To date, total membership has reached 564 biosphere reserves in 109 countries occurring in all regions of the world.
[1] This already takes into account some biosphere reserves that have been withdrawn or revised through the years, as the program’s focus has shifted from simple protection of nature to areas displaying close interaction between man and environment.
Benin
* Pendjari (1986)
Benin, Burkina Faso & Niger
* 'W' Region (2002)
Burkina Faso
* Mare aux Hippopotames (1986)
Cameroon
* Waza (1979)
* Benoué (1981)
* Dja (1981)
Central African Republic
* Basse-Lobaye (1977)
* Bamingui-Bangoran (1979)
Congo
* Odzala (1977)
* Dimonika (1988)
Côte d'Ivoire
* Taï (1977)
* Comoé (1983)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Yangambi (1976)
* Luki (1976)
* Lufira (1982)
Ethiopia
* Kafa (2010)
* Yayu (2010)
Gabon
* Impassa-Makokou (1983)
Ghana
* Bia National Park (1983)
Guinea
* Mount Nimba (1980)
* Massif du Ziama (1980)
* Badiar (2002)
* Haut Niger (2002)
Guinea-Bissau
* Boloma Bijagós (1996)
Kenya
* Mount Kenya (1978)
* Mount Kulal (1978)
* Malindi-Watamu (1979)
* Kiunga (1980)
* Amboseli (1991)
* Mount Elgon (2003)
Madagascar
* Mananara Nord (1990)
* Sahamalaza-Iles Radama (2001)
* Littoral de Toliara (2003)
Malawi
* Mount Mulanje (2000)
* Lake Chilwa (2006)
Mali
* Boucle du Baoulé (1982)
Mauritania & Senegal
* Delta du Fleuve Sénégal (2005)
Mauritius
* Macchabee/Bel Ombre (1977)
Niger
* Aïr et Ténéré (1977)
Nigeria
* Omo (1977)
Rwanda
* Volcans (1983)
Senegal
* Samba Dia (1979)
* Delta du Saloum (1980)
* Niokolo-Koba (1981)
South Africa
* Kogelberg (1998)
* Cape West Coast (2000)
* Waterberg (2001)
* Kruger to Canyons (2001)
* Cape Winelands (2007)
* Vhembe (2009)
Uganda
* Queen Elizabeth (Rwenzori) (1979)
* Mount Elgon (2005)
United Republic of Tanzania
* Lake Manyara (1981)
* Serengeti-Ngorongoro (1981)
* East Usambara (2000)
Zimbabwe
* Middle Zambezi (2010)
Algeria
* Tassili n'Ajjer (1986)
* El Kala (1990)
* Djurdjura (1997)
* Chrea (2002)
* Taza (2004)
* Gouraya (2004)
Egypt
* Omayed (1981)
* Wadi Allaqi (1993)
Jordan
* Dana (1998)
Lebanon
* Shouf (2005)
* Jabal Al Rihane (2007)
* Jabal Moussa (2009)
Morocco
* Arganeraie (1998)
* Oasis du sud marocain (2000)
Morocco & Spain
* Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (2006)
Qatar
* Al-Reem (2007)
Sudan
* Dinder (1979)
* Radom (1979)
Syrian Arab Republic
* Lajat (2009)
Tunisia
* Djebel Bou-Hedma (1977)
* Djebel Chambi (1977)
* Ichkeul (1977)
* Iles Zembra et Zembretta (1977)
United Arab Emirates
* Marawah (2007)
Yemen
* Socotra Archipelago (2003)
Australia
* Croajingolong (1977)
* Riverland (1977)
* Kosciuszko (1977)
* Macquarie Island (1977)
* Prince Regent River (1977)
* Unnamed (1977)
* Uluru (Ayers Rock-Mount Olga) (1977)
* Yathong (1977)
* Fitzgerald River (1978)
* Hattah-Kulkyne & Murray-Kulkyne (1981)
* Wilsons Promontory (1981)
* Mornington Peninsula and Western Port (2002)
* Barkindji (2005)
* Noosa (2007)
* Great Sandy (2009)
Cambodia
* Tonle Sap (1997)
China
* Changbaishan (1979)
* Dinghushan (1979
* Wolong (1979)
* Fanjingshan (1986)
* Xilin Gol (1987)
* Wuyishan (1987)
* Bogeda (1990)
* Shennongjia (1990)
* Yancheng (1992)
