The word biosphere does not resonate with most people. It's a woolly sort of term and many struggle to know what it means. The dictionary says it's any region of the Earth occupied by living organisms, and a UN-declared Biosphere Reserve is an area rich in biodiversity, granted special status because of its world significance.
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