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Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve

Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in Tulum Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, established in 1986 to protect a vast tract of tropical forest, wetland and coastal reef along the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Its name, meaning "where the sky is born" in Yucatec Maya, reflects a landscape ranging from mangrove and marsh to barrier reef, home to jaguar, manatee and hundreds of bird species, and it is administered by Mexico's National Commission of Natural Protected Areas. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 and designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2003. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Coastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Designation Category
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Established Year
1986 1
Area (sq km)
5281 1
Governing Body
National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), Mexico 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Ministry of the Environment 2
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Mexico, Countries
Source Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de la Biósfera de Sian Kaʼan) is a biosphere reserve in Tulum Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It was established in 1986 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
  • Infobox: established
    1986
  • Governing body field (existing citation)
    National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), Mexico
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 and designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2003.
  • entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
    It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 and designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in 2003.
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2. UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Sian Ka'an
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  • Justification, protection and management requirements
    Today, Mexico's National Protected Areas Agency (CONANP) under the Ministry of the Environment (SEMARNAT) is in charge of management, cooperating with partners at all levels of government.
  • Part Of: Mexico, World Heritage List record 410: description
    the portion of the Mesoamerican Reef within the property is one of the richest in Mexico
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