Which of the following biosphere reserves is the eleventh bioreserve included in the UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Kanchenjunga
The Khangchendzonga (Kanchenjunga) Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim became the eleventh Indian biosphere reserve on UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2018, under the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. The tenth had been Agasthyamala in Kerala and Tamil Nadu (2016); Panna in Madhya Pradesh became the twelfth in 2020. The Khangchendzonga National Park at its core is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site (2016), India’s first ‘mixed’ site.