Man and the Biosphere Programme

UNESCO conservation programme

The Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is a division of UNESCO that tries to improve and encourage conservation and sustainability around the world. It was created in 1971. Its main focus is a network of biosphere reserves. The programme acts as a kind of forum for exchanging ideas and experiences on sustainable development and management of these reserves. Biosphere reserves are areas that are supposed to develop creative ideas, test them and share the results. To date, there are 621 biosphere reserves in 117 countries.[1]

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Map showing the World Network of Biosphere Reserves as of 2013.
UNESCO RegionNumber of
Biosphere Reserves
Number of
Countries
Africa6428
Arab states27111
Asia and the Pacific12423
Europe and North America28934
Latin America and the Caribbean11721

1 Includes the Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean, shared between Morocco and Spain
*Table not up to date

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