World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Redirected from List of Biosphere Reserves in Chile)
Under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, there are 125 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Latin America and the Caribbean (as of April, 2016). These are distributed across 21 countries in the region.[1]
The list
editBelow is the list of biosphere reserves in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by country/territory, along with the year these were designated as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Argentina
edit- San Guillermo (1980)
- Laguna Blanca (1982)
- Costero del Sur (1984)
- Ñacuñán (1986)
- Pozuelos (1990)
- Yabotí (1995)
- Mar Chiquita (1996)
- Delta del Paraná (2000)
- Riacho Teuquito (2000)
- Laguna Oca del Río Paraguay (2001)
- Las Yungas (2002)
- Andino Norpatagonica (2007)
- Pereyra Iraola (2007)
- Valdés (2014)
- Patagonia Azul (2015)
Bolivia
edit- Pilon-Lajas (1977)
- Ulla Ulla (1977)
- Beni (1986)
Brazil
edit- Mata Atlântica (including São Paulo Green Belt) (1993)
- Cerrado (1993)
- Pantanal (2000)
- Caatinga (2001)
- Central Amazon (2001)
- Espinhaço Range (2005)
Chile
edit- Fray Jorge (1977)
- Juan Férnandez (1977)
- Torres del Paine (1978)
- Laguna San Rafael (1979)
- Lauca (1981)
- Araucarias (1983)
- La Campana-Peñuelas (1984)
- Cabo de Hornos (2005)
- Bosques Templados Lluviosos de los Andes Australes (2007)
- Corredor Biológico Nevados de Chillán - Laguna del Laja (2011)
Colombia
edit- Cinturón Andino (1979)
- El Tuparro (1979)
- Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (1979)
- Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (2000)
- Seaflower (2000)
Costa Rica
edit- La Amistad International Park (1982)
- Cordillera Volcánica Central (1988, extended in 2010)
- Aqua y Paz (2007)
- Savegre Reserve (2017)[2]
Cuba
edit- Sierra del Rosario (1984)
- Cuchillas del Toa (1987)
- Península de Guanahacabibes (1987)
- Baconao (1987)
- Ciénaga de Zapata (2000)
- Buenavista (2000)
Dominican Republic
edit- Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo (2002) (merged with adjacent Haiti's La Selle in 2017[2])
Ecuador
edit- Archipiélago de Colón (Galápagos) (1984)
- Yasuni (1989)
- Sumaco (2000)
- Podocarpus-El Condor (2007)
- Macizo del Cajas (2013)
- Bosque Seco (2014)
- Bosques de Paz (2017, shared with Peru)[2]
- Choco Andino de Pichincha (2018)
El Salvador
edit- Apaneca-Llamatepec (2007)
- Xiriualtique Jiquilisco (2007)
- Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras) (2011)
Guadeloupe
editGuatemala
edit- Maya (1990)
- Sierra de las Minas (1992)
- Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras) (2011)
Haiti
edit- La Selle (2012) (merged with adjacent Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo, Dominican Republic, in 2017.[2])
- La Hotte (2016)
Honduras
edit- Río Plátano (1980)
- Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve (El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras) 2011 (extended in 2016)
- Cacique Lempira, Señor de las Montañas (2015)
- San Marcos de Colón (2017)[2]
Mexico
edit- Mapimí (1977)
- La Michilía (1977)
- Montes Azules (1979)
- El Cielo (1986)
- Sian Ka'an (1986)
- Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve (1988)
- Calakmul (1993)
- El Triunfo (1993)
- El Vizcaíno (2021)
- Alto Golfo de California (1993)
- Alto Golfo de California (1995)
- Sierra Gorda (2001)
- Banco Chinchorro (2003)
- Sierra La Laguna (2003)
- Ría Celestún (2004)
- Ría Lagartos (2004)
- Cumbres de Monterrey (2006)
- Huatulco (2006)
- La Encrucijada (2006)
- La Primavera (2006)
- La Sepultura (2006)
- Laguna Madre and Río Bravo Delta (2006)
- Los Tuxtlas (2006)
- Maderas del Carmen (2006)
- Mariposa Monarca (2006)
- Pantanos de Centla (2006)
- Selva El Ocote (2006)
- Sierra de Huautla (2006)
- Volcán Tacaná (2006)
- Arrecife Alacranes (2006)
- Barranca de Metztitlán (2006)
- Chamela-Cuixmala (2006)
- Cuatrocienagas (2006)
- Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (2006)
- Sierra de Álamos–Río Cuchujaqui (2007)
- Islas Marietas (2008)
- Lagunas de Montebello (2009)
- Naha-Metzabok (2010)
- Los Volcanes (2010)
- Islas Marías (2010)
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán (2012)
- Isla Cozumel (2016)
Nicaragua
edit- Bosawas (1997)
- Río San Juan (2003)
- Ometepe Island (2010)
Panama
edit- Darién National Park (1983)
- La Amistad International Park (2000)
Paraguay
edit- Bosque Mbaracayú (2000)
- El Chaco (2005)
- Itaipu (2017),[2] part of Alto Paraná Atlantic forests
Peru
edit- Huascarán (1977)
- Manu (1977)
- Noroeste Amotapes–Manglares (1977, expanded and renamed 2016)
- Oxapampa-Ashaninka-Yanesha (2010)
- Gran Pajatén (2016)
- Bosques de Paz (2017, shared with Ecuador)[2]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
edit- St Mary's (2011)
Uruguay
edit- Bañados del Este (1976)
- Bioma Pampa-Quebradas del Norte (2014)
Venezuela
edit- Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare (1993)
- Delta del Orinoco (2009)
References
edit- ^ "Latin America and the Caribbean". Ecological Sciences for Sustainable Development. UNESCO. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "23 new sites added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves". UNESCO. 14 June 2017.