(par 8.6.2.4) Short History of MBP implimentation in SA
Short history of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme and its implementation in South Africa https://www.capewinelandsbiosphere.co.za/latest-news/short-history-of-the-unesco-man-and-the-biosphere-programme-and-its-implementation-in-south-africa By DR. RUIDA POOL-STANVLIET. JANUARY 15, 2021 In the early 1970s, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) developed a new programme with a focus on human interaction with the natural environment. This was named the […]
(par 8.6.2.4) Man & biosphere project
http://www.capebiosphere.co.za/images/biosphere/why_a_biosphere.doc.doc Why a Biosphere Reserve? Exploitation of the earth’s resources became excessive, specially in the last 60 years of the twentieth century: more lumber for construction; more oil, gas and coal to produce energy; more water and more energy to manufacture millions of articles and products that man considered necessary to live comfortably on this […]
(par 8.6.2.4) Ecological Restoration – a Means of Conserving Biodiversity and Sustaining Livelihoods
Ecological Restoration – a Means of Conserving Biodiversity and Sustaining Livelihoods http://www.ser.org/resources/resources-detail-view/ecological-restoration-a-means-of-conserving-biodiversity-and-sustaining-livelihoods A call to action by the ecological restoration joint working group of SER International and the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management George D. Gann & David Lamb, editors introduction Many of the world’s ecosystems have undergone significant degradation with negative impacts on biological diversity and […]