Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve (GNBR)

About Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve (GNBR):

• The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve encompasses a large part (some 85%) of the island of Great Nicobar.
• It incorporates two National parks of India, which were gazetted in 1992: the larger Campbell Bay National Park on the northern part of the island, and Galathea National Park in the southern interior
• The 6,381 inhabitants of the region derive a wide variety of biological resources from their environment such as medicinal plants and other non-timber forest products.
• In year 2013 it was included in the list of Man and Biosphere program of UNESCO to promote sustainable development based on local community effort and sound science.
• The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve also incorporates territories and traditional lands of the indigenous Nicobarese and Shompen peoples.

Prelims Question

Consider the following regarding Great Nicobar Biosphere reserve:
1.It is part of Man and Biosphere program of UNESCO.
2.Campbell Bay National Park is part of the reserve.
Choose the correct statements from the codes given below:
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to the Prelims Question