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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.<ref name="UNESCO">{{cite web|title=Asia and the Pacific|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/|website=Ecological Sciences for Sustainable Development|publisher=UNESCO|access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
==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===
* [[Fitzgerald River National Park|Fitzgerald River]], [[Western Australia]] (1978)
* [[Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve|Mornington Peninsula and Western Port]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] (2002)
* [[Noosa Biosphere Reserve|Noosa]], Queensland (2007)
* [[Great Sandy Biosphere Reserve|Great Sandy]], [[Queensland]] (2009)
* [https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Council/Planning-and-Projects/Major-Regional-Projects/Sunshine-Coast-Biosphere Sunshine Coast, Queensland] (2022)
===Cambodia===
* [[Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve|Tonlé Sap]] (1997)
===[[China Biosphere Reserve Network|China]]===
* [[Changbai Mountains|Changbaishan]] (1979)
* [[Dinghu Mountain|Dinghushan]], [[Guangdong]] (1979)
* [[Wolong National Nature Reserve|Wolong]], [[Sichuan]] (1979)
* [[Fanjingshan]], [[Guizhou]] (1986)
* [[Xilin Gol]], [[Inner Mongolia]] (1987)
* [[Wuyi Mountains|Wuyishan]], [[Jiangxi]] and [[Fujian]] (1987)
* [[Bogeda Biosphere Reserve|Bogeda]], [[Xinjiang]] (1990)
* [[Shennongjia]], [[Hubei]] (1990)
* [[Yancheng Coastal Wetlands|Yancheng]], [[Jiangsu]] (1992)
* [[Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture|Xishuangbanna]], [[Yunnan]] (1993)
* [[Maolan National Nature Reserve|Maolan]], [[Guizhou]] (1996)
* [[Tianmu Mountain|Tianmushan]], [[Zhejiang]] (1996)
* [[Fenglin, Hualien|Fenglin]] (1997)
* [[Jiuzhaigou Valley]], [[Sichuan]] (1997)
* {{Interlanguage link multi|Nanji Islands|zh|3=南麂列岛}}, [[Zhejiang]] (1998)
* [[Shankou Mangrove]], [[Guangxi]] (2000)
* [[Baishuijiang]], [[Gansu]] (2000)
* [[Gaoligong Mountain]], [[Yunnan]] (2000)
* [[Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area|Huanglong]], [[Sichuan]] (2000)
* [[Baotianman]], [[Henan]] (2001)
* [[Saihan Wula]], [[Inner Mongolia]] (2001)
* [[Hulun Lake|Dalai Lake]], [[Inner Mongolia]] (2002)
* [[Wudalianchi]], [[Heilongjiang]] (2003)
* [[Yading]], [[Sichuan]] (2003)
* [[Foping]], [[Shaanxi]] (2004)
* [[Qomolangma]], [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] (2004)
* [[Chebaling National Nature Reserve|Chebaling]], [[Guangdong]] (2007)
* [[Xingkai Lake]], [[Heilongjiang]] (2007)
* [[Mao'er Mountain]], [[Guangxi]] (2011)
* [[Jinggang Mountains|Jinggangshan]], [[Jiangxi]] (2012)
* [[Niubeiliang National Nature Reserve|Niubeiliang]], [[Shaanxi]] (2012)
* [[Snake Island, China|Snake Island]], [[Laotie Mountain]] (2013)
* [[Hanma Biosphere Reserve|Hanma]], [[Inner Mongolia]] (2015)
* [[Mount Huangshan]], [[Anhui]] (2018)
===Federated States of Micronesia===
* [[Utwe]] (2005)
* [[And Atoll (biosphere reserve)|And Atoll]] (2007)
===[[Biosphere reserves of India|India]]===
* [[Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve|Nilgiri]] (Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu) (1986)
* [[Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve|Gulf of Mannar]] (1989)
