Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh becomes India’s first cold desert added to UNESCO’s Global Biosphere Map, highlighting its ...

India has 13 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as of 2025. Explore the complete list, locations, and their role in biodiversity ...

Spiti Valley Becomes India’s First Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve. SHIMLA -Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognized as India’s first Cold ...

India will have 13 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves with the UN body on Saturday designating the country’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve for that list. Twenty-six new sites have been added during the fifth ...

India now has 13 biospheres listed in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves India's Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, perched high in the trans-Himalayan region, is among the 26 new biosphere ...

India has added another feather to its conservation cap, with UNESCO declaring the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve as part of its prestigious World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The announcement was ...

Spiti has become India’s first cold desert biosphere reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. There are approximately 700 biosphere reserves worldwide. The reserve is ...

Himachal Pradesh’s breathtaking Spiti Valley, nestled in the Lahaul-Spiti district, has achieved a historic milestone by ...