Drylands workshop
From 15:00 to 18:00, Tuesday 15 March 2016, Lima, Peru
Chair
Prof. Boshra Salem (Egypt)
MAB Secretariat
Zina Skandrani
E-mail: z.skandrani(at)unesco.org
Overview
Arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, are some of the most vulnerable ecosystems, threatened by climate change, drought and desertification. Biosphere reserves are in this context an opportunity to address these challenges and experiment new directions to improve living conditions for people in drylands, land productivity while also mitigating negative effects on biodiversity. The goal of the workshop is thus to work together and exchange on sustainable solutions that could be further developed in the coming decade.
Presentations
- Life on the margins: Drylands, Desertification and Degradation - Prof. Boshra Salem
- Issues of wildlife's conservation in semi arid regions: Case of Burkina Faso biosphere reserves - Jean-Noël Poda and Ollo Théophile Dibloni
- UNESCO Green Academies in African Biosphere Reserves - case study: the Sheder Refugee Camp in Ethiopia3 Benno Boer - Benno Böer
- Land Degradation Neutrality of Biosphere Reserves - Uriel Safriel
- La Importancia de los usos Agrícolas y Ganaderos en Zonas Aridas - Juan José Martinez
- Kavir Biosphere Reserve, Iran - Asghar M. Fazel, Saeid Mahmoudi and Mehrasa Mehrdadi