UN Announces 23 New Nature Reserves While U.S. Removes 17 - 1

A boat on Indawgyi lake.

A river flows through the Pini Pini mountains in Peru's Manu National Park, a super-biodiverse reserve that is getting expanded.

Altyn-Emel National Park in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan is getting listed as a biosphere reserve. The park includes a large number of endemic plants and comprises deserts, riparian forests, floodplains, and salt marshes.

Germany's new Black Forest Biosphere Reserve contains low mountain ranges, forests, meadows, and moors.