List of Biosphere Reserves in America
On this page, sorted by country, the sites on the double continent of America are listed that have been recognized by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve as part of the Man and the Biosphere program (MAB) .
The number at the beginning of each line indicates the year the site was recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Argentina
- 1980 - San Guillermo
- 1982 - Laguna Blanca
- 1984 - Costero del Sur
- 1986 - Ñacuñán
- 1990 - Pozuelos
- 1995 - Yabotí
- 1996 - Mar Chiquita
- 2000 - Paraná Delta
- 2000 - Riacho Teuquito
- 2001 - Laguna Oca del Río Paraguay (enlarged in 2014)
- 2002 - Las Yungas (also: Selva Nublada )
- 2007 - Andino Norpatagonica
- 2007 - Pereyra Iraola
- 2014 - Valdés
- 2015 - Patagonia Azul
Bolivia
- 1977 - Pilón-Lajas
- 1977 - Ulla Ulla
- 1986 - Beni
Brazil
- Mata Atlântica (including São Paulo Green Belt), 1993 (extensions in 2002 and 2009)
- Cerrado (1993, expanded 2000 and 2001)
- Pantanal (2000)
- Caatinga (2001)
- Central Amazon region (2001)
- Serra do Espinhaço (2005)
- Reserva da Biosfera do Cinturão Verde da Cidade de São Paulo ( São Paulo City Green Belt ) (2017)
Chile
- Fray Jorge (1977)
- Juan Fernández Archipelago (1977, expanded in 2019)
- Torres del Paine (1978)
- Laguna San Rafael y El Guayaneco (1979, expanded 2019)
- Lauca (1981)
- Araucarias (1983)
- La Campana-Peñuelas (1984) (extension 2009)
- Cabo de Hornos (2005)
- Bosques Templados Lluviosos de los Andes Australes (2007)
- Biological Corridor Nevados de Chillán-Laguna del Laja (2011)
Costa Rica
- La Amistad (1982)
- Cordillera Volcánica Central (1988)
- Aqua y Paz (2007)
- Savegre (2017)
Denmark
Dominican Republic
- Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo (2002, together with Haiti since 2017)
Ecuador
- Galápagos (1984, 2019 expanded)
- Yasuní (1989)
- Sumaco (2000, expanded 2002)
- Podocarpus-El Condor (2007)
- Macizo del Cajas (2013)
- Bosque Seco (2014; together with Peru since 2017)
- Chocó Andino de Pichincha (2018)
El Salvador
- Apaneca-Llamatepec (2007)
- Xiriualtique Jiquitizco (2007)
- Trifinio Fraternidad Biosphere Reserve (2011, together with Guatemala and Honduras, enlarged in 2017)
France
- Guadeloupe Archipelago (1992)
Guatemala
- Maya Biosphere Reserve (1990)
- Sierra de las Minas (1992)
- Trifinio Fraternidad Biosphere Reserve (2011, together with El Salvador and Honduras)
Haiti
Honduras
- Río Plátano (1980)
- Trifinio Fraternidad Biosphere Reserve (2011, together with El Salvador and Guatemala)
- Cacique Lempira (2015)
- San Marcos de Colón (2017)
Canada
- Mont Saint-Hilaire (1978)
- Waterton (1979)
- Long Point (1986)
- Riding Mountain (1986)
- Charlevoix (1988)
- Niagara shift level (1990)
- Clayoquot Sound (2000)
- Redberry Lake (2000)
- Lac Saint-Pierre (2000)
- Mount Arrowsmith (2000)
- South West Nova (2001)
- Frontenac Arch (2002)
- Georgian Bay Littoral (2004)
- Manicouagan Uapishka (2007)
- Fundy (2007)
- Bras d'Or Lake (2011)
- Beaver Hills (2016)
- Tsá Tué (2016)
Colombia
- Cinturón Andino (1979)
- El Tuparro (1979)
- Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (1979)
- Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (2000)
- Seaflower (2000)
Cuba
- Sierra del Rosario (1984)
- Cuchillas del Toa (1987)
- Península de Guanahacabibes (1987)
