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3rd World Congress of Biosphere Reserves: Biosphere Futures, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves for Sustainable Development (4-9 February 2008 - Madrid)
 

Five background documents for Madrid available for consultation and comments

Documents for the 3rd World Congress of Biosphere Reserves and the 20th session of the MAB-ICC were produced by the Secretariat and considered successively by the International Advisory Committee for Biosphere Reserves (11-13 June 2007) and the MAB Bureau at its special joint meeting with the Organizing Committee for the Madrid events in Stockholm, Sweden from 18 to 20 June 2007 and at its last meeting at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, from 18 to 20 September 2007.

 

 

 

The Bureau approved the following background documents to be presented in Madrid:

  • Working methods and practices of the ICC in relation to the same of the Executive Board and the General Conference of UNESCO as a tool for improving science-policy practice within UNESCO's planning and programming agendas.
    (English / French / Spanish)
  • How can the MAB and Biosphere Reserve Regional Networks be strengthened to become the main drivers of MAB and Biosphere Reserve agendas?
    (English / French / Spanish)
  • What are the implications for each of the biosphere reserve zones contributing to conservation and development taking into consideration constraints and opportunities inherent in each zone?
    (English / French / Spanish)
  • How can biosphere reserves be used for innovative research and capacity building enhancing the role of ecosystem goods and services in development?
    (English / French / Spanish)
  • How can biosphere reserves be used for learning, governance and adaptive management approaches for sustainable development of land/seascapes?
    (English / French / Spanish)
  • Provisional list of documents (English / French)

The final version of the documents will be available in English, French and Spanish. Please note that the reference number of the documents will be attributed at a later stage.

Read More:

  • Circular Letters on the 3rd World Congress of Biosphere Reserves and 20th Session of the International Coordinating Council (ICC) of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, Madrid, Spain, 4-9 February 2008
  • Provisional timetable (English / French)
  • Report of the 19th Session of the International Coordinating Council of the MAB Programme - October 2006 (English / French)
  • MAB Bureau Meeting Report (English / French)
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