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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve' has mentioned 'Butterfly' in the following places:
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| Monarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveReserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa MonarcaEntrance of Monarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveLocation in MexicoLocationMichoacxc3xa1n-Mexico State borderNearestxc2xa0cityMexico CityCoordinates19xc2xb036xe2x80xb223xe2x80xb3N 100xc2xb014xe2x80xb230xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf19.60639xc2xb0N 100.24167xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 19.60639; -100.24167Coordinates: 19xc2xb036xe2x80xb223xe2x80xb3N 100xc2xb014xe2x80xb230xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf19.60639xc2xb0N 100.24167xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 19.60639; -100.24167Area56,000 hectaresEstablished1980 (as a wildlife refuge) UNESCO World Heritage SiteTypeNaturalCriteriaviiDesignated2008 (32nd session)Referencexc2xa0no.1290State PartyMexicoRegionLatin America and the Caribbean | WIKI |
| The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca) is a World Heritage Site containing most of the over-wintering sites of the eastern population of the monarch butterfly. | WIKI |
| The biospherexe2x80x99s mission is to protect the butterfly species and its habitat. | WIKI |
| Main article: Monarch butterfly migration xc2xa7xc2xa0History | WIKI |
| Main article: Monarch butterfly migration | WIKI |
| There are fourteen major butterfly colonies located in these rugged forested mountains, which account for more than half of colonies of the monarch butterflyxe2x80x99s eastern U.S./Canada population. | WIKI |
| There are other colonies near San Josxc3xa9 Villa de Allende and Ixtapan del Oro, but they are not actively promoted for tourism because of the risk of harm to these butterfly colonies. | WIKI |
| In the Sierra Chincua there is a research facility dedicated to the monarch butterfly and a nursery for reforestation efforts. | WIKI |
| Main article: Monarch butterfly migration xc2xa7xc2xa0Conservation | WIKI |
| Further information: Monarch butterfly conservation in California | WIKI |
| The three countries adopted a plan in 2008 for the conservation of the butterflyxe2x80x99s habitat through its migration routes. | WIKI |
| [18] Within the Biosphere in Mexico, the greatest threats to the butterfly habitat are deforestation, illegal logging, unorganized tourism, forest fires and lack of cooperation among various authorities. | WIKI |
| Most of the butterfly colony areas still host economic activities such as subsistence farming and livestock raising. | WIKI |
| [9] Information about the butterflies is insufficient; the full extent of their wintering areas and the ecology of the area is not well known, so it is not known how large the reserve really needs to be to preserve the butterfly. | WIKI |
| [16] Butterfly counts coming in from the United States and Canada in recent years were relatively stable in the 2000s, with a dozen confirmed colonies as of the 2007-2008 winter. | WIKI |
| [9] The best known and most visited of the butterfly colonies is El Rosario. | WIKI |
| In February, Angangueo celebrates its Festival de la Mariposa Monarca (Monarch Butterfly Festival) . | WIKI |
| [19] This festival began in 1992 to promote awareness of the butterfly habitat, take advantage of the ecotourism it offers and promote the culture and arts of the area. | WIKI |
| The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve World Heritage property protects key overwintering sites for the monarch butterfly. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vii): The overwintering concentration of the monarch butterfly in the property is the most dramatic manifestation of the phenomenon of insect migration. | UNESCO |
| The property protects 8 of these colonies and an estimated 70% of the total overwintering population of the monarch butterflyxe2x80x99s eastern population. | UNESCO |
| The property includes more than half of the overwintering colonies of the monarch butterflyxe2x80x99s eastern population. | UNESCO |
| Due to its migratory nature, the maintenance of the overwintering phenomenon also requires attention to the conservation of the monarch butterfly by those countries through which it travels during its life cycle. | UNESCO |