International Efforts towards Biodiversity Conservation
Man and Biosphere Programme
- Launched in 1971, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizatio’s(UNESCO) Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an intergovernmental scientific programme that aims to establish a scientific basis for enhancing the relationship between people and their environments.
- It has introduced the designation ‘Biosphere Reserve’ for natural areas to minimize conflict between development and conservation.
- The World Network of Biosphere Reserves currently counts 701 sites in 124 countries all over the world, including 21 transboundary sites.
- By focusing on sites internationally recognized within the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, the MAB Programme strives to:
- identify and assess the changes in ....
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