UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70% of the country’s plant life and an area along Angola’s Atlantic coast featuring savannahs, forests and estuaries are among 26 new UNESCO-designated biosphere Резерви.
Културната организация на Организацията на обединените народи споделя, че запасите - 785 обекта в 142 страни, избрани от 1971 година - са дом на някои от най -богатите и нежни екосистеми на планетата. Но резерватите на биосферата обгръщат повече от строго предпазени естествени резерви; they’re expanded to include areas where people live and work, and the designation requires that scientists, residents and government officials work together to balance conservation and research with local economic and cultural needs.
“The concept of biosphere reserves is that biodiversity conservation is a pillar of socioeconomic development ” and can contribute to the economy, said António Abreu, head of the progra...
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