World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States


Under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme, there are 31 biosphere reserves recognised as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the African States and Arab States. These are distributed across 11 countries in the region as of 2018.

Biosphere reserves

CountryImageBiosphere reserveDesignation yearAreaDescriptionRef.
AlgeriaTassili n'Ajjer 1986
AlgeriaEl Kala1990
AlgeriaDjurdjura1997
AlgeriaChréa National Park2002
Algeria-Taza National Park2004
AlgeriaGouraya National Park2004
AlgeriaBelezma Range2015
Algeria-Tlemcen Mountains2016
EgyptOmayed1981
Egypt-Wadi Allaqi1993
JordanDana Biosphere Reserve1998
JordanWadi Mujib2011
LebanonAl Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve2005
Lebanon-Jabal Al Rihane Biosphere Reserve2007
LebanonJabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve2009
MoroccoArganeraie1998
Morocco2000
MoroccoAtlas Cedar2016
Morocco/Spain-Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean2006
Qatar-Al Reem Biosphere Reserve2007
Sudan-Dinder National Park1979
Sudan-Radom National Park1979
SudanJebel Al Dair2017
SyriaLajat2009
TunisiaBou-Hedma National Park1977
TunisiaJebel ech Chambi1977
TunisiaIchkeul lake1977
TunisiaZembra1977
United Arab Emirates-Marawah Island2007
YemenSocotra2003
Yemen-Bura'a2011