* Xishuangbanna (1993)
* Maolan (1996)
* Tianmushan (1996)
* Fenglin (1997)
* Jiuzhaigou Valley (1997)
* Nanji Islands (1998)
* Shankou Mangrove (2000)
* Baishuijiang (2000)
* Gaoligong Mountain (2000)
* Huanglong (2000)
* Baotianman (2001)
* Saihan Wula (2001)
* Dalai Lake (2002)
* Wudalianchi (2003)
* Yading (2003)
* Foping (2004)
* Qomolangma (2004)
* Chebaling (2007)
* Xingkai Lake (2007)
Federated States of Micronesia
* Utwe (2005)
* And Atoll (2007)
India
* Nilgiri (2000)
* Gulf of Mannar (2001)
* Sunderban (2001)
* Nanda Devi (2004)
* Nokrek (2009)
* Pachmarhi (2009)
* Similipal (2009)
Indonesia
* Cibodas, including Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park (1977)
* Komodo (1977)
* Lore Lindu (1977)
* Tanjung Puting (1977)
* Gunung Leuser (1981)
* Siberut (1981)
* Giam Siak Kecil – Bukit Batu (2009)
Islamic Republic of Iran
* Arasbaran (1976)
* Arjan (1976)
* Geno (1976)
* Golestan (1976)
* Hara (1976)
* Kavir (1976)
* Lake Oromeeh (1976)
* Miankaleh (1976)
* Touran (1976)
* Dena (2010)
Japan
* Mount Hakusan (1980)
* Mount Odaigahara & Mount Omine (1980)
* Shiga Highland (1980)
* Yakushima Island (1980)
Kyrgyzstan
* Sary-Chelek (1978)
* Issyk Kul (2001)
Malaysia
* Tasik Chini (2009)
Mongolia
* Great Gobi (1990)
* Bogd Khan Uul (1996)
* Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Reserve (1997)
* Khustain Nuruu National Park (2002)
* Dornod Mongol (2005)
* Mongol Daguur (2007)
Pakistan
* Lal Suhanra (1977)
Palau
* Ngaremeduu (2005)
People's Democratic Republic of Korea
* Mount Paekdu (1989)
* Mount Kuwol (2004)
* Mount Myohyang (2009)
Philippines
* Puerto Galera (1977)
* Palawan (1990)
Republic of Korea
* Mount Sorak (1982)
* Jeju Island (2002)
* Shinan Dadohae (2009)
* Gwangneung Forest (2010)
Sri Lanka
* Hurulu (1977)
* Sinharaja (1978)
* Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya (KDN) (2004)
* Bundala (2005)
Thailand
* Sakaerat (1976)
* Hauy Tak Teak (1977)
* Mae Sa-Kog Ma (1977)
* Ranong (1997)
Turkmenistan
* Repetek (1978)
Uzbekistan
* Mount Chatkal (1978)
new era natoonal park
Viet nam
* Can Gio Mangrove (2000)
* Cat Tien (2001)
* Cat Ba (2004)
* Red River Delta (2004)
* Kien Giang (2006)
* Western Nghe An (2007)
* Mui Ca Mau (2009)
* Cu Lao Cham – Hoi An (2009)
Austria
* Gossenköllesee (1977)
* Gurgler Kamm (1977)
* Lobau (1977)
* Neusiedler See (1977)
* Grosses Walsertal (2000)
* Wienerwald (2005)
Belarus
* Berezinskiy (1978)
* Belovezhskaya Pushcha (1993)
* Pribuzhskoye-Polesie (2004)
Bulgaria
* 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)
Canada
* Mont Saint Hilaire (1978)
* Waterton (1979)
* Long Point (1986)
* Riding Mountain (1986)
* Charlevoix (1988)
* Niagara Escarpment (1990)
* Clayoquot Sound (2000)
* Redberry Lake (2000)
* Lac Saint-Pierre (2000)
* Mount Arrowsmith (2000)
* Southwest Nova (2001)
* Frontenac Arch (2002)
* Georgian Bay Littoral (2004)
* Manicouagan Uapishka (2007)
* Fundy (2007)
Croatia
* Velebit Mountain (1977)
Czech Republic
* Krivoklátsko (1977)
* Trebon Basin (1977)
* Sumava (1990)
* Bílé Karpaty (1996)
* Lower Morava (2003)
Czech Republic & Poland
* Krkonose/Karkonosze (1992)
Denmark
* North-East Greenland (1977)
