Biosphere reserves of Mexico

The biosphere reserves of Mexico are protected natural areas. Some are designated by the national government, while others are internationally designated by UNESCO.^[1]

National biosphere reserves

As of September 2021, the following areas have been designated biosphere reserves by the Mexican Government.

Alto Golfo de California Biosphere Reserve, Baja California
Sian Ka'an Reefs, Quintana Roo
Bahía de los Ángeles Biosphere Reserve, Baja California
Baja California Pacific Islands Biosphere Reserve
Barranca de Metztitlán Biosphere Reserve, Hidalgo
Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo
Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche
Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve, Jalisco
Deep Mexican Caribbean Biosphere Reserve
Deep Mexican Pacific Biosphere Reserve
El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, Sonora
El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur
Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, Baja California
Islas Marías Biosphere Reserve, Nayarit
Janos Biosphere Reserve, Chihuahua
La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas
La Michilía Biosphere Reserve, Durango
La Sepultura Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas
Lacan-Tun Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas
Los Petenes Biosphere Reserve
Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Veracruz
Mapimí Biosphere Reserve, Durango
Marismas Nacionales Biosphere Reserve, Nayarit and Sinaloa
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Michoacán and State of Mexico
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas
Ojo de Liebre Lagoon Biosphere Reserve, Baja California Sur
Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve, Campeche and Tabasco
Ría Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Yucatán
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatán
San Pedro Mártir Island Biosphere Reserve, Sonora
Selva El Ocote Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo
Sierra del Abra Tanchipa Biosphere Reserve, San Luis Potosí
Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, Querétaro and San Luis Potosí
Sierra Gorda de Guanajuato Biosphere Reserve, Guanajuato
Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve, Morelos and Guerrero
Sierra La Laguna Biosphere Reserve, Baja California
Sierra de Manantlán Biosphere Reserve, Jalisco and Colima
Sierra de San Juan Biosphere Reserve, Nayarit
Sierra de Tamaulipas Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas
Sierra de Vallejo Biosphere Reserve, Jalisco
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, Oaxaca and Puebla
Whale Shark Biosphere Reserve (Tiburón Ballena), Quintana Roo
Volcán Tacaná Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas
Zicuirán-Infiernillo Biosphere Reserve, Michoacán

UNESCO biosphere reserves in Mexico

UNESCO has designated certain natural protected areas in Mexico as international biosphere reserves through its Man and the Biosphere Programme. Some are also designated biosphere reserves by the Mexican government, while others have a different national designation (national park, flora and fauna protection area, etc.).

References

^ UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2021), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], Accessed 29 September 2021, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.

[unep-1] UNEP-WCMC and IUCN (2021), Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM) [Online], Accessed 29 September 2021, Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net.

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