| Countries | Biosphere Reserve | Year of designation | Periodic Review | Second Periodic Review | Third Periodic Review |
| ALBANIA | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Albania / The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) | 2014 | | |
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| AUSTRIA | |
| 3 biosphere reserves | Gossenköllesee | 1977. Withdrawn in 2014 | | |
| | Gurgler Kamm | 1977. Withdrawn in 2014 | | | |
| | Unter Lobau | 1977. Withdrawn in 2016 | | | |
| | Neusiedler See | 1977. Withdrawn in 2016 | | | |
| | Grosses Walsertal | 2000 | 2011 | | |
| | Wienerwald | 2005 | | | |
| | Salzburger Lungau & Kärntner Nockberge | 2012 | | | |
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| BELARUS | |
| 3 biosphere reserves | Berezinskiy | 1978 | 1998 | 2011 | |
| | Belovezhskaya Pushcha | 1993 | 2005 | 2011 | |
| | West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Belarus/Poland/Ukraine) | former Pribuzhskoye Polesie, 2003 - extended and renamed in 2012 | | | |
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| BULGARIA | |
| 16 biosphere reserves | Steneto | | | | |
| | Alibotouch | 1977 | | | |
| | Bistrichko Branichté | 1977 | | | |
| | Boitine | 1977 | | | |
| | Djendema | 1977 | | | |
| | Doupkata | 1977 | | | |
| | Doupki-Djindjiritza | 1977 | | | |
| | Kamtchia | 1977 | | | |
| | Koupena | 1977 | | | |
| | Mantaritza | 1977 | | | |
| | Maritchini Ezera | 1977. Withdrawn in 2002 | | |
| | Ouzounboudjak | 1977 | | | |
| | Parangalitza | 1977 | | | |
| | Srébarna | 1977 | | | |
| | Tchervenata sténa | 1977 | | | |
| | Tchoupréné | 1977 | | | |
| | Tsaritchina | 1977 | | | |
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| CANADA | |
| 18 biosphere reserves | Mont Saint Hilaire | 1978 | 1998 | 2009 | |
| | Waterton | 1979 | 1998 | 2009 | |
| | Long Point | 1986 | 2001 | 2012 | |
| | Riding Mountain | 1986 | 2001 | 2013 | |
| | Charlevoix | 1988 | 2003 | | |
| | Niagara Escarpment | 1990 | 2002 | 2014 | |
| | Clayoquot Sound | 2000 | 2011 | | |
| | Redberry Lake | 2000 | 2012 | | |
| | Lac Saint-Pierre | 2000 | 2012 | | |
| | Mount Arrowsmith | 2000 | 2011 | | |
| | South West Nova | 2001 | 2012 | | |
| | Thousand Islands - Frontenac Arch | 2002 | | | |
| | Georgian Bay Littoral | 2004 | | | |
| | Manicouagan Uapishka | 2007 | | | |
| | Fundy | 2007 | | | | /tr>
| | Bras d'Or Lake | 2011 | | | |
| | Beaver Hills | 2016 | | | |
| | Tsá Tué | 2016 | | | |
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| CROATIA | |
| 2 biosphere reserves | Velebit Mountain | 1977 | 1998 | 2003 | |
| | Mura Drava Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Croatia/Hungary) | 2012 | | | |
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| CZECH REPUBLIC | |
| 6 biosphere reserves | Krivoklátsko | 1977 | 1998 | | |
| | Trebon Basin | 1977 | 1998 | | |
| | Lower Morava | 2003 (former Palava, 1986 - extended and renamed in 2003 | 2014 | | |
| | Sumava | 1990 | | | |
| | Bílé Karpathy | 1996 | 2012 | | |
| | Krkokonose/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Czech Rep/Poland) | 1992 | 2012 | | |
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| DENMARK | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | North-East Greenland | 1977 | | | |
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| ESTONIA | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | West Estonian Archipelago | 1990 | 2005 | | |
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| FINLAND | |
| 2 biosphere reserves | North Karelian | 1992 | 2009 (Extended in 2009) | | |
| | Archipelago Sea Area | 1994 | 2006 | | |
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| FRANCE | |
| 14 biosphere reserves | Commune de Fakarava | 1977 (former Atoll de Taiaro, extended and renamed in 2006) | | | |
| | Vallée du Fango | 1977 (Exteded in 1990) | 1998 | | |
| | Camargue (delta du Rhône) | 1977 (Camargue, extended and renamed in 2006) | 2000 | 2006 | |
| | Cévennes | 1984 | 1998 | | |
