The MAB programme contributes to global efforts for education and capacity building, particularly within the framework of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) through:

• MAB Young Scientists Award Scheme
• Michel Batisse Award
• Education activities in biosphere reserves
• UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN networks relating to biosphere reserves and sustainable development,
• The Regional School on Integrated Management of Tropical Forests and Territories (French acronym: ERAIFT)
• Educational materials in the environmental sciences
• South-South Collaboration Programme
• UNEP/UNESCO/BMU environmental management courses at Technical University of Dresden (Germany): See overall description of the Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management ( CIPSEM); course programme 2012; and application form
• Partnerships with private sector