Khuvsgul Lake National Park in Mongolia has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO.
- Khuvsgul Lake is located in the northern Mongolian province of Khuvsgul near the Russian border.
- It holds nearly 70 per cent of Mongolia’s fresh water, or 0.4 per cent of the world’s total.
- The lake is 1,645 meters above sea level, 136 km long and 262 meters deep. A total of nine sites from Mongolia have so far been registered in the network.
- The decision was made during the 34th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme taking place in Paris.
About Man and the Biosphere Programme
- The Man and the Biosphere Programme is an intergovernmental scientific program set up by UNESCO in the early 1970s with the aim of establishing a scientific basis for enhancing the relationship between people and their environments.
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in India
- Nilgiri, 2000
- Gulf of Mannar, 2001
- Sunderban, 2001
- Nanda Devi, 2004
- Nokrek, 2009
- Pachmarhi, 2009
- Similipal, 2009
- Achanakmar-Amarkantak, 2012
- Great Nicobar, 2013
- Agasthyamala, 2016
- Khangchendzonga, 2018
- Panna (MP), 2020
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