 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2017) |
| Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve | |
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| Location | Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nearest city | Tofino |
| Coordinates | 49°18′N 125°56′W / 49.300°N 125.933°W |
| Area | 349,947 ha (1,351.15 sq mi) |
| Established | 2000 |
| Administrator | Clayoquot Biosphere Trust Society |
| World Heritage site | UNESCO Clayoquot Sound |
Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve situated in Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. A diverse range of ecosystems exist within the biosphere reserve boundaries, including temperate coastal rainforest, ocean and rocky coastal shores.[1]
Nine of the large forested valleys remain untouched by logging or other industrial development. The area's temperate rainforest, lakes, rivers and alpine peaks provide habitats for a vast array of species, a significant number of which are endangered or rare. Given that development is increasingly resulting in the fragmentation of forest and alpine ecosystems and loss of biodiversity in coastal rainforests, this biosphere reserve provides a refuge and centre for the natural dispersion and re-establishment of species.[1]
- ^ a b "Clayoquot Sound Biosphere Reserve, Canada| United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 2023-01-23.