In the words of UNESCO, it can be considered ‘learning places for sustainable development’. (Image: FE) A Biosphere Reserve (BR) refers to an international recognition granted by UNESCO to selected ...

In Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve, 9 community forestry concessions have been managing over 350,000 hectares of forest for more than 15 years. The communities aim to manage the concessions ...

The UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program is a remarkable initiative carried out by resourceful, dedicated communities around the world who develop multi-pronged, sustainable ecosystems with ...

Audrey Azoulay - Director-General of UNESCO -- “Environmental education is essential to rebuild our relationship with nature from early childhood to biosphere research programmes, and UNESCO is ...