UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are environment-protected scientific-research institutions of international status that are created with the intent for conservation in a natural state the most typical natural complexes of biosphere, conducting background ecological monitoring, studying of the surrounding natural environment, its changes under the activity of anthropogenic factors.
Biosphere Preserves are created on the base of nature preserves or national parks including to their composition territories and objects of other categories of nature-preserving fund and other lands as well as including in the established order the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the UNESCO framework "Man and the Biosphere Programme".
List of Biosphere Reserves
Canada's 18 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves encompassing a total area of 235,000 square kilometres (91,000 sq mi).
Name | Photo | Location | Established | Area (ha) | Description | Ref |
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Beaver Hills | Alberta | 2016 | 159,560 | |||
Bras d'Or Lake | Nova Scotia | 2011 | 356,788 | Protects the estuarine system of Bras d'Or Lake | ||
Charlevoix | Quebec | 1988 | 1,290,000 | |||
Clayoquot Sound | British Columbia | 2000 | 349,947 | Protects an intact coastal forest ecosystem on the west coast of Vancouver Island. | ||
Frontenac Arch | Ontario | 2002 | 220,973 | |||
Fundy | New Brunswick | 2007 | 432,310 | |||
Georgian Bay | Ontario | 2004 | 347,270 | |||
Lac Saint-Pierre | Quebec | 2000 | 650,490 | |||
Long Point | Ontario | 1986 | 40,600 | |||
Manicouagan-Uapishka | Quebec | 2007 | 5,480,000 | |||
Mont Saint-Hilaire | Quebec | 1978 | 1,100 | |||
Mount Arrowsmith | British Columbia | 2000 | 118,592 | |||
Niagara Escarpment | Ontario | 1990 | 194,555 | |||
Redberry Lake | Saskatchewan | 2000 | 112,200 | |||
Riding Mountain | Manitoba | 1986 | 1,331,000 | Encompasses Riding Mountain National Park and twelve surrounding municipalities. | ||
Southwest Nova | Nova Scotia | 2001 | 1,546,374 | |||
Tsá Tué | Northwest Territories | 2016 | 9,331,300 | |||
Waterton | Alberta | 1979 | 66,761 | Encompasses Waterton Lakes National Park and two surrounding municipalities. |
See also
References
- "UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of Canada". e CanadianBiosphere Reserves Association and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. 2018. PDF
- "18 Sites". UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of Canada. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- "Beaver Hills | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Bras d'Or Lake | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Charlevoix | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Clayoquot Sound | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Frontenac Arch | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Fundy | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Georgian Bay | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Lac Saint-Pierre | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Long Point | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Manicouagan Uapishka | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Mont Saint Hilaire | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Mount Arrowsmith | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Niagara Escarpment | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Redberry Lake | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Riding Mountain | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "South West Nova | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Tsá Tué | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- "Waterton | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-11.