Fragile mountain ecosystems and the wealth of services they provide are highly threatened by climate change. Mountain regions regulate climate, air quality and water flows, and contribute to ...

The biosphere encompasses all ecosystems around the globe, including the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. However, ...

Comprising 22 countries from Latin American and the Caribbean, as well as Portugal and Spain, the Ibero-American MAB Network, has jointly released a Declaration on the COVID19 pandemic. Acknowledging ...

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 ...

Encompassing some 7,400 square kilometers, or 2,860 square miles, along the Honduran border, Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere ...

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 ...

UNESCO has reiterated its commitment to conserving Nigeria’s biosphere reserves, ensuring environment presevation and ...

Away from the cacophony of urban life, most of us look for respite in sites with natural beauty, lush greenery, and peaceful surroundings. As the tourist season approaches, it is no surprise that ...

Large areas on the South Korean side of inter-Korean border have earned UNESCO's designation of “biosphere reserves” in recognition of their biodiversity. The announcement was made at the 31st ...

Biosphere reserves are internationally designated natural-biological protected areas for the conservation of plants and animals, ISNA quoted Alireza Najimi, an official with DOE, as saying. A total of ...

In the words of UNESCO, it can be considered ‘learning places for sustainable development’. (Image: FE) A Biosphere Reserve (BR) refers to an international recognition granted by UNESCO to selected ...