THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) named 11 countries with biosphere reserves, including one in the Philippines, in a new list it released on Friday, the agency said in a statement on its website.
THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization named 11 countries with biosphere reserves, including one in the Philippines, in a new list it released on Friday, the agency said in a statement on its website.Located in the Apayao province, the yApayaos Biosphere Reserve consists of two distinct regions — Lower and Upper Apayao.
According to the Apayao provincial government, the announcement of the yApayaos making the Unesco list was made during the 36th session of the UN organization's International Coordinating Council of the Man and Biosphere Program on Friday in Agadir, Morocco.'The designation as a Unesco Biosphere Reserve means that areas in Apayao are now protected for biodiversity conservation.
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