| | Iles et Mer d'Iroise | 1988 (former Iroise, extended and renamed in 2012) | 2001 | 2012 | |
| | Mont Ventoux | 1990 | 2007 | | |
| | Archipel de la Guadeloupe | 1992 | | | |
| | Luberon-Lure | 1997 (former Luberon, extended and renamed in 2010) | 2010 | | |
| | Fontainebleau et du Gâtinais | 1998 (former Pays de Fontainebleau, extended and renamed in 2010) | 2010 | | |
| | Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (France/Germany) | 1998 | 2000 | 2011 | |
| | Bassin de la Dordogne | 2012 | | | |
| | Marais Audomarois | 2013 | | | |
| | Mont-Viso / Area della Biosfera del Monviso Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (France/Italy) | 2013 | | | |
| | Gorges du Gardon | 2015 | | | |
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| GERMANY | |
| 15 biosphere reserves | Flusslandschaft Elbe | 1979 | 2002 | 2009 | |
| | Vessertal-Thüringen Forest | 1979 (Extension 1987 / 1990) | 2002 | 2012 | |
| | Bayerischer Wald | 1981. Withdrawn in 2007 | | | |
| | Berchtesgadener Land | 1990 (former Berchtesgaden Alps, extended and renamed in) | 2003 | 2013 | |
| | Wadden Sea and Hallig Islands of Schleswig-Holstein | 1990 (Waddensea of Schleswig-Holstein extended and renamed in 2004) | 2006 | | |
| | Schorfheide-Chorin | 1990 | 2003 | 2013 | |
| | Spreewald | 1991 | 2003 | 2013 | |
| | South-east Rügen | 1991 | 2004 | 2014 |
| | Rhön | 1991 | 2004 | 2014 | |
| | Waddensea of Lower Saxony | 1992 | 2006 | |
| | Waddensea of Hamburg | 1992 | 2006 | | |
| | Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft | 1996 | 2007 | | |
| | Schaalsee | 2000 | 2012 | | | /tr>
| | Vosges du Nord/Pfälzerwald Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (France/Germany) | 1998 | 2004 | 2011 | 2014 |
| | Bliesgau | 2009 | | | |
| | Schwäbische Alb | 2009 | | | |
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| GREECE | |
| 2 biosphere reserves | Gorge of Samaria | 1981 | 1999 | 2014 | |
| | Mount Olympus | 1981 | 1999 | | |
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| HUNGARY | |
| 6 biosphere reserves | Aggtelek | 1979 | 2007 | 2014 | |
| | Hortobágy | 1979 | 2007 | 2014 | |
| | Kiskunság | 1979 | 2007 | 2014 | |
| | Lake Fertö | 1979 | 2007 | 2014 | |
| | Pilis | 1980 | 2007 | 2014 | |
| | Mura Drava Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Croatia/Hungary) | 2012 | | | |
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| IRELAND | |
| 2 biosphere reserves | Dublin Bay | 1981 (former North Bull Island, extended and renamed in 2015) | 2014 | | |
| | Killarney | 1982 | | | |
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| ISRAEL | |
| 2 biosphere reserves | Mount Carmel | 1996 | 2007 | | |
| | Ramat Menashe | 2011 | | | |
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| ITALY | |
| 14 biosphere reserves | Collemeluccio-Montedimezzo | 1977 | 2012 | | |
| | Circeo | 1977 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| | Miramare | 1979 | 1999 | 2011 |
2013
| | Cilento and Vallo di Diano | 1997 | 2013 | | |
| | Somma-Vesuvio and Miglio d'Oro | 1997 | 2013 | | |
| | Valle del Ticino | 2002 | 2013 | | |
| | Tuscan Islands | 2003 | 2014 | | |
| | Selve Costiere di Toscana | 2004 (former Selve Pisana, extended and renamed in 2016) | | | |
| | Mont-Viso / Area della Biosfera del Monviso Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (France/Italy) | 2013 | | | |
| | Sila | 2014 | | | |
| | Appennino Tosco-Emiliano | 2015 | | | |
| | Ledro Alps and Judicaria | 2015 | | | |
| | Po Delta | 2015 | | | |
| | Collina Po | 2016 | | | |
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| LATVIA | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | North Vidzeme | 1997 | 2013 | | |
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| LITHUANIA | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | Zuvintas | 2011 | | | |
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| MONTENEGRO | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | Tara River Basin | 1976 | | | |
