The Noosa Biosphere Reserve is a celebration of community and the environment.
The Noosa region is a special place because of its beautiful natural environment, the people and groups who have worked to look after it, and the way the community works towards becoming a healthy community in a healthy environment that can be enjoyed by generations to come.
The Noosa biosphere reserve was recognised by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) in 2007 under its Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program. The Noosa biosphere reserve is one of 580 worldwide across 114 different countries ….Queensland’s first biosphere reserve.
What is a biosphere?
The global biosphere is a scientific term and includes all the parts of the land, sea, and atmosphere in which organisms are able to live.
The Man and the Biosphere programis a UNESCO initiated international program that identifies different places in the world that have special environments, with a range of plants and animals.
Biosphere reserves often have passionate communities where people want to look after that environment and find ways to live in a sustainable manner.
Biosphere reserves are established to promote a balanced relationship between humans and the environment.
The Noosa biosphere reserve is one of fourteen in Australia, it is recognised globally for its rich biodiversity. Contained in the reserve’s 875 square kilometres are:
• 35% protected lands such as national parks, conservation parks, state forests, vacant crown land, lakes and streams
• Over 44% of all of Australia’s bird species
• 1,365 species of plants
• 711 species of native fauna
• 60 distinct ecosystems
One flowering plant endemic to our region is the Boronia keysii (Key’s Boronia). This is the flower that The Noosa Biosphere Ltd’s logo is based on.
There are many rare and endangered animals that live or visit the Noosa region including:
Black throated finch
Coolooa sedgefrog
Dugong
Ground parrot
Flatback
Loggerhead turtles
Mary River Cod
Platypus
Queensland Lung Fish
Three-toed snake tooth skink
Whistling tree-frog.
For more information about Noosa biosphere:
T: (07) 5449 5122
