Jozani-Chwaka Bay Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 2016, in United Republic of Tanzania. The Jozani–Chwaka Bay Biosphere Reserve contains the only national park on the island of Zanzibar in Tanzania. Its landscape is a mosaic of mangroves, tropical forests and coral rag forests, as well as groundwater forests, salt marshes, and agricultural and residential areas. The site is a biodiversity hotspot, home to reef fish species, dolphins and 168 species of birds, including 30 species of global and regional importance. Of the site’s 291 known plant species, 21 are considered endangered. The inhabitants of the reserve live mainly from activities related to tourism, fishing, beekeeping, butterfly rearing and crab fattening.