Estonia
* West Estonian archipelago (1990)
Finland
* North Karelian (1992)
o Petkeljärvi National Park
o Patvinsuo National Park
* Archipelago Sea Area (1994)
France
* Commune de Fakarava (1977)
* Vallée du Fango (1977)
* Camargue (Rhône River Delta) (1977)
* Cévennes (1984)
* Iroise (1988)
* Mont Ventoux (1990)
* Archipel de la Guadeloupe (1992)
* Luberon (1997)
* Pays de Fontainebleau (1998)
France & Germany
* Vosges du Nord / Pfälzerwald (1998)
Germany
* Flusslandschaft Elbe (1979)
* Vessertal-Thüringen Forest (1979)
* Bayerischer Wald (1981)
* Berchtesgaden Alps (1990)
* Wadden Sea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein (1990)
* Schorfheide-Chorin (1990)
* Spreewald (1991)
* Rügen (1991)
* Rhön (1991)
* Waddensea of Lower Saxony (1992)
* Waddensea of Hamburg (1992)
* Oberlausitzer Heide-und Teichlandschaft (1996)
* Schaalsee (2000)
* Biosphäre Bliesgau (2009)
* Swabian Alb (2009)
Greece
* Gorge of Samaria (1981)
* Mount Olympus (1981)
Hungary
* Aggtelek (1979)
* Hortobágy (1979)
* Kiskunság (1979)
* Lake Fertö (1979)
* Pilis (1980)
Ireland
* North Bull Island (1981)
* Killarney (1982)
Israel
* Mount Carmel (1996)
Italy
* Collemeluccio-Montedimezzo (1977)
* Circeo (1977)
* Miramare (1979)
* Cilento and Vallo di Diano (1997)
* Somma-Vesuvio and Miglio d'Oro (1997)
* Valle del Ticino (2002)
* Tuscan Islands (2003)
* Selva Pisana (2004)
Latvia
* North Vidzeme (1997)
Montenegro
* Tara River Basin (1976)
Netherlands
* Waddensea Area (1986)
Poland
* Babia Góra (1976)
* Białowieża (1976)
* Łuknajno Lake (1976)
* Słowiński (1976)
* Puszcza Kampinoska (2000)
* West Polesie (2002)
* Tuchola Forest (2010)
Poland & Slovakia
* Tatra (1992)
Poland, Slovakia & Ukraine
* East Carpathians (1998)
Portugal
* Paúl do Boquilobo (1981)
* Corvo Island (2007)
* Graciosa Island (2007)
* Flores Island (2009)
Portugal & Spain
* Geres/Xures (2009)
Romania
* Pietrosul Mare (1979)
* Retezat (1979)
Romania & Ukraine
* Danube Delta (1998)
Russian Federation
* Kavkazskiy (1978)
* Okskiy (1978)
* Prioksko-Terrasnyi (1978)
* Sikhote-Alin (1978)
* Tsentral'no-Chernozemny (1978)
* Astrakhanskiy (1984)
* Kronotskiy (1984)
* Laplandskiy (1984)
* Pechoro-Ilychskiy (1984)
* Sayano-Shushenskiy (1984)
* Sokhondinskiy (1984)
* Voronezhskiy (1984)
* Tsentral'nolesnoy (1985)
* Barguzinskyi (1986)
* Baikalskyi (1986)
* Tzentralnosibirskii (1986)
* Chernyje Zemli (1993)
* Taimyrsky (1995)
* Ubsunorskaya Kotlovina (1997)
* Daursky (1997)
* Teberda (1997)
* Katunsky (2000)
* Nerusso-Desnianskoe-Polesie (2001)
* Visimskiy (2001)
* Vodolozerskiy (2001)
* Commander Islands (2002)
* Darvinskiy (2002)
* Nijegorodskoe Zavolje (2002)
* Smolensk Lakeland (2002)
* Ugra (2002)
* Far East Marine (2003)
* Kedrovaya Pad (2004)
* Kenozerskiy (2004)
* Valdaisky (2004)
* Khankaiskiy (2005)
* Middle Volga Integrated Biosphere Reserve (2006)
* Great Volzhsko-Kamsky (2007)
* Rostovsky (2008)
* Altaisky (2009)
Serbia
* Golija-Studenica (2001)
Slovakia
* Slovenský Kras (1977)
* Polana (1990)
Slovenia
* Julian Alps (2003)
* The Karst (2004)
Spain
* Grazalema (1977)
* Ordesa-Viñamala (1977)
* Montseny (1978)
* Doñana (1980)
* Mancha Húmeda (1980)
