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Biosphere Reserves: Attributes for Success

Journal of Environmental Management, 2017
Biosphere reserves established under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program aim to harmonise biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Concerns over the extent to which the reserve network was living up to this ideal led to the development of a new strategy in 1995 (the Seville Strategy) to enhance the operation of the network of ...
Peter Dart, Chu Van Cuong, Marc Hockings
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Toward Urban Biosphere Reserves

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2004
Abstract: The objective of this article is to outline the evolution in applying the biosphere reserve concept to urban areas and to present some of the potential benefits and possible difficulties in the design and management of urban biosphere reserves.
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Biosphere Reserves as a Model for Sustainable Development The Case of the Quiçama Biosphere Reserve (Angola)

Biosphere Reserves under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MaB) Programme are internationally recognized as model territories that integrate biodiversity conservation with sustainable socio-economic development. In 2025, Angola joined the World Network of Biosphere Reserves with the designation of the Quiçama Biosphere Reserve (QBR), the country’s first ...
Emingarda Castelbranco, Noé Quelengue, Alexandre Costa   +2 more
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The State of the Biosphere Reserve

2018
In this chapter Jones looks at how some of the imported concepts associated with development have impacted on local people’s practices and beliefs. She also looks at how these changes have left an imprint on the Mountain and the hearts and minds of the people.
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The Repetek International Biosphere Reserve

1999
The Repetek reserve is unique. Founded as a desert research station in 1912, in 1927 it acquired the status of a nature reserve. In 1979 UNESCO recognized it as an international biosphere reserve. Climate and relief are described along with the richly variegated flora and fauna. It is a base for significant international reserve.
J. V. Rakhmanov, S. V. Veyisov, V. Y. Kuzmenko   +2 more
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THE CONCEPT OF BIOSPHERE RESERVE AND THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE AREA STUDIES IN TURKEY

Biosphere reserves are internationally significant areas of terrestrial and coastal ecosystems which are involved in Man and Biosphere Programme of UNESCO. Some information concerning the method of biosphere reserves study in Turkey is presented in the paper. Recommendations in view of the effective use of administration structure are also proposed.
Ozyavuz, M., Korkut, A. B., Etli, B.
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Spatial zoning of biosphere reserves: a methodological approach application to Dena Biosphere Reserve, Iran

Iran boasts a rich biodiversity and has successfully registered 13 biosphere reserves (BRs) based on existing national protected areas. The three-zone zoning system is crucial for achieving the multifaceted objectives of BRs. However, previous zoning studies in Iran have largely relied on existing management plans for national protected areas, often ...
Alborzimanesh, Mitra, Danehkar, Afshin, Sobhani, Parvaneh   +2 more
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The Biosphere Reserve

2023
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“The n°1 Country”? A Critical Investigation of the Booming Designation of Biosphere Reserves in Spain

Landscape and Urban Planning, 2022
Valeria Paul, Juan-M Trillo-Santamaría
exaly  

Comparative Analysis Between the Role of Local Communities in Regional Development Inside Japanese and Russian UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserves: Case Studies of Mount Hakusan and Katunskiy Biosphere Reserves

Sustainability, 2021
Aida Mammadova, Christopher Smith
exaly