Picture Gallery: World Biosphere Reserves

Hidden Canyons, Mujib, Jordan, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is 420m below sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO

Songor, Ghana, covers a total area of 51,113 ha within the southern coastal zone of Ghana, characterized by a unique combination of brackish/estuarine, freshwater and marine ecosystems with mangroves, islands and small patches of community protected forests. PHOTO – UNESCO

Hidden Canyons, Mujib, Jordan, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is 420m below sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO

Mujib, Jordan, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is 420m below sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO

Mujib, Jordan, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is 420m below sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO

Mujib, Jordan, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is 420m below sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO

Maoershan Biosphere Reserve, Andrias davitianus (Mao'er Mountain), China, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is a 23,608.5 hector area, 2,141.5 m above sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO

Maoershan Biosphere Reserve, Andrias davitianus (Mao'er Mountain), China, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is a 23,608.5 hector area, 2,141.5 m above sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO

Hani Faru, Baa Atoll, Atoll Ecosystem Project/Ministry of Housing & Environment - Baa Atoll (Maldives) listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is a 174,000 hector area. One of the most common breeding grounds for Manta rays and Whale sharks. PHOTO – UNESCO

Hani Faru, Baa Atoll, Atoll Ecosystem Project/Ministry of Housing & Environment - Baa Atoll (Maldives) listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is a 174,000 hector area. One of the most common breeding grounds for Manta rays and Whale sharks. PHOTO – UNESCO

Hani Faru, Baa Atoll, Atoll Ecosystem Project/Ministry of Housing & Environment - Baa Atoll (Maldives) listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is a 174,000 hector area. One of the most common breeding grounds for Manta rays and Whale sharks. PHOTO – UNESCO

Hani Faru, Baa Atoll, Atoll Ecosystem Project/Ministry of Housing & Environment - Baa Atoll (Maldives) listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is a 174,000 hector area. One of the most common breeding grounds for Manta rays and Whale sharks. PHOTO – UNESCO

Tourism, trails in Wadi Mujib, Jordan, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is 420m below sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO

Maoershan Biosphere Reserve, Andrias davitianus (Mao'er Mountain), China, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is a 23,608.5 hector area, 2,141.5 m above sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO

Maoershan Biosphere Reserve, Andrias davitianus (Mao'er Mountain), China, listed in the UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves 2011, is a 23,608.5 hector area, 2,141.5 m above sea-level. PHOTO – UNESCO