* Las Sierras de Cazorla y Segura (1983)
* Marismas del Odiel (1983)
* La Palma (1983)
* Urdaibai (1984)
* Sierra Nevada (1986)
* Cuenca Alta del Río Manzanares (1992)
* Lanzarote (1993)
* Menorca (1993)
* Sierra de las Nieves y su Entomo (1995)
* Cabo de Gata-Nijar (1997)
* Isla de El Hierro (2000)
* Bardenas Reales (2000)
* Muniellos, Gran Cantábrica (2000)
* Somiedo (2000)
* Redes (2001)
* Las Dehesas de Sierra Moreno (2002)
* Terras do Miño (2002)
* Valle de Laciana (2003)
* Picos de Europa (2003)
* Monfragüe (2003)
* Valles del Jubera, Leza, Cidacos y Alhama (2003)
* Babia (2004)
* Alto de Bernesga (2005)
* Los Valles de Omaňa y Luna (2005)
* Los Argüellos (2005)
* Área de Allariz (2005)
* Gran Canaria (2005)
* Sierra del Rincón (2005)
* Os Ancares Lucenses e Montes de Cervantes (2006)
* Los Ancares Leoneses (2006)
* Las Sierras de Béjar y Francia (2006)
* Río Eo, Oscos e Terras de Buron (2007)
* Fuerteventura (2009)
See also Portugal & Spain.
Sweden
* Lake Torne Area (1986)
* Kristianstad Vattenrike (2005)
Switzerland
* Swiss National Park (1979)
* Entlebuch Biosphere (2001)
* Biosfera Val Müstair (2010)
Turkey
* Camili (2005)
Ukraine
* Chernomorskiy (1984)
* Askaniya-Nova (1985)
* Carpathian (1992)
* Shatskiy (2002)
* Desnianskyi (2009)
See also Poland, Slovakia & Ukraine and Romania & Ukraine.
United Kingdom
* Beinn Eighe (1976)
* Braunton Burrows (1976)
* Cairnsmore of Fleet (1976)
* Biosffer Dyfi (1976)
* Loch Druidibeg (1976)
* Moor House-Upper Teesdale (1976)
* North Norfolk Coast (1976)
* Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells (1976)
* Taynish (1977)
United States of America
* Aleutian Islands (1976)
* Big Bend (1976)
* Cascade Head (1976)
* Central Plains (1976)
* Channel Islands (1976)
* Coram (1976)
* Denali (1976)
* Desert (1976)
* Everglades & Dry Tortugas (1976)
* Fraser (1976)
* Glacier (1976)
* H.J. Andrews (1976)
* Hubbard Brook (1976)
* Jornada (1976)
* Luquillo (1976)
* Noatak (1976)
* Olympic (1976)
* Organ Pipe Cactus (1976)
* Rocky Mountain (1976)
* San Dimas (1976)
* San Joaquin (1976)
* Sequoia-Kings Canyon (1976)
* Stanislaus-Tuolumne (1976)
* Three Sisters (1976)
* Virgin Islands (1976)
* Yellowstone (1976)
* Beaver Creek (1976)
* Konza Prairie (1978)
* Niwot Ridge (1979)
* University of Michigan Biological Station (1979)
* Virginia Coast (1979)
* Hawaiian Islands (1980)
* Isle Royale (1980)
* Big Thicket (1981)
* Guanica (1981)
* California Coast Ranges (1983)
* Central Gulf Coast Plain (1983)
* South Atlantic Coastal Plain (1983)
* Mojave and Colorado Deserts (1984)
* Carolinian-South Atlantic (1986)
o Yawkey Wildlife Center
o Santee Coastal Reserve
o Washoo Reserve
o Capers island and Hobcaw Barony
o Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
* Glacier Bay-Admiralty Island (1986)
* Golden Gate (1988)
* New Jersey Pinelands (1988)
* Southern Appalachian (1988)
* Champlain-Adirondak (1989)
* Mammoth Cave Area (1990)
* Land Between the Lakes (1991)
Argentina
* San Guillermo (1980)
* Laguna Blanca (1982)
* Costero del Sur (1984)
* Ñacuñán (1986)
* Pozuelos (1990)
* Yabotí (1995)
* Mar Chiquita (1996)
* Delta del Paraná (2000)
* Riacho Teuquito (2000)