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| NETHERLANDS | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | Waddensea Area | 1986 | 2012 | 2014 | |
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| POLAND | |
| 10 biosphere reserves | Babia Gora | 1976 (Extension 1997/2001) | 2000 | 2013 | |
| | Bialowieza | 1976 (Extension 2005) | 1998 | 2013 | 2014 |
| | Lukajno Lake | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Slowinski | 1976 | 1998 | 2013 | |
| | Krkokonose/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Czech Rep/Poland) | 1992 | 2012 | | |
| | Tatra Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia) | 1992 | 2013 | 2014 (joint report) | |
| | East Carpathians Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia/Ukraine) | 1998 | 2013 | 2014 (joint report) | |
| | Puszcza Kampinoska | 2000 | 2013 | 2014 | |
| | Tuchola Forest | 2010 | | | |
| | West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Belarus/Poland/Ukraine) | 2012 | | | |
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| PORTUGAL | |
| 10 biosphere reserves | Paúl do Boquilobo | 1981 | 2014 | | |
| | Corvo Island | 2007 | | | |
| | Graciosa Island | 2007 | | | |
| | Flores Island | 2009 | | | |
| | Geres/Xures Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2009 | | | |
| | Berlengas | 2011 | | | |
| | Santana Madeira | 2011 | | | |
| | Meseta Ibérica Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2015 | | | |
| | Fajãs de São Jorge | 2016 | | | |
| | Tejo/Tajo Internacional Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2016 | | | |
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| ROMANIA | |
| 3 biosphere reserves | Pietrosul Mare | 1979 | 1998 | | |
| | Retezat | 1979 | 1998 | | |
| | Danube Delta Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Romania/Ukraine) | 1998 | 2003 | | |
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| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | |
| 41 biosphere reserves | Kavkazskiy | 1978 | 1998 | | |
| | Okskiy | 1978. Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | 1998 | | |
| | Sikhote-Alin | 1978 | 1998 | | |
| | Tsentral'nochernozem | 1978 | 1999 | | |
| | Astrakhanskiy | 1984 | 2005 | | |
| | Kronotskiy | 1984 | 2005 | | |
| | Laplandskiy | 1984 | 1999 | | |
| | Pechoro-llychskiy | 1984 | 1998 | | |
| | Sayano-Shushenskiy | 1984 | 1999 | | |
| | Sokhondinskiy | 1984 | 1998 | | |
| | Voronezhskiy | 1984 | 1998 | | |
| | Tsentral'nolesnoy | 1985 | 1999 | | |
| | Baikalskyi | 1986. Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | 2005 | | |
| | Tzentralnosibirskii | 1986 | 2005 | | |
| | Chernyje Zemli | 1993 | 2009 | | |
| | Taimyrsky | 1995 | 2009 | | |
| | Ubsunorskaya Kotlovina | 1997 | 2009 | | |
| | Daursky | 1997 | 2009 | | |
| | Teberda | 1997 | 2009 | | |
| | Katunsky | 2000 | 2014 | | |
| | Prioksko-Terrasnyi | 1978. Part of Oka River Valley until 2000 | 1999 | | |
| | Barguzinskyi | 1986. Part of Lake Baikal until 2000 | 2012 | | |
| | Nerusso-Desnianskoe-Polesie | 2001 | 2014 | | |
| | Visimskiy | 2001 | 2014 | | |
| | Vodlozersky | 2001 | 2012 | | |
| | Commander Islands | 2002 | 2014 | | |
| | Darvinskiy | 2002 | 2013 | | |
| | Nijegorodskoe Zavolje | 2002 | 2014 | | |
| | Smolensk Lakeland | 2002 | 2013 | | |
| | Ugra | 2002 | 2013 | | |
| | Far East Marine | 2003 | 2014 | | |
| | Kedrovaya Pad | 2004 | | | |
| | Kenozersky | 2004 | | | |
| | Valdaiskiy | 2004 | | | |
| | Khankaiskiy | 2005 | | | |
| | Middle-Volga Integrated | | | | |
| | Great Volzhsko-Kamsky | 2005. Composed of Raifa, Sarali, Spassky and Sviyazhsky units | | | |
| | Rostovsky | 2008 | | | |
| | Altaisky | 2009 | | | |
| | Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain | 2001 | | | |
| | Bashkirskiyi Ural | 2012 | | | |
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| SERBIA | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | Golija-Studenica | 2001 | 2012 | | |
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| SLOVAKIA | |
| 4 biosphere reserves | Slovenský Kras | 1977 | 1998 | 2013 | |
