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50th AnniversaryUNESCO.orgBCDEGIKLMNRSU Story Earth Network mission in Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve25 January 2024 News UNESCO and GRÓ formalize cooperation on fostering ecosystem restoration in Africa22 November 2023 News UNESCO announces 13 awards for young researchers working in biosphere reserves16 June 2023 News Women-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 Story Vanilla or how to link conservation and sustainable development in Mananara-Nord, Madagascar3 November 2022 Story Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the Congo Basin to become a knowledge hub in climate and biodiversity20 April 2022 Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022 News Call for applications: Masters programme on the sustainable management of protected areas and forest ecosystems in Africa14 January 2022 News Official Presentation of the Mwali Biosphere Reserve Certificate10 June 2021 News The MAB Programme regrets the passing of Mr. Albino J. Nhusse, Director of the Quirimbas Biosphere Reserve in Mozambique30 October 2020 News Dr. Guy Suzon Ramangason, great defender of Biodiversity passed away2 May 2020 News Anti-Doping Convention: Mauritania to become the 189th State Party16 November 2019 News Antananarivo Recommendations mark milestone in African sport policy development13 September 2019 News Economic valuation of ecosystem services in African biosphere reserves22 May 2019 News Kwita Izina: baby gorillas’ naming ceremony celebrates our close connection to endangered Great Apes7 September 2018 News Mozambique joins World Network of Biosphere Reserves31 July 2018 News A best practice of community involvement in the sustainable conservation of the Volcanoes Biosphere Reserve in Rwanda30 May 2017 News Kwita Izina: traditional naming ceremony for baby gorillas raises awareness of need to protect endangered species13 October 2016 News The Democratic Republic of Congo situates the Lima Action Plan in a countrywide context and adopts a 2016-2025 National Action Plan6 April 2016 News “No Plastic” campaign protects marine life in Principe15 March 2016 News UNESCO Biosphere Excursion: Making use of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as platforms for environmental education and cultural exchange17 December 2015
News UNESCO and GRÓ formalize cooperation on fostering ecosystem restoration in Africa22 November 2023
Story Vanilla or how to link conservation and sustainable development in Mananara-Nord, Madagascar3 November 2022
Story Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the Congo Basin to become a knowledge hub in climate and biodiversity20 April 2022
Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022
News Call for applications: Masters programme on the sustainable management of protected areas and forest ecosystems in Africa14 January 2022
News The MAB Programme regrets the passing of Mr. Albino J. Nhusse, Director of the Quirimbas Biosphere Reserve in Mozambique30 October 2020
News Antananarivo Recommendations mark milestone in African sport policy development13 September 2019
News Kwita Izina: baby gorillas’ naming ceremony celebrates our close connection to endangered Great Apes7 September 2018
News A best practice of community involvement in the sustainable conservation of the Volcanoes Biosphere Reserve in Rwanda30 May 2017
News Kwita Izina: traditional naming ceremony for baby gorillas raises awareness of need to protect endangered species13 October 2016
News The Democratic Republic of Congo situates the Lima Action Plan in a countrywide context and adopts a 2016-2025 National Action Plan6 April 2016
News UNESCO Biosphere Excursion: Making use of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as platforms for environmental education and cultural exchange17 December 2015