12.10.2015 - Natural Sciences Sector
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Back to topPriorities of the East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network for the coming decade
©Roman JashenkoGroup photo of the 14th EABRN meeting
The 14th meeting of the East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network (EABRN) took place from 6 to 9 October 2015 at the Shiga Highland Biosphere Reserve in Japan’. The meeting was organized by the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, the Japanese National Committee for the MAB programme, the EABRN Secretariat of the UNESCO Office in Beijing and the Shiga Highland Biosphere Reserve.
Under the theme of ‘Activities in the transition area and the role of local communities in managing biosphere reserves’, the meeting included a field evaluation of the host Biosphere Reserve as well as joint sessions with Japanese Biosphere Reserves Network (JBRN). Key outcomes of the meeting included the revision and updating of the EABRN Statutes, the identification of priorities for network activities over the coming decade, and the confirmation of EABRN’s presence at the 4th Biosphere Congress in Lima.
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