Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve

The Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve [1] is part of the Man and the Biosphere Program of the UNESCO[2]. It is managed by the Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve Corporation.

Charlevoix Bisophere Reserve
Area65,000 hectares (160,000 acres)
Created1988

In Canada, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO[3] deals with reservations. In addition, there is also the Canadian Association of Biosphere Reservesé[4] Canada currently has 19 biosphere reserves.[5]

The Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve is one of four Quebec reserves in the UNESCO Canadian biosphere reserve network.

History

Territory

It covers the territory of the Charlevoix crater.[6]. It is found in the administrative boundaries of the Capitale-Nationale region and in the MRCs of Charlevoix Regional County Municipality and Charlevoix-Est.

Central areas

Buffer zone and cooperation area

Here are the municipalities of the Charlevoix region, at the heart of the cooperation area:

Constitution
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See also

Notes and references
  1. The name "mondial" is not always present. In fact, the official UNESCO certificate says Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve while the letters patent of incorporation according to the Companies Act of Quebec says Charlevoix World Biosphere Reserve.
  2. The UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program
  3. Canadian Commission for UNESCO
  4. The Canadian Association of Biosphere Reserves (CBRA)
  5. List and map of Canadian biosphere reserves
  6. "Atlas of Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches". Archived from the original on 2004-09-05. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

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