The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has granted the status of biosphere reserves to two Georgian territories in a first for the South Caucasus region, following a Government submission of the Dedoplistskaro and Three Alazani reserves last year.
UNESCO approved the nomination submitted by the Government of Georgia last year without remarks, with the country becoming the first in the region to have its territories distinguished with the status.
Nominations were prepared with the financial support of the German Government, the Mikhail Zhukov Foundation, the German Agency for International Cooperation and the European Union, in cooperation with the Caucasus Regional Environmental Centre.