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International Day for Biosphere Reserves - 03 November
November 5 , 2022
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- November 03, 2022, was observed as the first International Day for Biosphere Reserves.
- It was proclaimed by the UNESCO General Conference in its 41st session in 2021.
- This is also marking the end of the two years celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.
- The MAB programme is an intergovernmental scientific programme launched in 1971 by UNESCO.
- It aims to establish a scientific basis for enhancing the relationship between people and their environments.
- The World Network of Biosphere Reserves currently counts 738 sites in 134 countries all over the world, including 22 transboundary sites.
- 12 of the 18 biosphere reserves in India have become part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
- Sri Lanka has 04 and Maldives has 03 biospheres.
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