Biosphere Reserves of Canada
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{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 49.18333|lon_deg= -124.25000|link= Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 53.47194|lon_deg= -112.96722|link= Beaver Hills (Alberta)}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 45.88694|lon_deg= -60.70361|link= Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 47.66833|lon_deg= -70.53667|link= Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 49.30000|lon_deg= -125.93333|link= Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 44.50083|lon_deg= -76.24056|link= Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 45.63167|lon_deg= -64.94722|link= Fundy Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 45.43778|lon_deg= -80.30778|link= Georgian Bay Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 46.15611|lon_deg= -72.91111|link= Lac Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 42.58333|lon_deg= -80.38333|link= Long Point Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 50.64750|lon_deg= -68.72667|link= Manicouagan Uapishka Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 44.19889|lon_deg= -80.35167|link= Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 52.60000|lon_deg= -107.20000|link= Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 50.75000|lon_deg= -100.31667|link= Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 45.53333|lon_deg= -73.15000|link= Mont Saint-Hilaire Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 44.21667|lon_deg= -65.83333|link= Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 66.03500|lon_deg= -120.58806|link= Tsá Tué Biosphere Reserve}}
{{Location map~|Canada|mark=green pog.svg|marksize= 10|lat_deg= 49.75139|lon_deg= -113.81750|link= Waterton Biosphere Reserve}}
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{{main|Protected areas of Canada}}
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are environment-protected scientific-research institutions of international status that are created with the intent for conservation in a natural state the most typical natural complexes of biosphere, conducting background ecological monitoring, studying of the surrounding natural environment, its changes under the activity of anthropogenic factors.
Biosphere Preserves are created on the base of nature preserves or national parks including to their composition territories and objects of other categories of nature-preserving fund and other lands as well as including in the established order the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the UNESCO framework "Man and the Biosphere Programme".
List of Biosphere Reserves
Canada's 18 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves encompassing a total area of {{convert|235,000|km2}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.biospherecanada.ca/|title=UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of Canada|publisher=e CanadianBiosphere Reserves Association and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO|year=2018}} [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5735fdc137013b8eeb217d63/t/5c40d868575d1f41918199a3/1547753580117/Biosphere-brochure-web.pdf PDF]{{Cite web|url=http://www.biospherecanada.ca/18-sites/|title=18 Sites|website=UNESCO Biosphere Reserves of Canada|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-16}}
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! class="unsortable"|Photo ! Location ! data-sort-type=isoDate|Established ! Area (ha) ! class="unsortable"|Description ! {{abbr|Ref|References}} |
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| Beaver Hills
| 120px | {{flag|Alberta}} | 2016 | 159,560 | |
| Bras d'Or Lake
| 120px | {{flag|Nova Scotia}} | 2011 | 356,788 | Protects the estuarine system of Bras d'Or Lake |
| Charlevoix
| 120px | {{flag|Quebec}} | 1988 | 1,290,000 | |
| Clayoquot Sound
| 120px | {{flag|British Columbia}} | 2000 | 349,947 | Protects an intact coastal forest ecosystem on the west coast of Vancouver Island. |
| Frontenac Arch
| 120px | {{flag|Ontario}} | 2002 | 220,973 | |
| Fundy
| 120px | {{flag|New Brunswick}} | 2007 | 432,310 | |
| Georgian Bay
| 120px | {{flag|Ontario}} | 2004 | 347,270 | |
| Lac Saint-Pierre
| 120px | {{flag|Quebec}} | 2000 | 650,490 | |
| Long Point
| 120px | {{flag|Ontario}} | 1986 | 40,600 | |
| Manicouagan-Uapishka
| 120px | {{flag|Quebec}} | 2007 | 5,480,000 | |
| Mont Saint-Hilaire
| 120px | {{flag|Quebec}} | 1978 | 1,100 | |
| Mount Arrowsmith
| 120px | {{Flag|British Columbia}} | 2000 | 118,592 | |
| Niagara Escarpment
| 120px | {{flag|Ontario}} | 1990 | 194,555 | |
| Redberry Lake
| 120px | {{flag|Saskatchewan}} | 2000 | 112,200 | |
| Riding Mountain
| 120px | {{flag|Manitoba}} | 1986 | 1,331,000 | Encompasses Riding Mountain National Park and twelve surrounding municipalities. |
| Southwest Nova
| 120px | {{flag|Nova Scotia}} | 2001 | 1,546,374 | |
| Tsá Tué
| 120px | {{flag|Northwest Territories}} | 2016 | 9,331,300 | |
| Waterton
| 120px | {{flag|Alberta}} | 1979 | 66,761 | Encompasses Waterton Lakes National Park and two surrounding municipalities. |
