern Archipelago | 2010 | |||
| Blekinge Archipelago | Blekinge | 2011 | ||
| Nedre Dalälven River Landscape | 2011 | |||
| East Vättern landscape | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reservat da Biosfera Val Müstair-Parc Naziunal | Graubünden | 1979 | Extended and renamed in 2010 | |
| Entlebuch | 2001 | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camili | Eastern Karadeniz | 2005 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chernomorskiy | 1984 | 1998, 1999, 2012 | ||
| Askaniya-Nova | 1985 | 1998, 2012 | ||
| Carpathian | 1992 | 2003 | ||
| Danube Delta | 1998 | 2010 | Shared with Romania | |
| East Carpathians | 1998 | Shared with Poland and Slovakia | ||
| Desnianskyi | 2009 | |||
| West Polesie | 2012 | Shared with Belarus and Poland. Extended and renamed in 2012. |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beinn Eighe | 1976 | |||
| Braunton Burrow-North Devon | 1976 | Extended in 2002. | ||
| Biosiffer Dyfi | 1977 | Extended and renamed in 2009. | ||
| Galloway and southern Ayrshire | 2012 | |||
| Brighton and Lewes Downs | 2014 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Amistad | 1982 | 2002 | ||
| Cordillera Volcánica Central | 1988 | 2003 | Extended in 2010. | |
| Agua y Paz | 2007 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra del Rosario | 1984 | 1998 | ||
| Cuchillas del Toa | 1987 | 1999 | ||
| Península de Guanahacabibes | 1987 | 1999 | ||
| Baconao | 1984 | 1999 | ||
| Ciénaga de Zapata | 2000 | 2011 | ||
| Buenavista | 2000 | 2011 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaragua-Bahorocu-Enriquillo | 2002 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apaneca-Llamatepec | 2007 | |||
| Xiriualtique Jiquitizco | 2007 | |||
| Trifinio Fraternidad | 2011 | Shared with Guatemala and Honduras |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Biosphere Reserve | Northern Lowlands (Guatemala) | 1990 | 2001 | |
| Sierra de las Minas | 1992 | 2013 | ||
| Trifinio Fraternidad | 2011 | Shared with El Salvador and Honduras |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Selle | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve | Caribbean Honduras | 2007 | ||
| Trifinio Fraternidad | Honduran Highlands | 2011 | Shared with El Salvador and Guatemala | |
| Cacique Lempira, Senor de las Montanas | Honduran Highlands | 2015 | ||
| San Marcos de Colon | Honduran Highlands | 2017 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapimí | Durango (state) | 1976 | 1998 | |
| La Michilía | Durango (state) | 1977 | 1998 | |
| Montes Azules | Chiapas | 1979 | 1998 | |
| El Cielo | Tamaulipas | 1986 | 2002 | |
| Sian Ka’an | Quintana Roo | 1986 | 2002 | |
| Sierra de Manantlán | Colima, Jalisco | 1988 | 1999 | |
| Región de Calakmul | Campeche | 1993 | 2005 | Extended and renamed in 2006. |
| El Triunfo | Chiapas | 1993 | 2005 | |
| El Vizcaíno | Baja California Sur | 1993 | ||
| Alto Golfo de California | Sonora | 1993 | Extended and renamed in 1995. | |
| Islas del Golfo de California | Sonora, Sinaloa | 1995 | ||
| Sierra Gorda | Queretaro | 2001 | 2013 | |
| Banco Chinchorro | Quintana Roo | 2003 | ||
| Sierra La Laguna | Baja California Sur | 2003 | ||
| Ría Celestún | Yucatán | 2004 | ||
| Ría Lagartos | Yucatán | 2004 | ||
| Arrecife Alcranes | Yucatán | 2006 | ||
| Barranca Metztitlán | Hidalgo | 2006 | ||
| Chamela-Cuixmala | Jalisco | 2006 | ||
| Cuatrociénegas | Coahuila | 2006 | ||
| Cumbres de Monterrey | Nuevo Leon | 2006 | ||
| Huatulco | Oaxaca | 2006 | ||
| La Encrucijada | Chiapas | 2006 | ||
| La Primavera | Jalisco | 2006 | ||
| La Sepultura | Chiapas | 2006 | ||
| Laguna Madre y Delta Río Bravo | Tamaulipas | 2006 | ||
| Los Tuxtlas | Veracruz (state) | 2006 | ||
| Maderas del Carmen, Coahuila | Coahuila | 2006 | ||
| Mariposa Monarca | Michoacan | 2006 | ||
| Pantanos de Centla | Tabasco | 2006 | ||
| Selva El Ocote | Chiapas | 2006 | ||
| Sierra de Huautla | Morelos | 2006 | ||
| Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano | Veracruz (state) | 2006 | ||