* [[Sundarbans|Sunderbans]] (1989)
* [[Nanda Devi National Park|Nanda Devi]] (1988)
* [[Nokrek National Park|Nokrek]] (1988)
* [[Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve|Pachmarhi]] (1999)#MP
* [[Simlipal National Park|Simlipal]] (1994)
* [[Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve|Achanakmar-Amarkantak]] (2005)
* [[Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve|Great Nicobar]] (1989)
* [[Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve|Agasthyamala]] (2005)
* [[Khangchendzonga National Park|Khangchendzonga]] (2018) ( Sikkim)
* [[Panna Biosphere Reserve|Panna]] (2020)
===Indonesia===
* [[Mount Gede|Cibodas]], including [[Mount Gede Pangrango National Park]] (1977)
* [[Komodo National Park|Komodo]] (1977)
* [[Lore Lindu National Park|Lore Lindu]] (1977)
* [[Tanjung Puting]] (1977)
* [[Mount Leuser National Park]] (1981)
* [[Siberut National Park|Siberut]] (1981)
* [[Giam Siak Kecil-Bukit Batu]] (2009)
* [[Wakatobi National Park|Wakatobi]] (2012)
* [[Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park|Bromo Tengger Semeru]], including [[Arjuno-Welirang]] (2015)
* [[Taka Bone Rate National Park|Taka Bonerate]]-[[Selayar Islands|Kepulauan Selayar]] (2015)
* [[Alas Purwo National Park|Alas Purwo]] (2016)
* [[Berbak National Park|Berbak]]-[[Sembilang National Park|Sembilang]] (2018)
* [[Betung Kerihun National Park|Betung Kerihun]]-[[Lake Sentarum National Park|Lake Sentarum]] (2018)
* [[Mount Rinjani National Park]] (2018)
* [[Saleh Bay|Saleh]]-[[Moyo Island|Moyo]]-[[Mount Tambora|Tambora]] (2019)
* [[Kepulauan Togean National Park|Togean Tojo Una-Una]] (2019)
===Iran===
* [[Arasbaran]] (1976)
* [[Lake Parishan|Arjan and Parishan]] (1976)
* Geno (1976)
* [[Golestan National Park|Golestan]] (1976)
* [[Hara forests|Hara]] (1976)
* [[Kavir National Park|Kavir]] (1976)
* [[Lake Urmia]] (1976)
* [[Miankaleh peninsula|Miankaleh]] (1976)
* [[Touran National Park|Touran]] (1976)
* [[Dena]] (2010)
* Tang-e-Sayad & Sabzkuh(2015)
* [[Hamun-e Helmand|Hamoun]] (2016)
===Japan===
* [[Mount Haku]]san (1980)
* [[Mount Ōdaigahara]] & [[Mount Ōmine]] (1980)
* [[Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park|Shiga Highland]] (1980)
* [[Yakushima|Yakushima Island]] (1980)
* [[Aya Biosphere Reserve|Aya]] (2012)
* [[Minami Alps National Park|Minami-Alps]] (2014)
* [[Sobo-Katamuki Quasi-National Park|Sobo, Katamuki and Okue]] (2017)<ref name=U2017>{{cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/news/23-new-sites-added-unesco-s-world-network-biosphere-reserves |title=23 new sites added to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves |publisher=UNESCO |date=14 June 2017}}</ref>
* [[Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park|Minakami]] (2017)<ref name=U2017/>
===Kazakhstan===
* [[Korgalzhyn Nature Reserve|Korgalzhyn]] (2012)
* [[Alakol Biosphere Reserve|Alakol]] (2013)
* [[Akzhayik Nature Reserve|Akzhayik]] (2014)
* [[Katon-Karagay]] (2014)
* [[Aksu-Zhabagly]] (2015)
* [[Barsa-Kelmes Nature Reserve|Barsakelmes]] (2016)
* [[Altyn-Emel National Park|Altyn-Emel]] (2017)<ref name=U2017/>
* [[Karatau Nature Reserve|Karatau]] (2017)<ref name=U2017/>
===Kyrgyzstan===
* [[Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve|Sary-Chelek]] (1978)
