MAB Bureau

Bureau of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme

About the MAB Bureau
At its meetings, the Council elects a chairman, five vice-chairmen, of which one functions as a rapporteur; these form the MAB Bureau. The MAB Bureau meets between Council sessions. Among the Bureau's responsibilities are: receiving, reviewing and approving reports from expert working groups and ad hoc committees established by the Council; deciding upon nominations for designations of biosphere reserves; preparing the next Council session in consultation with the Secretariat; in consultation with the Secretariat, reviewing the progress made in the implementation of the MAB Programme, its planning within UNESCO, and reviewing any adjustments deemed appropriate; carrying out any other task the Council wishes to assign to the Bureau to facilitate its work.

Composition of the new MAB Bureau:
Chairperson: Mr Chung-II Choi (Republic of Korea)
Vice-Chairs:
Mr Alfredo Reca (Argentina)
Mr Günter Köck (Austria)
Mme Françoise Medegan (Benin)
Mr Mohamed El Zahaby (Egypt)
Mr Valery Neronov  (Russian Federation)

Related links:

• 22nd Session MAB-ICC (31 May – 4 June 2010)