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Launch of UNESCO Report on racism and discrimination in international football23 November 2015 News Participate in this UNESCO photo contest and promote sport values worldwide19 November 2015 News Mountains: early warning systems for climate change4 November 2015 News UNESCO says education is key to eradicating the scourge of doping in sport27 October 2015 News East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network discussed priorities activities over the coming decade12 October 2015 News UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme revived in Nepal25 September 2015 News UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve Coins24 September 2015 News MAB France rewards local actors for original sustainable development initiatives in French biosphere reserves.18 September 2015 News UNESCO and ICSS to host joint meeting to follow up on Declaration of Berlin recommendations in the fight against match-fixing11 September 2015 News Start-up equipment given to beneficiaries of the Green Economy in Biosphere Reserves Project in Ghana18 August 2015 News Enriching knowledge through exchanges between Haitian and Chilean biosphere reserves3 August 2015 News UNESCO welcomes the first African team to race in the Tour de France28 July 2015 News Equal access to education and sustainable resource management: the key to successful development in the Manu Biosphere Reserve26 July 2015 News UNESCO’s Anti-Doping Convention keeps growing22 July 2015 News South-east Pacific countries in Latin America discuss better management of coastal areas through biosphere reserves7 July 2015 News MAB Programme meets with Peruvian Minister of Environment to discuss progress on the World Congress4 July 2015 News Great Apes Emphasize Importance of Biosphere Reserves26 June 2015 News New Network of Biosphere Reserves to promote the relationship between Mediterranean countries22 June 2015 News 180 States Parties to the Anti-doping Convention17 June 2015 News UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme names laureates of Young Scientists and Michel Batisse awards11 June 2015 News Twenty new sites added to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves9 June 2015 News Management Manual to engage stakeholders and communities in African Biosphere Reserves8 June 2015 News Paris meeting to designate new Biosphere Reserves6 June 2015 News Reinforcing cooperation and sustainability in East-Asian Biosphere Reserves5 June 2015 News The International Convention against Doping in Sport welcomes three new States Parties5 June 2015 News Discussing mountain sustainable development in the Caucasus20 May 2015 News EuroMAB opens meeting in Estonia to discuss biosphere reserves: from heritage to sustainable innovation19 May 2015 News Film shows MAB pioneer ideas, projects and challenges in Spain11 May 2015 News UNESCO Cup 2015: Juventus vs Boca Juniors Legends at the Juventus Stadium7 May 2015 News Amazonian countries to discuss Biosphere Reserves, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development14 April 2015 News Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves discussed in Malta future action plans13 April 2015 News Renewable energies for the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve10 April 2015 News UNESCO and Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club join forces to promote social inclusion through sports7 April 2015 News Peru and UNESCO’s MAB Programme announce the 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves7 April 2015 News UNESCO joins forces for integrated management of the Ecuadorian coast18 March 2015 News Biosphere Reserves, sustainable development opportunities for local communities16 March 2015 News Call for nominations for the UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation9 March 2015 News Support NordMAB’s students to become new ambassadors for sustainable development in their community3 March 2015 News Physical education for healthier, happier, longer and more productive living29 January 2015 News New scientific journal on ecosystem and sustainability: call for papers19 January 2015 News Discover the new 2014-2015 map of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves!16 January 2015
News UNESCO Biosphere Excursion: Making use of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves as platforms for environmental education and cultural exchange17 December 2015
News International Charter of Physical Education revised to ensure more inclusive access to physical activity14 December 2015
News ‘AfriMAB: Aligning the MAB Strategy to the Sustainable Development Goals 2015–203010 December 2015
News East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network discussed priorities activities over the coming decade12 October 2015
News MAB France rewards local actors for original sustainable development initiatives in French biosphere reserves.18 September 2015
News UNESCO and ICSS to host joint meeting to follow up on Declaration of Berlin recommendations in the fight against match-fixing11 September 2015
News Start-up equipment given to beneficiaries of the Green Economy in Biosphere Reserves Project in Ghana18 August 2015
News Enriching knowledge through exchanges between Haitian and Chilean biosphere reserves3 August 2015
News Equal access to education and sustainable resource management: the key to successful development in the Manu Biosphere Reserve26 July 2015
News South-east Pacific countries in Latin America discuss better management of coastal areas through biosphere reserves7 July 2015
News MAB Programme meets with Peruvian Minister of Environment to discuss progress on the World Congress4 July 2015
News New Network of Biosphere Reserves to promote the relationship between Mediterranean countries22 June 2015
News UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme names laureates of Young Scientists and Michel Batisse awards11 June 2015
News Management Manual to engage stakeholders and communities in African Biosphere Reserves8 June 2015
News The International Convention against Doping in Sport welcomes three new States Parties5 June 2015
News EuroMAB opens meeting in Estonia to discuss biosphere reserves: from heritage to sustainable innovation19 May 2015
News Amazonian countries to discuss Biosphere Reserves, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development14 April 2015
News UNESCO and Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club join forces to promote social inclusion through sports7 April 2015
News Peru and UNESCO’s MAB Programme announce the 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves7 April 2015
News Call for nominations for the UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation9 March 2015
News Support NordMAB’s students to become new ambassadors for sustainable development in their community3 March 2015