Tukuk-OS🌐 Noosa Biosphere Reserve
Australia · Oceania · Biosphere Reserve · 26.33°S, 152.95°E
Noosa Biosphere Reserve is an internationally protected area covering the region of Noosa in Queensland, Australia. It contains the Noosa Everglades system, an 85,000ha system that stretches 65 km from the headwaters of the Noosa River in the North, to Lake Weyba, Lake Doonella and Laguna Bay in the South. It is described as one of only two Everglades systems in the world due to the entire system's close analogues to the Florida Everglades as a whole It is formally recognised as a Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program for its highly diverse ecosystem over a relatively small space. It was the first Biosphere Reserve for the state of Queensland, established in September 2007. The reserve is bound by the Noosa Shire Council boundaries, extending offshore by 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), covering 150,000 hectares in total. It is governed by Noosa Biosphere Limited (NBL), a not-for-profit company, which mainly consists of members from the local community who fulfil roles in the governance board, sector boards, and partnerships. Community plays a significant role in the implementation of the Biosphere Reserve guidelines.
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Quick facts
| Country | Australia |
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| Continent / region | Oceania |
| Protection type | 🌐 Biosphere Reserve |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 26.33°S, 152.95°E · view on map |
Noosa Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in Australia, in Oceania. The details of why Noosa Biosphere Reserve is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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