| Volcán Tacaná | Chiapas | 2006 | ||
| Sierra de Alamos-Río Cuchujaqui | Sonora | 2007 | ||
| Islas Marietas | Nayarit | 2008 | ||
| Los Petenes | Campeche | 2008 | ||
| Lagunas de Montebello | Chiapas | 2009 | ||
| Naha-Metzabok | Chiapas | 2010 | ||
| Los Volcanes | Puebla, Mexico (state) | 2010 | ||
| Islas Marias | Nayarit | 2010 | ||
| Tenhuacán-Cuicatlán | Puebla / Oaxaca | 2012 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosawas | Northern Highlands | 1997 | ||
| Río San Juan | Rio San Juan Region | 2003 | ||
| Ometepe Island | Isla de Ometepe | 2010 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darién | 1983 | 2000 | ||
| La Amistad | La Amistad International Park | 2000 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary’s | 2011 |
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| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutian Islands | Southwestern Alaska | 1976 | ||
| Big Bend | Trans-Pecos | 1976 | ||
| Cascade Head | Central Oregon Coast | 1976 | ||
| Central Plain | Eastern Plains | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Channel Islands | Channel Islands National Park | 1976 | ||
| Coram | Northwestern Montana | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Denali | Interior Alaska | 1976 | ||
| Desert | Western Utah | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Everglades & Dry Tortugas | Southwest Florida | 1976 | ||
| Fraser | Front Range | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Glacier (Crown of the Continent) | Glacier National Park | 1976 | ||
| H.J Andrews | Willamette National Forest | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Hubbard Brook | White Mountains | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Jornada | Southwest New Mexico | 1976 | ||
| Luquillo | El Yunque National Forest | 1976 | ||
| Noatak | Noatak National Preserve | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Olympic | Olympic National Park | 1976 | ||
| Organ Pipe Cactus | Western Arizona | 1976 | ||
| Rocky Mountain | Rocky Mountain National Park | 1976 | ||
| San Dimas | San Gabriel Valley | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2018. | |
| San Joaquin | Madera County | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2019. | |
| Sequoia-Kings Canyon | Sierra Nevada | 1976 | ||
| Stanislaus-Tuolumne | Sierra Nevada | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Three Sisters | Sisters | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Virgin Islands | Saint John | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Yellowstone-Grand Teton | Montana, Wyoming | 1976 | ||
| Beaver Creek | Northern Arizona | 1976 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Konza Prarie | Flint Hills | 1978 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Niwot Ridge | Front Range | 1979 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| University of Michigan Biological Station | Central Michigan | 1979 | ||
| Virginia Coast | Eastern Shore | 1979 | ||
| Hawaiian Islands | Hawaii | 1980 | Includes Hawaii Volcanoes and Haleakalā National Parks. | |
| Isle Royale | Isle Royale National Park | 1980 | ||
| Big Thicket | Deep East Texas | 1981 | ||
| Guanica | Guánica | 1981 | ||
| California Coast Ranges | Bay Area, North Coast | 1983 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Central Gulf Coast Plain | Forgotten Coast | 1983 | ||
| South Atlantic Coastal Plain | Greater Columbia | 1983 | ||
| Mojave and Colorado Deserts | California Desert | 1984 | Includes Death Valley, Joshua Tree, Santa Rosa Mountains and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. | |
| Carolinian-South Atlantic | Georgia, South Carolina | 1986 | Withdrawn in 2017. | |
| Glacier Bay-Admiralty Island | Southeastern Alaska | 1986 | ||
| Golden Gate | Bay Area | 1988 | ||
| New Jersey Pinelands | Pine Barrens | 1988 | ||
| Southern Appalachian | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 1988 | ||
| Champlain-Adirondak | Champlain Valley, Adirondacks | 1986 | ||
