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Cold desert is India’s 13th UNESCO biosphere reserve

NEW DELHI: India will have 13 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves with the UN body on Saturday designating the country’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve for that list. Twenty-six new sites have been added during ...
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Spiti Becomes India’s First Cold Desert Reserve Under UNESCO

Spiti has become India’s first cold desert biosphere reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. There are approximately 700 biosphere reserves worldwide. The reserve is ...
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From Chandratal to Snow Leopards: UNESCO Declares India’s Cold Desert a Biosphere Reserve

India has added another feather to its conservation cap, with UNESCO declaring the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve as part of its prestigious World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The announcement was ...
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Spiti Valley Becomes India’s First Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve

Spiti Valley Becomes India’s First Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve. SHIMLA -Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognized as India’s first Cold ...
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Spiti Valley becomes India’s first cold desert biosphere reserve under UNESCO’s Man, Biosphere Programme

CHANDIGARH: The Spiti Valley of Lahaul-Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh, perched high in the Trans-Himalayan region, has been recognised as India’s first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s ...