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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