| Mammoth Cave Area | Caves and Lakes | 1990 | Extended in 1996. | |
| Land Between The Lakes Area | Western Waterlands | 1991 | Withdrawn in 2017. |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croajingolong | 1977 | 2003 | ||
| Kosciuszko | 1977 | 2003 | ||
| Prince Regent River | 1977 | 2003 | ||
| Unnamed | Mamungari Conservation Park / Unnamed Conservation Park | 1977 | 2003 | |
| Uluru | 1977 | 2003 | ||
| Yathong | 1977 | 2003 | ||
| Fitzgerald River | 1978 | 2003, 2013 | ||
| Hattah-Kulkyne & Murray-Kulkybe | 1981 | 2003 | ||
| Wilson’s Promontory | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 1981 | 2003 | |
| Riverland | 1977 | 2003 | renamed twice, extended in 1995 | |
| Mornington Penincula and Western Port | 2002 | |||
| Barkindji | 2005 | |||
| Noosa | 2007 | |||
| Great Sandy | Great Sandy National Park | 2009 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utwe | 2005 | |||
| And Atoll | 2007 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngaremeduu | 2005 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Guillermo | 1980 | 2000 | ||
| Laguna Blanca | 1982 | 2000 | ||
| Costero del Sur | 1984 | 2000 | ||
| Ñacuñán | 1986 | 2000 | ||
| Laguna de Pozuelos | 1990 | 2006 | ||
| Yabotí | 1995 | 2006 | ||
| Mar Chiquito | 1996 | 2012 | ||
| Delta del Paraná | 2000 | |||
| Riacho Teuquito | 1984 | 2000 | ||
| San Guillermo | 2000 | |||
| Laguna Oca y Herraduras del Río Paraguay | 2001 | Renamed and extended in 2014. | ||
| Las Yungas | 2002 | |||
| Andino Norpatagónica | 2007 | |||
| Pereyra Iraola | 2007 | |||
| Valdés | 2014 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilón-Lajas | 1977 | 2006 | ||
| Ulla Ulla | 1977 | 2006 | ||
| Beni | 1986 | 2000 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mata Atlântica (including Sao Paolo Green Belt) | 1993 | Extended in 2002, 2009 | ||
| Cerrado | 1993 | Extended in 2000, 2001 | ||
| Pantanal | 2000 | |||
| Caatinga | 2001 | |||
| Central Amazon | 2001 | |||
| Espinhaço Range | 2005 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fray Jorge | Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park | 1977 | 1999 | Extended in 2012 |
| Juan Fernández | Juan Fernández Islands | 1977 | 1999 | |
| Torres de Paine | Torres del Paine National Park | 1978 | 1999 | |
| Laguna San Rafael | Laguna San Rafael National Park | 1979 | 1999 | |
| Lauca | Lauca National Park | 1981 | 1999 | |
| Araucarias | Conguillío National Park, Alto Bío Bío National Reserve | 1983 | 1999 | Extended in 2010. |
| La Campana-Peñuelas | La Campana National Park, Lago Peñuelas National Reserve | 1984 | 1999 | Extended in 2009. |
| Cabo de Hornos | Cabo de Hornos National Park | 2005 | ||
| Bosques Templados Lluviosos de los Andes Australes | 2005 | |||
| Corredor Biológico Nevados de Chillán - Laguna del Laja | Laguna del Laja National Park | 2011 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinturón Andino | 1979 | 2001 | ||
| El Tuparro | 1979 | 2001 | ||
| Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta | 1979 | 2001 | ||
| Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta | 2000 | 2011 | ||
| Seaflower | 2000 | 2011 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archipiélago de Colón (Galápagos) | 1984 | 1999 | ||
| Yasuni | 1989 | 2001 | ||
| Sumasco | 2000 | Extended in 2002. | ||
| Podocarpus-El Condor | 2007 | |||
| Macizo del Cajas | 2013 | |||
| Bosque Seco | 2014 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosque Mbaracayú | 2000 | 2013 | ||
| El Chaco | 2005 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huascarán | 1977 | 1999, 2005 | ||
| Manu | 1977 | 1999 | ||
| Noroeste | 1977 | 1999 | ||
| Oxapampa-Ashaninka-Yanesha | 2010 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bañados del Este | 1976 | 2005 | ||
| Bioma Pampa-Quebradas del Norte | 2014 |
| Official name | Location | Year of designation | Periodic review | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare | 1993 | |||
| Delta del Orinoco | 2009 |