Amboseli Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 1991, in Kenya. Located at the foot of Kilimanjaro on the Kenyan side of the border, the Amboseli Biosphere Reserve contains a variety of ecological zones, including natural dry mountain forest, mountains, savannah rangelands, wetlands and swamps. These areas are home to a wide variety of species, including elephants, lions and giraffes. The biosphere reserve was part of the UNESCO–MAB project ‘Biosphere Reserves for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in Anglophone Africa (BRAAF)’, which aimed to ensure the long-term conservation of biodiversity by involving the local population in its sustainable use.