Where is Bundala Biosphere Reserve which has been recently added to the UNESCOs Man and Biosphere (MAB) network, located?

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Q: 97 (IAS/2006)
Where is Bundala Biosphere Reserve which has been recently added to the UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) network, located?

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Current Affairs

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IAS

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{'bundala biosphere reserve': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'unesco': [2, 0, 3, 4], 'biosphere': [3, 0, 0, 1], 'sri lanka': [1, 1, 0, 2], 'bangladesh': [4, 0, 4, 2], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'russia': [0, 0, 1, 1]}

Bundala Biosphere Reserve is located in Sri Lanka, which makes option 3 the correct answer.

Option 1 suggests that the biosphere reserve is in Russia, which is incorrect. Russia does have several biosphere reserves, but Bundala is not one of them.

Option 2 indicates that the reserve is in India. While India is home to a substantial number of biosphere reserves, the Bundala reserve is not among them.

Option 4 states that the reserve is in Bangladesh. While Bangladesh also possesses a rich biodiversity and several reserves, the Bundala Biosphere Reserve is not located there.

So, to recapitulate, the Bundala Biosphere Reserve, recently added to UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) network, is in Sri Lanka, making option 3 the correct answer.