Julian Alps Biosphere Reserve (Slovenia)

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 2003, in Slovenia. The Julian Alps are a region in the Southern Limestone Alps, where north-eastern Italy meets Slovenia. The Slovenian Julian Alps Biosphere Reserve, which includes Triglav National Park, was designated in 2003. The biosphere reserve constitutes an important Alpine corridor, notably for large carnivores as well as birds. The area is also a meeting place of the Latin and Slav worlds, with millennia of cultural interaction testified by its multitude of dialects, settlement methods, and agricultural and artistic practices.