Eleven of the eighteen biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme list.
Biosphere Reserves States Year
Nilgiri Tamil Nadu, Kerala,
Karnataka 2000
Gulf of Mannar Tamil Nadu 2001
Sundarbans West Bengal 2001
Nanda Devi Uttarakhand 2004
Nokrek Meghalaya 2009
Pachmarhi Madhya Pradesh 2009
Simlipal Odisha 2009
Achanakmar- Chhattisgarh,
Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh 2012
Great Nicobar Great Nicobar 2013
Agasthyamalai Kerala and
Tamil Nadu 2016
Khangchendzonga Sikkim 2018
