Biosphere reserves of Albania

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserves are significant institutions of international status as described in the established order of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves within the framework of the Man and the Biosphere Programme. The biosphere reserves specifically promote and support sustainable development for conservation of biological and cultural diversity.

The Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Biosphere Reserve shared with North Macedonia is the only biosphere reserve in Albania. Designated in 2014, the reserve covers a territory of 446,244.52 ha with diverse landscapes ranging from high mountains to the coasts of the lakes of Ohrid and Prespa.

Biosphere Reserves
The UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are environment-protected scientific-research institutions of international status recognised under the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme to promote sustainable development for conservation of biological and cultural diversity.