| | Polana | 1990 | 2001 | 2013 | |
| | Tatra Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia) | 1992 | 2014 (joint report) | | |
| | East Carpathians Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia/Ukraine) | 1998 | 2014 (joint report) | | |
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| SLOVENIA | |
| 3 biosphere reserves | Julian Alps | 2003 | 2014 (joint report) | | |
| | The Karst | 2004 | | | |
| | Kozjansko & Obsotelje | 2010 | | | |
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| SPAIN | |
| 48 biosphere reserves | Grazalema | 1977 | 2004 | | |
| | Ordesa-Viñamala | 1977 (Extended in 2013) | 2000 | 2011 | |
| | Montseny | 1978 | 2000 | 2011 | |
| | Doñana | 1980 | 2004 | | |
| | Mancha Húmeda | 1980 | 2002 | | |
| | Las Sierras de Cazorla y Segura | 1983 | 2004 | | |
| | Marismas del Odiel | 1983 | 2004 | | |
| | La Palma | 1983 (Extended and renamed in 1997 and 2002) | 2014 | | |
| | Urdaibai | 1984 | 2000 | 2011 | |
| | Sierra Nevada | 1986 | 2000 | | |
| | Cuenca Alta del Río Manzanares | 1992 | 2006 | | |
| | Lanzarote | 1993 | 2007 | | |
| | Menorca | 1993 (Change in zonation 2004) | 2006 | | |
| | Sierra de las Nieves y su Entorno | 1995 | 2007 | | |
| | Cabo de Gata-Nijar | 1997 | 2011 | | |
| | Isla de El Hierro | 2000 | 2013 | | |
| | Bardenas Reales | 2000 | 2011 | | |
| | Muniellos | 2000 (Extension 2003 - Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica) | 2014 | | |
| | Somiedo | 2000 | 2011 | | |
| | Redes | 2001 | 2013 | | |
| | Las Dehesas de Sierra Morena | 2002 | 2014 | | |
| | Terras do Miño | 2002 | 2014 | | |
| | Valle de Laciana | 2003. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2014 | | |
| | Picos de Europa | 2003. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | 2014 | | |
| | Monfragüe | 2003 | 2014 | | |
| | Valles del Jubera, Leza, Cidacos y Alhama | 2003 | 2014 | | |
| | Babia | 2004. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | | | |
| | Área de Allariz | 2005 | | | |
| | Gran Canaria | 2005 | | | |
| | Sierra del Rincón | 2005 | | | |
| | Los Valles de Omaña y Luna | 2005. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | | | |
| | Alto de Bernesga | 2005. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | | | |
| | Los Argüellos | 2005. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | | | |
| | Os Ancares Lucenses y Montes de Cervantes, Navia y Becerrea | 2006. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | | | |
| | Los Ancares Leoneses | 2006. Elemento de la RB Gran Cantábrica | | | |
| | Las Sierras de Béjar y Francia | 2006 | | | |
| | Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (Spain/Morocco) | 2006 | | | |
| | Río Eo, Oscos y Terras de Buron | 2007 | | | |
| | Fuerteventura | 2009 | | | |
| | Geres/Xures Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2009 | | | |
| | La Gomera | 2012 | | | |
| | Las Ubiñas-La Mesa | 2012 | | | |
| | Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo | 2013 | | | |
| | Real Sitio de San Ildefonso-El Espinar | 2013 | | | |
| | Terres de l’Ebre, Catalonia | 2013 | | | |
| | Meseta Ibérica Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2015 | | | |
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| | Macizo de Anaga | 2015 | | | |
| | Tejo/Tajo Internacional Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Portugal/Spain) | 2016 | | | |
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| SWEDEN | |
| 5 biosphere reserves | Lake Torne Area | 1986. Withdrawn in 2010 | 1999 | |
| | Kristianstad Vattenrike | 2005 | | | |
| | Lake Vänern Archipelago | 2010 | | | |
| | Blekinge Archipelago | 2011 | | | |
| | Nedre Dalälven River Landscape | 2011 | | | |
| | East Vättern Scarp landscape | 2012 | | | |
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| SWITZERLAND | |
| 2 biosphere reserves | Reservat da Biosfera Val Müstair-Parc Naziunal | 1979 (former Swiss National Park, extended and renamed in 2010) | | | |
| | Entlebuch | 2001 | 2012 | | |