- Baconao (1987)
- Ciénaga de Zapata (2000)
- Buenavista (2000)
- Alexander von Humboldt National Park (2001)
Mexico
- Mapimí (1977)
- La Michilía (1977)
- Montes Azules (1979)
- El Cielo (1986)
- Sian Ka'an (1986)
- Sierra de Manantlán (1988)
- Calakmul (1993, expanded 2006)
- El Triunfo (1993)
- El Vizcaíno (1993)
- Alto Golfo de California (1993, extended 1995)
- Islas del Golfo de California (1995)
- Sierra Gorda (2001)
- Banco Chinchorro (2003)
- Sierra La Laguna (2003)
- Ría Celestún (2004)
- Ría Lagartos (2004)
- Arrecife Alacranes (2006)
- Barranca de Metztilán (2006)
- Chamela-Cuixmala (2006)
- Cuatrociénegas (2006)
- Cumbres de Monterrey (2006)
- Huatulco (2006)
- La Encrucijada (2006)
- La Primavera (2006)
- La Sepultura (2006)
- Laguna Madre y Delta de Rió Bravo (2006)
- Sierra de los Tuxtlas (2006)
- Maderas del Carmen, Coahuila (2006)
- Mariposa Monarca (2006)
- Pantanos de Centla (2006)
- Selva El Ocote (2006)
- Sierra de Huautla (2006)
- Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano (2006)
- Volcán Tacaná (2006)
- Sierra de Alamos - Río Cuchujaqui (2007)
- Islas Marietas (2008)
- Lagunas de Montebello (2009)
- Islas Marías (2010)
- Los Volcanes (2010)
- Nahá-Metzabok (2010)
- Tehuacán-Cuicatlán (2012)
- Cozumel Island (2016)
Nicaragua
- Bosawas (1997)
- Rio San Juan (2003)
- Ometepe Island (2010)
Panama
- Darién (1983)
- La Amistad (2000)
Paraguay
- Bosque Mbaracayú (2000)
- El Chaco (2005)
- Itaipu (2017)
Peru
- Huascaran (1977)
- Manu (1977)
- Northwest Peru (1977)
- Oxapampa-Ashaninka-Yanesha (2010)
- Gran Pajatén (2016)
St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Mary’s (2011)
Uruguay
- Bañados del Este (1976)
- Bioma Pampa-Quebradas del Norte (2014)
Venezuela
- Alto Orinoco-Casiquiare (1993)
- Delta del Orinoco (2009)
United States
- Big Bend (1976)
- Cascade Head (1976)
- Channel Islands (1976)
- Denali (1976)
- Everglades & Dry Tortugas (1976)
- Glacier (1976)
- Jornada (1976)
- Luquillo (1976)
- Olympic (1976)
- Organ Pipe Cactus (1976)
- Rocky Mountains (1976)
- San Joaquin (1976)
- Sequoia-Kings Canyon (1976)
- Yellowstone (1976)
- University of Michigan Biological Station (1979)
- Virginia Coast (1979)
- Isle Royale (1980)
- Big Thicket (1981)
- Guánica (1981)
- Central Gulf Coast Plain (1983)
- South Atlantic Coastal Plain (1983)
- Mojave and Colorado Deserts (1984)
- Glacier Bay - Admiralty Island (1986)
- Golden Gate (1986)
- New Jersey Pinelands (1988)
- South Appalachian Mountains (1988)
- Champlain-Adirondak (1989)
- Mammoth Cave Area (1990, expanded 1996)
Former biosphere reserves in the USA:
- Aleutian Islands (1976-2017)
- Beaver Creek (1976-2017)
- Central Plains (1976-2017)
- Coram (1976-2017)
- Desert (1976-2017)
- Fraser (1976-2017)
- HJ Andrews (1976-2017)
- Hubbard Brook (1976-2017)
- Noatak (1976-2017)
- Stanislaus-Tuolomne (1976-2017)
- Three Sisters (1976-2017)
- Virgin Islands (1976-2017)
- Konza Prairie (1978-2017)
- Niwot Ridge (1979-2017)
- California Coast Ranges (1983-2017)
- Carolinian-South Atlantic (1986-2017)
- Land between the Lakes (1991-2017)
- San Dimas (1976-2018)
Web links
- Directory of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) on the UNESCO website
- The list of UNESCO biosphere reserves on the website of the German UNESCO Commission