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UNESCO designates Lanzarote as a Biosphere Reserve.

7 de octubre de 1993 · Lanzarote

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UNESCO designates Lanzarote as a Biosphere Reserve.
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Inés Peraza de las CasasAgustín de Herrera y RojasGonzalo Argote de MolinaÁngel Guerra / José Betancort Cabrera

On 7 October 1993, UNESCO designated the whole of Lanzarote, including its population centres, as a Biosphere Reserve. The reserve covers all seven municipalities on the island.

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  • Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico (MITECO), Lanzarote — Reservas de la Biosfera (2025)[↗]

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