3 Biosphere Reserves of Our World 🌍
What is a Biosphere Reserve? Under UNESCO, Biosphere reserves are “areas comprising terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems. Each reserve promotes solutions reconciling the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use.”
Around our world there are 669 biosphere reserves in 120 countries, each one designated to help preserve our world’s natural environment, here’s an introduction to 3 of them! 🌍
1) Ipassa-Makokou
“The biosphere reserve is Gabon’s only area where no forest exploitation takes place thus the core area is in a relatively pristine state.
Situated along the banks of the Ivindo River, Ipassa-Makokou Biosphere Reserve represents an example of the dense tropical rainforest of the Congo-Guinean phytogeographic region.
The biosphere reserve is Gabon’s only area where no forest exploitation takes place thus the core area is in a relatively pristine state.
Within the 15,000 hectares of the biosphere reserve, more than 2,000 plant species and 600 species of mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians and birds have been recorded. Among the most threatened plant species are Ardisia belingensis and Rhaptopetalum belingensis.”
You can learn more about the Ipassa-Makokou biosphere reserve here!
Declaration Date: 1983
Surface Area: 15,000 ha
2) Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, Cambodia
“The Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve is located in the Northeast of Cambodia. It includes the Tonle Sap Lake, the most extensive freshwater lake in South-East Asia, which is located in the centre of the Tonle Sap Basin. It is surrounded by the Dong Rek Mountains to the north, the Cardamom Mountains to the southwest, and other small hills to the east that separate the basin from the Mekong River.”
You can learn more about the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve here!
Designation Date: 1997
Surface area (terrestrial): 1,483,339 ha
3) Sobo, Katamuki and Okue biosphere reserve
“This site, which is part of the Sobo-Katamuki-Okue mountain range, is characterized by steep mountains. The forests cover 85% of the area of this 243,672 ha site. The use of forest resources (wood production, shiitake mushroom cultivation, coal production …) has remained sustainable. Due to the high forest biodiv ersity, research on fauna and flora in the Mountain Range has been conducted for quite a long time and the area has become an important base of biodiversity in the region.”
Learn more about the Sobo-Katamuki Biosphere Reserve here!
Designation Date: 2017
Surface area: 243,672 ha
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