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Discover the new biosphere reserves in Africa and the Arab States! Lesotho, Libya and Saudi Arabia join the MAB Network this year with the designation of their first sites: Matšeng Biosphere Reserve, Ashaafean Biosphere Reserve, and Juzur Farasan Biosphere Reserve, respectively. These biosphere reserves were designated by the the International Co-ordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB-ICC) on 15 September 2021.
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World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Man and the Biosphere programme (MAB)
More information:
Press release
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World Network of Biosphere Reserves
Man and the Biosphere programme (MAB)
14 September 2021
Last update:20 April 2023
Matšeng Biosphere Reserve
(Lesotho)
Matšeng Biosphere Reserve, Lesotho
© MAB Team Lesotho
Ashaafean Biosphere Reserve
(Libya)
Ashaafean Biosphere Reserve, Libya
© Mr. Mustafa Almaghribi, Specialist at LNATCOM Media Center
Juzur Farasan Biosphere Reserve
(Saudi Arabia)
Juzur Farasan Biosphere Reserve, Saudi Arabia
© Saudi Heritage Preservation Society
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