The biosphere reserve is home to a population of 70,000. Thanks to the region’s rich cultural heritage and unique natural environment, tourism plays a vital socio-economic role.

HANOI: Over the past 24 years, as a member of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, Vietnam has established 11 biosphere reserves recognised by Unesco.

This initiative, carried out during a mission under UNESCO’s Earth Network project, sought not only to chart the contours of the land but also to strengthen these communities’ connection to their ...

MANILA, Philippines — A biosphere reserve in the Philippines is on the list of 11 new reserves, after it was approved by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ...

MANILA: The Department of Tourism (DOT) has welcomed the recent inclusion of Apayao in the Unesco’s world network of biosphere reserves, which is the fourth in the Philippines to be recognised ...

Citing UNESCO, the Tourism Department said that Apayao’s biosphere reserve is composed of two regions: the Upper Apayao, which exhibits “rugged terrain with towering peaks, plateaus, and ...

According to the statement by UNESCO, with these new biosphere reserves covering a total area of 37,400 square km, the World Network of Biosphere Reserves now totals 759 sites in 136 countries.

The Forest of Dean is to be submitted for consideration as a Unesco "biosphere reserve". If approved, the forest would join 759 special areas in locations from Australia's Sunshine Coast to the ...

The Forest of Dean is to be submitted for consideration as a Unesco "biosphere reserve". If approved, the forest would join 759 special areas in locations from Australia's Sunshine Coast to the ...