Pachmarhi added to UNESCO list of biosphere reserves

by Ashish
(Pachmarhi)

Date : 2009-05-27
Source : sifynews

Pachmarhi wildlife reserve is among a new batch of 22 special spots named by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) where humans are interacting with the rest of nature in sustainable ways.

The 22 new biosphere reserves from around 17 countries added by UNESCO to its worldwide list include reserves at Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh.

there are now 533 biosphere reserves worldwide in 107 countries. Pachmarhi was added during an ongoing meeting of UNESCO's International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB-ICC) on the Island of Jeju in South Korea.

Pachmarhi in Madya Pradesh includes tiger and other wildlife reserves. At the interface of several types of forest - tropical, moist and dry as well as sub-tropical hill forests - the area is considered a botanist's paradise.