Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
Bundala
The Bundala Biosphere Reserve BBR in Sri Lanka was designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2005 It is Sri Lankas only coastal Biosphere Reserve Covering a total area of 182423 ha it has a mosaic of ecosystems with a gradation of human interventionsfrom human modified areas where people live and engage in their daily lives while contributing to sustainable development to areas of high biodiversity value including wetlands of global importance as a Ramsar Site
Sri Lanka