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Newsletters from all over the world on activities of biosphere reserves
This section features numerous newsletters and articles from biosphere reserves and regional networks. These publications provide an overview of the MAB Programme achievements and enhance its visibility. You may also subscribe to the MAB Programme quarterly electronic newsletter free of charge which promotes the use of biosphere reserves as tools for integrating conservation and development by managers and policy-makers. More

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves: Ecological, Economic, Cultural and Social Benefits
Read a special report on selected side events at the Ninth Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). More

Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (Morocco - Spain)
Consult this interesting scientific report on the human and cultural dimensions of traditional mountain agrosystems. This intercontinental biosphere reserve was included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO in 2006. More (French)

30 September 2008 is the deadline to submit your proposal for:
- Biosphere reserve nominations for 2008 More
- MAB Young Scientists Award Scheme More
- Call for 2009 Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management More