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.
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Designation CategoryUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyNational Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), Mexico 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Sian Kaan Biosphere Reserve 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.
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