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UNESCO, People Biodiversity and Ecology
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UNESCO, People Biodiversity and Ecology
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UNESCO, People Biodiversity and Ecology
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Implementation of the Madrid Action Plan (MAP)
gathers momentum
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Following the conclusion of the meeting (21-22 April 2008) of the
Bureau of the MAB-ICC, other ICC Members, Observer Member States,
the Secretariat and partners are now focused on the implementation
of the Madrid Action Plan (MAP) whose final version is available
in English, French and Spanish.
The Bureau, based on the suggestion made by the Chair of the MAB-ICC,
HE Mr Henri Djombo, Minister of Forest Economy and the Environment
of Congo, established an “Informal Support Group” open to ICC Members
as well as Observer Member States of UNESCO to facilitate the efforts
of the Secretariat to implement the MAP.
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The report of the Bureau, after review by the Rapporteur and other
Members of the Bureau, is expected to be made public by the end
of May 2008. In the meantime, the Secretariat is happy to make available
working document SC-08/CONF.204/2
on the Report of the Secretary of the MAB Programme on actions executed
since the 20th session of the MAB-ICC and the 3rd World Congress
of Biosphere Reserves (4-8 February 2008) whose contents were noted
with satisfaction by Members of the Bureau.
The Secretariat wishes in particular to draw the attention of all
MAB National Committees and Biosphere Reserve Co-ordinators and
Managers to paragraph 3 and 4 of the document; as outlined in paragraph
4, regional consultations between the UNESCO Secretariat and the
National Commissions for UNESCO for Programming and Budgeting for
2010-2011 are scheduled to begin in late May 2008, and MAB National
Committees and Biosphere Reserve Co-ordinators and Managers are
encouraged to enter into dialogue with their respective National
Commissions for UNESCO to discuss ways and means of strengthening
support for the implementation of the MAP.
Some of the examples cited in paragraph 5 on initiatives of National
Commissions for UNESCO in Canada and Germany may provide insights
for other MAB National Committees and Biosphere Reserve Co-ordinators
and Managers on ways and means of involving NGOs and the private
sector in implementing the MAP.
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