The latter were, together with the Julian Alps with the Triglav National Park and the Kozjansko Regional Park, declared a biosphere reserve by the UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere Programme".
Nazadnje omenjene jame je poleg Julijskih Alp s Triglavskim narodnim parkom (TNP) in Kozjanskega regionalnega parka razglasil za biosferni rezervat tudi Unescov program &raquo;Človek in biosfera&laquo;.