Research Natural Areas (International Biosphere Reserves) in Rocky Mountain National Park
GIS Coordinator Rocky Mountain National Park GIS Program. 1995. Research Natural Areas (International Biosphere Reserves) in Rocky Mountain National Park. Rocky Mountain National Park GIS Program
This data depicts Research Natural Areas within Rocky Mountain National Park (International Biosphere Reserves). (NPS text) International Biosphere Reserves Biosphere reserves are internationally recognized terrestrial and coastal or marine areas where management seeks to achieve sustainable use of natural resources while ensuring conservation of the biological diversity of the areas. The first biosphere reserves were designated in 1976 as part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB). Biosphere reserves are nominated by national governments for inclusion in the world network of biosphere reserves. Each nation's sites remain under the sovereign jurisdiction of the nominating country. Forty-seven biosphere reserves are recognized in the United States, with 23 involving 30 units of the national park system.
- Type
- Geospatial Dataset
- Authors
- GIS Coordinator Rocky Mountain National Park GIS Program
- Date of Issue
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rocky Mountain National Park GIS Program
- Units
- ROMO
- Keywords
- areas, Boulder County , Colorado, Estes Park, Grand County, Grand Lake, International Biosphere Reserves, Larimer County, Natural, Research, Rocky Mountain National Park