* [[Issyk Kul]] (2001)
===Malaysia===
* [[Tasik Chini]] (2009)
* [[Crocker Range]] (2014)
* [[Penang Hill]] (2021)
===Maldives===
* [[Baa Atoll]] 2011
===Mongolia===
* [[Great Gobi]] (1990)
* [[Bogd Khan Mountain]] (1996)
* [[Ubsunur Hollow Biosphere Reserve]] (1997)
* [[Khustain Nuruu National Park]] (2002)
* [[Dornod Mongol]] (2005)
* [[Mongol Daguur]] (2007)
===Myanmar===
* [[Inlay Lake]] (2015)
* [[Indawgyi Lake]] (2017)<ref name=U2017/>
===North Korea===
* [[Mount Paekdu]] (1989)
* [[Mount Kuwol]] (2004)
* [[Myohyang-san|Mount Myohyang]] (2009)
* [[Chilbosan (North Hamgyong)|Mount Chilbo]] (2014)<ref name="unes_Kore">{{Cite web | title = Mount Chilbo (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) | work = unesco.org | date = 2014 | access-date = 2015-05-24 | url = http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/multimedia/photos/mab-2014/korea/ }}</ref>
===Pakistan===
* [[Lal Suhanra National Park]] (1977)
* [[Biosphere reserves of Pakistan|Ziarat Juniper Forest]] (2013)
===Palau===
* [[Ngaremeduu]] (2005)
===Philippines===
* [[Puerto Galera]] (1977)
* [[Palawan]] (1990)
* [[Albay]] (March 2016)
===South Korea===
* [[Mount Sorak]] (1982)
* [[Jeju Island]] (2002)
* [[Sinan Dadohae Biosphere Reserve|Shinan Dadohae (Sinan Dadohae Biosphere Reserve)]] (2009)
* [[Korea National Arboretum|Gwangneung Forest (Korea National Arboretum)]] (2010)
* [[Gochang County|Gochang]] (2013)
*[[Suncheon]] (2018)
*[[Gangwon Province, South Korea|Gangwon]] Eco-peace ([[Korean Demilitarized Zone]]-near areas across five counties of Gangwon Province) (2019)
*[[Yeoncheon County|Yeoncheon]] [[Imjin River]] (2020)
===Sri Lanka===
* [[Hurulu Forest Reserve|Hurulu]] (1977)
* [[Sinharaja Forest Reserve|Sinharaja]] (1978)
* [[Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya|Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya (KDN)]] (2004)
* [[Bundala National Park|Bundala]] (2005)
===Thailand===
* [[Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve|Sakaerat]] (1976)
* Hauy Tak Teak (1977)
* Mae Sa-Kog Ma (1977)
* Ranong (1997)
* [[Doi Luang Chiang Dao]] (2021)
===Turkmenistan===
* [[Repetek Biosphere State Reserve|Repetek]] (1978)
===Uzbekistan===
* [[Chatkal National Park|Mount Chatkal]] (1978)
===Vietnam===
* [[Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest]] (2000)
* [[Cát Tiên National Park]] (2001)
* [[Cát Bà Island]] (2004)
* [[Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve|Red River Delta]] (2004)
* [[Mekong Delta|Kien Giang]] (2006)
* [[Western Nghệ An]] (2007)
* [[Cape Cà Mau National Park]] (2009)
* [[Chàm Islands]] – [[Hội An]] (2009)
* [[Langbiang]] (2015)
* [[Núi Chúa National Park]] (2021)
* [[Kon Hà Nừng Highlands]] (2021)
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.unesco.org/mab/doc/brs/apa.pdf List of UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Asia and the Pacific]
* [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/ List of UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves of Asia and the Pacific]
* [http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/multimedia/photos/mab-2011/maldives UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves]
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