Global Assessment Of Recent Unesco Biosphere Reserve Quality Enhancement Strategies And Interlinkages With Other Unesco Labels - 9783958261969

The Seville Strategy spurred a signifi cant paradigm shift in UNESCO's MAB Programme, re-conceptualising the research programme as a modern tool for the dual mandate of nature conservation and sustainable development. However, many biosphere reserves failed to comply with the new regulations and in 2013 the 'Exit Strategy' was announced to improve the quality of the global network. This study presents a global assessment of the implementation of the quality enhancement strategies, highlighting signifi cant differences worldwide through 20 country-specifi c case studies. It concludes that the strategies have been fundamental in improving the credibility and coherence of the MAB Programme. Challenges in the implementation were not unique to individual countries but were common to all Member States with pre-Seville sites, and in many states the process has led to a rejuvenation of national biosphere reserve networks.

• | Author: Manuel Engelbauer
• | Publisher: Wurzburg University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 24, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 3958261965
• | ISBN-13: 9783958261969