The Online Encyclopedia for UNESCO Biosphere ReservesNature Recovery Plan The Biosphere has launched an ambitious new Nature Recovery Plan as part of our contribution to tackling the ecological emergency here in northern Devon Aligning with the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan and the Prime Minister’s pledge for 30% of the UK land to be protected by 2030. The plan includes five… read more »
About The Natural Capital Marketplace is a Biosphere Foundation CIC product made possible with financial support from the Environment Agency. HM Government, South West Water, Siemens and Devon District Council. As a not-for-profit CIC linked to the UNESCO North Devon World Biosphere, our aim is to address the climate emergency, enable nature recovery and stimulate… read more »
Full Article PDF: The Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences Scientific Statement on Climate Change – Its Impacts in Canada, and the Critical Role of Earth Scientists in Mitigation and Adaptation Publisher and Full Article Link: Geoscience Canada, v. 48, https://doi.org/10.12789/geocanj.2021.48.173 Reference: Burn, C. R., Cooper, M., Morison, S. R., Pronk, T., & Calder, J. H…. read more »
The presentation can be found in PDF format below in both English and French Assessing Ecosystem Services in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves_EN Évaluation des services écosystémiques dans les réserves de biosphère de l’UNESCO_FR Through the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Liette Vasseur, UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability at Brock University and Robert Siron from Ouranos produced a… read more »
Country Sweden Region/Province or State Norrbotten and Västerbotten county Web Address Vindelalvenjuhtadahka Date founded 2019 Size (hectares) 1 329 118 Distinguishing features Located in the Arctic, Vindelälven-Juhttátahkka straddles two biogeographical regions as defined by the European Union: theAlpine and Boreal regions. Main industries (in terms of employment) Forestry, service/commerce, tourism, reindeer husbandry, energy production and… read more »
The Fundy Biosphere Reserve is home to so many amazing places, we made a web series to highlight some of the incredible natural features! This series of short nature documentaries features amazing hiking destinations in the Fundy Biosphere Reserve: 1 – Mary’s Point Visit Mary’s Point & Johnson’s Mills and see millions of… read more »
Country United States of America Region/State Hawaii Web Address https://www.georgewrightsociety.org/conservation Date Founded 1980 Size (hectares) 99545 Distinguishing Features Mixed island system High biodiversity Many invasive species Main Industries (in terms of employment) Tourism and recreation Agriculture Hawaiian Islands Biosphere Reserve The Hawaiian Islands Biosphere Reserve was established on the islands of Maui and Hawai’i in… read more »
INTRODUCTION From the outermost skerry, where the ocean swell washes like the planet’s own heartbeats onto the rocks, across heaths and straits, infields and outfields, knolls and hillocks all the way to where the landscape climbs steeply up towards the mountains, and farm stands behind farm all the way to the sky, Nordhordland is Norway… read more »
Twinning Agreement between the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network and the Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Network Brian Houseal and Kelly Cerialo February 2020. In October 2019 at the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere Network (CABN), a Twinning Agreement with the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Network (FABN) was signed by their respective Co-Chairs(1) and endorsed by participating USNPS… read more »
Introduction On a beautiful sunny day in June of 2019 a Climate Change Adaptation Forum (CCAF) took place. It was held at the Inverary Inn in the small town of Baddeck, Unama’ki (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia. This was a culmination of work by many people within the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve Association and the… read more »