World's diverse biospheres 'making peace with the natural world'

By UN News

Nov 03, 2023 12:22 pm

Spanning from city to savannah, and from mountaintops to mangroves, the world's 748 biosphere reserves are being celebrated this Friday for their diversity and contribution to a green global future.

These sites promote biodiversity conservation with sustainable use and are located across 134 countries, with 21 new reserves added in the past two years alone.

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Spanning from city to savannah, and from mountaintops to mangroves, the world's 748 biosphere reserves are being celebrated this Friday for their diversity and contribution to a green global future.

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