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95 biosphere reserves in 27 countries
Complete list of biosphere reserves available here

(Last updated: 20 September 2007)

Countries	Date of approval	Extension
AUSTRALIA
Croajingolong	1977
Kosciuszko	1977
Macquarie Island	1977
Prince Regent River	1977
Unnamed	1977
Uluru (Ayers Rock-Mount Olga)	1977
Yathong	1977
Fitzgerald River	1978
Hattah-Kulkyne & Murray-Kulkyne	1981
Wilson's Promontory	1981
Riverland	1977	Originally Danggali Conservation Park, extended and renamed Bookmark in 1995. Renamed as Riverland in 2004.
Mornington Peninsula and Western Port	2002
Barkindji	2005
Noosa	2007

CAMBODIA
Tonle Sap	1997

CHINA
Changbaishan	1979
Dinghushan	1979
Wolong	1979
Fanjingshan	1986
Xilin Gol	1987
Wuyishan	1987
Bogeda	1990
Shennongjia	1990
Yancheng	1992
Xishuangbanna	1993
Maolan	1996
Tianmushan	1996
Fenglin	1997
Jiuzhaigou Valley	1997
Nanji Islands	1998
Shankou Mangrove	2000
Baishuijiang	2000
Gaoligong Mountain	2000
Huanglong	2000
Baotianman	2001
Saihan Wula	2001
Dalai Lake	2002
Wudalianchi	2003
Yading	2003
Foping	2004
Qomolangma	2004
Chebaling	2007
Xingkai Lake	2007

INDIA
Nilgiri	2000
Gulf of Mannar	2001
Sunderban	2001
Nanda Devi	2004

INDONESIA
Cibodas	1977
Komodo	1977
Lore Lindu	1977
Tanjung Puting	1977
Gunung Leuser	1981
Siberut	1981

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
Arasbaran	1976
Arjan	1976
Geno	1976
Golestan	1976
Hara	1976
Kavir	1976
Lake Oromeeh	1976
Miankaleh	1976
Touran	1976

JAPAN
Mount Hakusan	1980
Mount Odaigahara & Mount Omine	1980
Shiga Highland	1980
Yakushima Island	1980

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Mount Paekdu	1989
Mt. Kuwol	2004

REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Mount Sorak	1982
Jeju Island	2002

KYRGYZSTAN
Sary-Chelek	1978
Issyk Kul	2001

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
Utwe	2005
And Atoll	2007

MONGOLIA
Great Gobi	1990
Boghd Khan Uul	1996
Uvs Nuur Basin	1997
Hustai Nuruu	2002
Dornod Mongol	2005
Mongol Daguur	2007

PAKISTAN
Lal Suhanra	1977

PALAU
Ngaremeduu	2005

PHILIPPINES
Puerto Galera	1977
Palawan	1990

SRI LANKA
Hurulu	1977
Sinharaja	1978
Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya (KDN)	2004
Bundala	2005

THAILAND
Sakaerat	1976
Hauy Tak Teak	1977
Mae Sa-Kog Ma	1977
Ranong	1997

TURKMENISTAN
Repetek	1978

UZBEKISTAN
Mount Chatkal	1978

VIETNAM
Can Gio Mangrove	2000
Cat Tien	2001
Cat Ba	2004
Red River Delta	2004
Kien Giang	2006
Western Nghe An	2007

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