Biosphere reserves are areas comprising terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems. Under UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme, there are 142 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Asia and the Pacific as of April 2016. These are distributed across 24 countries in the region.
The list
Below is the list of biosphere reserves in Asia and the Pacific, organized by country/territory, along with the year these were designated as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Australia
Cambodia
- Changbaishan (1979)
- Dinghushan, Guangdong (1979)
- Wolong, Sichuan (1979)
- Fanjingshan, Guizhou (1986)
- Xilin Gol, Inner Mongolia (1987)
- Wuyishan, Jiangxi and Fujian (1987)
- Bogeda, Xinjiang (1990)
- Shennongjia, Hubei (1990)
- Yancheng, Jiangsu (1992)
- Xishuangbanna, Yunnan (1993)
- Maolan, Guizhou (1996)
- Tianmushan, Zhejiang (1996)
- Fenglin (1997)
- Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan (1997)
- , Zhejiang (1998)
- Shankou Mangrove, Guangxi (2000)
- Baishuijiang, Gansu (2000)
- Gaoligong Mountain, Yunnan (2000)
- Huanglong, Sichuan (2000)
- Baotianman, Henan (2001)
- Saihan Wula, Inner Mongolia (2001)
- Dalai Lake, Inner Mongolia (2002)
- Wudalianchi, Heilongjiang (2003)
- Yading, Sichuan (2003)
- Foping, Shaanxi (2004)
- Qomolangma, Tibet (2004)
- Chebaling, Guangdong (2007)
- Xingkai Lake, Heilongjiang (2007)
- Mao'er Mountain, Guangxi (2011)
- Jinggangshan, Jiangxi (2012)
- Niubeiliang, Shaanxi (2012)
- Snake Island, Laotie Mountain (2013)
- Hanma, Inner Mongolia (2015)
- Mount Huangshan, Anhui (2018)
- Daqingshan, Inner Mongolia (2025)
- Zhouzhi, Shaanxi (2025)
Federated States of Micronesia
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
North Korea
Palau
Philippines
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
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