The inclusion of Himachal Pradesh’s Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve in the prestigious UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) is a moment of pride for India and people of the hilly state. At the 37th session of UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB) in Paris, the decision elevated India’s tally of such globally valued sites to thirteen. Spread across 7,770 sq. km of the Lahaul-Spiti district, this cold desert represents one of the most fragile and rare ecosystems in the world.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬.

The announcement was made at the… pic.twitter.com/2y5k19hkpB — All Indi

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