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Biosphere reserves on the World Heritage List

18 properties are described in Wikidata as biosphere reserves (or a close variant): 2 cultural, 15 natural, 1 mixed. Most in Mexico (4), Côte d'Ivoire (2), China (2).

Cultural 2Natural 15Mixed 1

Site	Country	Year	Type	Criteria
Bijagos Archipelago Biosphere Reserve	Guinea-Bissau	2025	Natural	ix x
Comoé National Park	Côte d'Ivoire	1983	Natural	ix x
Dja Faunal Reserve	Cameroon	1987	Natural	ix x
El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve	Mexico	2013	Natural	vii viii x
Fanjingshan	China	2018	Natural	x
Hortobágy National Park	Hungary	1999	Cultural	iv v
Hubei Shennongjia	China	2016	Natural	ix x
Mammoth Cave National Park	United States	1981	Natural	vii viii x
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve	Mexico	2008	Natural	vii
Niokolo-Koba National Park	Senegal	1981	Natural	x
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve in danger	Honduras	1982	Natural	vii viii ix x
Saloum Delta	Senegal	2011	Cultural	iii iv v
Sian Ka'an	Mexico	1987	Natural	vii x
Socotra Archipelago	Yemen South Yemen	2008	Natural	x
Srebarna Nature Reserve	Bulgaria	1983	Natural	x
Taï National Park	Côte d'Ivoire	1982	Natural	vii x
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve	Mexico	2018	Mixed	iv x
Yellowstone National Park	United States	1978	Natural	vii viii ix x

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · danger list as published in 2026 · independent atlas, not affiliated with UNESCO or Petit Futé.