* Laguna Oca del Río Paraguay (2001)
* Las Yungas (2002)
* Andino Norpatagonica (2007)
o Lanín National Park
o Nahuel Huapi National Park
o Los Arrayanes National Park
o Lago Puelo National Park
o Los Alerces National Park
* Pereyra Iraola (2007)
Bolivia
* Pilon-Lajas (1977)
* Ulla Ulla (1977)
* Beni (1986)
Brazil
* Mata Atlântica (including São Paulo Green Belt) (1993)
* Cerrado (1993)
* Pantanal (2000)
* Caatinga (2001)
* Central Amazon (2001)
* Espinhaço Range (2005)
Chile
* Fray Jorge (1977)
* Juan Férnandez (1977)
* Torres del Paine (1978)
* Laguna San Rafael (1979)
* Lauca (1981)
* Araucarias (1983)
* La Campana-Peñuelas (1984)
* Cabo de Hornos (2005)
* Bosques Templados Lluviosos de los Andes Australes (2007)
Colombia
* Cinturón Andino (1979)
o Cueva de los Guácharos
o Puracé
o Nevado del Huila
* El Tuparro (1979)
* Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (1979)
* Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (2000)
* Seaflower (2000)
Costa Rica
* La Amistad (1982)
* Cordillera Volcánica Central (1988)
* Aqua y Paz (2007)
Cuba
* Sierra del Rosario (1984)
* Cuchillas del Toa (1987)
* Península de Guanahacabibes (1987)
* Baconao (1987)
* Ciénaga de Zapata (2000)
* Buenavista (2000)
Dominican Republic
* Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo (2002)
Ecuador
* Archipiélago de Colón (Galápagos) (1984)
* Yasuni (1989)
* Sumaco (2000)
* Podocarpus-El Condor (2007)
El Salvador
* Apaneca-Llamatepec (2007)
o Coatepeque Caldera
o Izalco
* Xiriualtique Jiquitizco (2007)
Guatemala
* Maya (1990)
* Sierra de las Minas (1992)
Honduras
* Río Plátano (1980)
Mexico
* Mapimí (1977)
* La Michilía (1977)
* Montes Azules (1979)
* El Cielo (1986)
* Sian Ka'an (1986)
* Sierra de Manantlán (1988)
* Calakmul (1993)
* El Triunfo (1993)
* El Vizcaíno (1993)
* Alto Golfo de California (1993)
* Islas del Golfo de California (1995)
* Sierra Gorda (2001)
* Banco Chinchorro (2003)
* Sierra La Laguna (2003)
* Ría Celestún (2004)
* Ría Lagartos (2004)
* Cumbres de Monterrey (2006)
* Huatulco (2006)
* La Encrucijada (2006)
* La Primavera (2006)
* La Sepultura (2006)
* Laguna Madre and Río Bravo Delta (2006)
* Los Tuxtlas (2006)
* Maderas del Carmen (2006)
* Mariposa Monarca (2006)
* Pantanos de Centla (2006)
* Selva El Ocote (2006)
* Sierra de Huautla (2006)
* Volcan Tacana (2006)
* Arrecife Alacranes (2006)
* Barranca de Metztilan (2006)
* Chamela-Cuixmala (2006)
* Cuatrocienagas (2006)
* Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (2006)
* Sierra de Alamos - Río Cuchujaqui (2007)
* Islas Marietas (2008)
* Lagunas de Montebello (2009)
* Naha-Metzabok (2010)
* Los Volcanes (2010)
* Maria’s Island (2010)
Nicaragua
* Bosawas (1997)
* Río San Juan (2003)
* Ometepe Island (2010)
Panama
* Darién National Park (1983)
* La Amistad (2000)
Paraguay
* Bosque Mbaracayú (2000)
* El Chaco (2005)
Peru
* Huascarán (1977)
* Manu (1977)
* Noroeste (1977)
o Cerros de Amotape National Park
o El Angolo Game Preserve
o Tumbes Reserved Zone
* Oxapampa-Ashaninka-Yanesha (2010)
Uruguay
* Bañados del Este (1976)
Venezuela
* Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare (1993)
* Delta del Orinoco (2009)
Timanfaya National Park
