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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserves are significant institutions of international status as described in the established order of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves within the framework of the Man and the Biosphere Programme. The biosphere reserves specifically promote and support sustainable development for conservation of biological and cultural diversity.
The Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve shared with North Macedonia is the only biosphere reserve in Albania. Designated in 2014, the reserve covers a territory of 446,244.52 ha (4,462.4452 km2) with diverse landscapes ranging from high mountains to the coasts of the lakes of Ohrid and Prespa.
Biosphere Reserves
editThe UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are environment-protected scientific-research institutions of international status recognised under the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme to promote sustainable development for conservation of biological and cultural diversity.[1][2]
List of Biosphere Reserves
edit| Biosphere Reserve | Designated | Area | Description | Image | Ref |
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| Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve |
11 June 2014 | 446,244.52 ha (4,462.4452 km2) | The transboundary reserve is located on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Albania and southwestern North Macedonia. | 
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biosphere Reserves". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Albania". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, Albania/North Macedonia". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) (20 March 2019). Environmental Performance Review: Albania–Third Review. United Nations (UN). p. 76. ISBN 9789210451802. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Environmental Performance Review: North Macedonia–Third Review. United Nations (UN). 24 October 2019. p. 259. ISBN 9789210479011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2020.