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| THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Republic of Albania / The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) | 2014 | | | |
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| TURKEY | |
| 1 biosphere reserve | Camili | 2005 | | | |
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| UKRAINE | |
| 8 biosphere reserves | Chernomorskiy | 1984 | 1998-1999 (progress report) | 2012 | 2014 |
| | Askaniya-Nova | 1985 | 1998 | 2012 | 2014 |
| | Carpathian | 1992 | 2003 | 2014 | |
| | Danube Delta Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Romania/Ukraine) | 1998 (former Dunaisky) | 2010 | | |
| | East Carpathians Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Poland/Slovakia/Ukraine) | 1998 | 2014 (jopint report) | | |
| | Desnianskyi | 2009 | | | |
| | Roztochya | 2011 | | | |
| | West Polesie Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (Belarus/Poland/Ukraine) | 2012 (former Shatskiy, 2002 - extended and renamed in 2012) | | | |
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| UNITED KINGDOM | |
| 6 biosphere reserves | Wester Ross | 1976 (former Beinn Eighe, extended and renamed in 2016) | | | |
| | Braunton Burrows-North Devon | 1976. Extension 2002 | | | |
| | Cairnsmore of Fleet | 1976 | | | |
| | Biosffer Dyfi | 1977 | 2009 (Extended and Rename) | | |
| | Loch Druidibeg | 1976. Withdrawn in 2013 | | | |
| | Moor House-Upper Teesdale | 1976. Withdrawn in 2012 | | | |
| | North Norfolk Coast | 1976. Withdrawn in 2014 | | | |
| | Silver Flowe-Merrick Kells | 1976 | | | |
| | Taynish | 1977. Withdrawn in 2010 | | | |
| | Galloway and southern Ayrshire | 2012 (formerly Cairnsmore of Fleet and Silver Flowe Merrick Kells) | | |
| | Brighton and Lewes Downs | 2014 | | | |
| | Isle of Man | 2016 | | | |
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |
| 47 biosphere reserves | Aleutian Islands | 1976 | | | |
| | Big Bend | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Cascade Head | 1976 | | | |
| | Central Plains | 1976 | | | |
| | Channel Islands | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Coram | 1976 | | | |
| | Denali | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Desert | 1976 | | | |
| | Everglades & Dry Tortugas | 1976 | | | |
| | Fraser | 1976 | | | |
| | Glacier | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | H.J. Andrews | 1976 | | | |
| | Hubbard Brook | 1976 | | | |
| | Jornada | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Luquillo | 1976 | | | |
| | Noatak | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Olympic | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Organ Pipe Cactus | 1976 | | | |
| | Rocky Mountain | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | San Dimas | 1976 | | | |
| | San Joaquin | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Sequoia-Kings Canyon | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Stanislaus-Tuolumne | 1976 | | | |
| | Three Sisters | 1976 | | | |
| | Virgin Islands | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Yellowstone | 1976 | 2014 | | |
| | Beaver Creek | 1976 | | | |
| | Konza Prairie | 1978 | 2014 | | |
| | Niwot Ridge | 1979 | 2014 | | |
| | University of Michigan Biological Station | 1979 | 2014 | | |
| | Virginia Coast | 1979 | | | |
| | Hawaiian Islands | 1980 | 2014 | | |
| | Isle Royale | 1980 | | | |
| | Big Thicket | 1981 | | | |
| | Guanica | 1981 | | | |
| | California Coast Ranges | 1983 | 2014 | | |
| | Central Gulf Coast Plain | 1983 | 2014 | | |
| | South Atlantic Coastal Plain | 1983 | 2014 | | |
| | Mojave and Colorado Deserts | 1984 | 2014 | | |
| | Carolinian-South Atlantic | 1986 | 2014 | | |
| | Glacier Bay-Admiralty Is | 1986 | 2014 | | |
| | Golden Gate | 1988 | 2014 | | |
| | New Jersey Pinelands | 1988 | 2014 | | |
| | Southern Appalachian | 1988 | 2014 | | |
| | Champlain-Adirondak | 1986 | | | |
| | Mammoth Cave Area | 1990. Extention 1996 | 2014 | |
| | Land Between The Lakes Area | 1991 | | | |