2020
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Question
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India and Maldives got how many new UNESCO Biosphere Reserve?
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2
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3
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4
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5
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -For India it is the twelfth entry, whereas for Maldives second and third after Baa Atoll. In total 25 new sites were added, one of them transboundary, in 18 countries to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which now numbers 714 biosphere reserves in 129 countries around the globe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Governments can nominate them under the UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme after its establishment as a biosphere reserve. There are 18 biosphere reserves in India.
Detailed explanation-3: -Presently, there are 18 notified biosphere reserves in India. S. No. Siruvani hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka).
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