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Date : 2008-02-09
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Third World Congress of Biosphere Reserves (4-9 February 2008, Madrid)
Author : UNESCO
What does the future hold for biosphere reserves? What measures must be taken for them to meet the challenges of today? These questions will be the focus of debates at the third World Congress of Biosphere Reserves which will take place in Madrid (Spain) from 4 to 9 February. The Congress will also take stock of the current Biosphere Reserves Programme and define objectives for the five years ahead.
Presentations by the Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, and the Spanish Minister for the Environment, Cristina Narbona will open the meeting. The event will bring together environment ministers, UNESCO representatives, scientists, policy-makers and biosphere reserve managers. They will also attend the 20th International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme which will take place at the same time as the Congress. In all, some 1000 participants from all over the world are expected.
The Congress is due to end with the adoption of the Madrid Action Plan, which aims to provide new impetus to the Programme for 2008-2013. The Plan will seek to give biosphere reserves the means to adapt to such challenges as global warming and to encourage the development of transboundary and even transcontinental reserves.
The World Network of Biosphere Reserves to date numbers 529 sites in 105 countries. A wide variety of ecosystems are covered, from coastal regions and islands to mountains, wetlands, tropical forests and deserts. The Mata Atlantica (Brazil), Burkina Faso’s “Mare aux Hippopotames” (hippopotamus pond), Mount Hakusan (Japan), the forest of Fontainebleau (France) and Morocco’s “Oasis du Sud” (southern oasis) all belong to the network. As real laboratories of sustainable development, biosphere reserves seek to reconcile the preservation of biodiversity with the wise use of natural resources and human activity.
The first two World Congresses of Biosphere Reserves were held in Minsk (Belarus) in 1984 and in Seville (Spain) in 1995.
Related links
- Official website
- MAB
Contacts:
- María Fernández, Agencia AC Comunicación Global. Tel : +34 91 571 50 05, prensa@accomunication.com
- Lucía Iglesias Kuntz, l.iglesias@unesco.org, UNESCO / BPI
Practical infos:
The Congress will be held in the Palacio Municipal de Congresos (Campo de las Naciones), Av. de la Capital de España Madrid s/n, 28042 Madrid
Journalists wishing to attend must request accreditation.
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World Regions by genderSchool life expectancy The future of values / Jérôme Bindé (dir.)UNESCO’s 21st Century Dialogue on Building Knowledge Societies Today in SeoulNew sites to be added to World Heritage ListZum Stand einer internationalen Konventionen zum Schutz der kulturellen Vielfalt21 May 2004 - World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and DevelopmentSymposium international "Diversité culturelle et mondialisation : l'expérience arabo-japonaise, un dialogue inter-régional""Diversité culturelle : synthèse des travaux préliminaires et des réunions d'experts de catégorie VI et perspectives"Session d'information avec les délégations permanentes des États membres de l'UNESCO sur le processus d'élaboration d'un avant-projet de Convention sur la protection de la diversité des contenus culturels et des expressions artistiquesL'eau et la gouvernance : quelques exemples de bonnes pratiquesUnesco Lança Índice de Desenvolvimento Juvenil Inédito no Mundo A new international instrument to enhance the protection of cultural property in times of warDialogue assumes equalityPremière réunion du groupe d'experts sur l'avant-projet de Convention internationale concernant la protection de la diversité des contenus culturels et des expressions artistiquesUNESCO High-Level Symposium on Knowledge Societies at WSIS concludedConférence Internationale des ONG de 2003Global alliance for cultural diversity presents its first resultsCommission Sociale: l'éducation et la lutte contre la pauvreté sont les priorités en matière de promotion des Droits de l'HommeGirls continue to face sharp discrimination in access to schoolNew Technologies: Mirage or Miracle?UNESCO Project Elaborates Methodology To Asses ICT Impact On Poverty EradicationWorld Cities join to protect their biological and cultural diversity2003 International Year of Freshwater: Water, A flood of promises, a trickle of progressConvention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural HeritageUNESCO adopts international declaration on human genetic dataWorld Heritage Convention: 14th General AssemblyThe 32nd session of UNESCO's General Conference approves unanimously the elaboration by 2005 of an international convention regarding the protection of the diversity of cultural contents and artistic expressionsIntangible Heritage, Cultural Diversity and Preventing Intentional Destruction of Heritage: Key Cultural Issues at UNESCO’s General ConferenceCommunique of the ministerial round table on quality education Tthe President of Kyrgyzstan emphasizes education and new information and communication technology in an address to UNESCO’s General ConferenceUNESCO’s General Conference to debate preparation of an international convention against doping in sportThe First Lady of the United States of America marks the U.S. Return to UNESCO with an Address to the General ConferenceHundred of ministers and five heads of State expected at UNESCO's General Conference EGOVOS 3: Open Standards and Libre Software in GovernmentUniversidades do Rio de Janeiro debatem a globalizaçãoPolitical inertia exacerbates water crisis, says World Water Development Report First UN system-wide evaluation of global water resourcesPress conference by UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura on UNESCO-NEPAD seminarCivilizations: How we see others, how others see usMessage du Directeur général de l'UNESCO à l'occasion de la Journée des droits de l'hommePhilosophy day at UNESCOInauguration de la Bibliotheca Alexandrina : du papyrus au numériquePatrimoine immatériel : Adoption de la Déclaration d'IstanbulL'UNESCO se réjouit du retour des Etats-Unis d'AmériqueQuatre-vingt ministres de la culture travaillent sur le thème : le patrimoine immatériel, miroir de la diversité culturelleLa diversité culturelle, un facteur essentiel du développement durable UNESCO Promotes Cultural Diversity and Education at World Summit on Sustainable DevelopmentDeputy Director-General to inaugurate Youth Tennis Tournament on July 8Foro UNESCO sobre la crisis argentinaDossier d'information sur l' Education pour tous - 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