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The 3rd World Congress of Biosphere
Reserves "Biosphere Futures: UNESCO Biosphere Reserves for
Sustainable Development" was held in Madrid, Spain from
4 to 9 February 2008. The Congress gathered over 800 participants:
representatives from biosphere reserves, private and state
institutions working with them and civil society organizations.
The International Coordinating Council of the Man and the
Biosphere Programme (MAB ICC) held its 20th session during
the Congress.
The Congress and the MAB ICC adopted the Madrid Declaration
calling for capitalization of "the potential for action
of biosphere reserves to address new challenges" such as
the loss of traditional knowledge and cultural diversity,
demography, loss of arable land and climate change.
Madrid Declaration (English
/ French / Spanish)
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The Madrid Action Plan mapping out the
MAB Programme's strategy for 2008-2013 was also adopted.
Consisting of 31 targets and 67 actions, the Plan underlines
the need to use biosphere reserves as places to demonstrate
effective responses to new challenges such as the loss of
traditional knowledge and cultural diversity, demography,
loss of arable land, climate change, biodiversity and sustainable
development; and, in particular, as places for investments
and innovation to mitigate and adapt to climate change,
to promote the greater use of renewable energy in sustainable
futures of rural and urban areas and to enhance and capitalize
upon ecosystem services and products in sustainable development
for human well-being.
Madrid Action Plan (English
/ French / Spanish)
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During the 3rd World Congress
of Biosphere Reserves, a high level ministerial round table
was organized to discuss biodiversity conservation and sustainable
development in Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda. This round table
resulted in signing the Tri-partite declaration on the Central
Albertine Rift Valley Transboundary Biosphere Initiative
with the objective of promoting 'sustainable development
pathways for the transboundary region so as to ensure the
conservation of the unique biodiversity of the region while
promoting the socio-economic and cultural well being of
human communities in the region'.
Tripartite Ministerial Declaration on the
Central Albertine Rift Transboundary Biosphere Initiative
(English /
French)
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Partner events and Poster session
Partner events and poster sessions held during the 3rd World
Congress of Biosphere Reserves provided a unique occasion
for biosphere reserves and their partners to present their
work and share relevant information.
- Poster Session by region (More)
- Reports from the regional workshops (More)
- Reports from the thematic workshops (More)
- List of Side Events (More)
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Gallery
- Photo Gallery (Opening Session by Spanish authorities,
the Congress, ICC Meeting, Madrid Tour, Excursions, etc.)
- Videos
- Horse show (Quick Time Movie - 54MB
/ Media Player - 7Mo)
- Press:
- UNESCO Press releases
- Others
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Outcomes of the 20th Session of
the International Co-ordinating Council of the MAB Programme
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