March 21, 2016 - 2:39 PM
Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories and the Beaver Hills east of Edmonton have been added to UNESCO's World Biosphere Reserve Network in 120 countries. It's a recognition of a region's successful balancing of environmental and economic concerns. Here's a list of Canada's other recognized biospheres:
— Bras d'Or Lake, N.S.
— Charlevoix, Que.
— Clayoquot Sound, B.C.
— Frontenac Arch, Ont.
— Fundy, N.B.
— Georgian Bay, Ont.
— Lac Saint-Pierre, Que.
— Long Point, Ont.
— Manicouagan-Uapishka, Que.
— Mount St.-Hilaire, Que.
— Mount Arrowsmith, B.C.
— Niagara Escarpment, Ont.
— Redberry Lake, Sask.
— Riding Mountain, Man.
— Southwest Nova, N.S.
— Waterton, Alta.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2016