UNESCO Captures 33 New Biosphere Sites: Bureaucratic Land Grab On A Global Scale
Submitted by MichaelVail on Thu, 09/20/2007 - 4:30am.
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Posted : 2007-09-20 05:27:32
A biosphere reserve in Sudan
Experts from around the world have gathered to consider some 33 new sites for inclusion into the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The bureau of the International Coordinating Council for the UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB), comprising representatives from 34 member states, is holding a three-day meeting at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which started yesterday, to consider proposals from 21 countries.
For the first time El Salvador, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are proposing sites to join the existing network of 507 reserves in 102 countries.
The program was launched in 1970 to promote sustainable development on a scientific basis with the active involvement of local communities and to reduce the loss of biodiversity around the world. The reserves in the network are ecological sites where those communities are involved in governance and management, research, education, training and monitoring, promoting both development and biodiversity conservation.
A biosphere reserve is an international conservation designation given by UNESCO under its Program on Man and Biosphere (MAB). The Global Network of Biosphere Reserves is the collection of all 507 reserves in 102 countries. The program is created to promote and demonstrate a balanced relationship between man and biosphere.
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