1. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
• Located at the trijunction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
• First to be included in the UNESCO-MAB Program.
• Protected Areas:
o Silent Valley National Park
o Mukurthi National Park
o Bandipur-Nagarhole Tiger Reserve
o Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
o Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
o Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
o Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve
• Home of two endangered species- lion-tailed macaque and Nilgiri tahr
2. Gulf of Mannar
• Located near Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu and along Ramsetu Island chain.
• Included in UNESCO-MAB Program.
• Coral species present here.
• Home of sea turtles, shark, dugongs and dolphins.
3. Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
• Located at the coast of West Bengal.
• Included in UNESCO-MAB Program.
• It is a delta formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal.
• Known for Mangroves, Bengal Tiger, Chital Deer, Rhesus macaque.
4. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
• Located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
• Included in UNESCO-MAB Program.
• The fauna found are Himalayan musk deer, Himalayan tahr, Snow Leopard.
5. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
• Located in Western Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
• Included in UNESCO-MAB Program.
• Home to Red Panda, Asian Elephant.
6. Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
• Located in Satpura Range across Hoshangabad, Betul, and Chhindwara districts of Madhya Pradesh.
• Included in UNESCO-MAB Program.
• Protected Areas:
o Bori Sanctuary
o Pachmarhi Sanctuary
o Satpura National Park
• The fauna found are Tigers, Leopard, Wild bear, Gaur, Chital deer, Muntjac deer, Sambar deer.
7. Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
• Located in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.
• Included in UNESCO-MAB Program.
• Protected Areas:
o Similipal Tiger Reserve
o Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
o Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary
• Home to Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, gaur, and chausingha.
• Joranda and Barehipani Falls located in it.
8. Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve
• Located along Anuppur, Dindori of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh.
• Included in UNESCO-MAB Program.
• Maikal hill, Vindhya and Satpura lies within it.
• Source of Narmada, Johilla and Son rivers.
• Plateau is of bauxite rocks.
• Famous fauna is Chitals, Sambars, Barking deers.
9. Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
• Located in UT of Andaman & Nicobar.
• Included in UNESCO-MAB Program.
• Protected Areas:
o Campbell Bay National Park
o Galathea National Park
10. Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
• Located at border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
• Included in UNESCO-MAB Program.
• Native of Kanikaran tribals.
11. Khangchendzonga National Park
• Located in trijunction of India, China and Nepal in Sikkim.
• Latest to be Included UNESCO-MAB Program in 2018.
• Third-highest peak of the world located here.
• Home to Red Panda, Snow Leopard, Himalayan tahr, Civet, Sloth bear.
12. Manas Biosphere Reserve
• Located in Assam
• Endangered animals found are Hispid hare, Golden langur and Pygmy hog.
• Famous for Indian rhinoceros.
13. Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve
• Located in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Protected Areas:
o Mouling National Park
o Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary
14. Great Rann of Kutch
• Located at India and Pakistan border in Gujrat.
• The famous animal is an Indian wild ass.
15. Cold Desert
• Located in Himachal Pradesh.
• Includes Pin Valley National Park and Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary.
16. Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve
• Located in Assam.
• Bounded by Brahmaputra Lohit and Dibru rivers.
• Fauna includes Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, Clouded leopard.
17. Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve
• Located in the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh.
• Large reserves of red sandalwood.
18. Panna Biosphere Reserve
• Located in Madhya Pradesh.
• In Ken River catchment area
• Tiger reserve present in it.
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