Biosphere reserves (By Arun joshi,Sri-Krishna Institute,9888933043)

The Indian government has established 15 Biosphere Reserves of India which protect larger areas of natural habitat and often include one or more National Parks and/or preserves, along buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life. The 15 Bio-reserves in India are-
1. Sunderbans
2. Gulf of Mannar
3. The Nilgiris
4. Nanda Devi
5. Nokrek
6. Great Nicobar
7. Manas
8. Simlipal
9. Dihang Dibang
10. Dibru Saikhowa
11. Agasthyamalai
12. Kanchenjunga
13. Pachmarhi
14. Achanakmar-Amarkantak
15. Kachchh
Seven of the fifteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list.[19]
 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
 Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
 Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve
 Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve