The UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) originated in 1968 at the Biosphere Conference in Paris, France. The MAB Program promotes the establishment of biosphere reserves throughout all biogeographical regions of the world.
In March 1995 UNESCO in Seville, Spain convened the International Conference for Biosphere Reserves. The tangible results of the Seville Conference were the Seville Strategy for Biosphere Reserves and The Statutory Framework of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO 1996). These instruments provide a common platform for the development of biosphere reserves, and define the principles, criteria and procedure for their designation (Robertson Vernhes 2007). They also establish the framework for governance of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) and provide for a periodic review of designated sites for every ten years of their existence.
The WNBR is organised into a support structure of regional and subregional networks and currently consists of 631 biosphere reserves in 119 countries (UNESCO 2015).The Green Africa Group has extensive knowledge on Biospheres all over the world as well as the process of registering a new biosphere. We will gladly assist in all the related aspects such as:
Drafting of Strategic Framework Plans
Drafting of Management Plans
All GIS work, research, government visits etc.
Finalising UNESCO applications and site visits.
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