In today's article we are going to delve into the fascinating world of Biosphere Reserves of Canada. Whatever your interest or prior knowledge on this topic, we are sure that you will find new and relevant information that will enrich your understanding. From its origins to its relevance today, we will explore all the important aspects and provide you with interesting facts and facts that will encourage you to continue learning and discovering more about Biosphere Reserves of Canada. Get ready to immerse yourself in an exciting and enriching journey!
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are environment-protected scientific-research institutions of international status that are created with the intent for conservation in a natural state the most typical natural complexes of biosphere, conducting background ecological monitoring, studying of the surrounding natural environment, its changes under the activity of anthropogenic factors.
Biosphere Preserves are created on the base of nature preserves or national parks including to their composition territories and objects of other categories of nature-preserving fund and other lands as well as including in the established order the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the UNESCO framework "Man and the Biosphere Programme".
Canada's 18 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves encompassing a total area of 235,000 square kilometres (91,000 sq mi).
Name | Photo | Location | Established | Area (ha) | Description | Ref |
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Beaver Hills | Alberta | 2016 | 159,560 | |||
Bras d'Or Lake | Nova Scotia | 2011 | 356,788 | Protects the estuarine system of Bras d'Or Lake | ||
Charlevoix | Quebec | 1988 | 1,290,000 | |||
Clayoquot Sound | British Columbia | 2000 | 349,947 | Protects an intact coastal forest ecosystem on the west coast of Vancouver Island. | ||
Frontenac Arch | Ontario | 2002 | 220,973 | |||
Fundy | New Brunswick | 2007 | 432,310 | |||
Georgian Bay | Ontario | 2004 | 347,270 | |||
Lac Saint-Pierre | Quebec | 2000 | 650,490 | |||
Long Point | Ontario | 1986 | 40,600 | |||
Manicouagan-Uapishka | Quebec | 2007 | 5,480,000 | |||
Mont Saint-Hilaire | Quebec | 1978 | 1,100 | |||
Mount Arrowsmith | British Columbia | 2000 | 118,592 | |||
Niagara Escarpment | Ontario | 1990 | 194,555 | |||
Redberry Lake | Saskatchewan | 2000 | 112,200 | |||
Riding Mountain | Manitoba | 1986 | 1,331,000 | Encompasses Riding Mountain National Park and twelve surrounding municipalities. | ||
Southwest Nova | Nova Scotia | 2001 | 1,546,374 | |||
Tsá Tué | Northwest Territories | 2016 | 9,331,300 | |||
Waterton | Alberta | 1979 | 66,761 | Encompasses Waterton Lakes National Park and two surrounding municipalities. |