Explanation

Each biosphere reserve has [image:15_image11.png] (i) Core or Natural Zone No human activity is allowed. The area is undisturbed and legally protected ecosystem (ii) Buffer Zone It surrounds the core area. Limited human activity is allowed like resource use strategies, research and education (iii) Transition Zone (Manipulation Zone) It is the outermost or peripheral part of biosphere reserve where an active cooperation is present between reserve management and local people for activities like settlements, cropping, recreation, forestry and other economic uses without disturbing ecology. Transition zone has different parts like forestry, agriculture, tourism and restoration regions. Restoration region is the degraded area which is selected for restoration to near natural form