The Edu-BioMed project has published a new document to strengthen the role of the partner Universities as policy advisors, by providing policymakers with objective critiques to the legal and Biosphere Reserves governance status quo on a scientific evidence-base.
The clear understanding of the legal framework and governance mechanisms that influence a Biosphere Reserve is a hard task, given the layers of institutional complexities behind this figure. Given the novelty of the MAB programme, surely at policy level there is margin of improvement towards a sustainable territorial management.
The Policy Review and Recommendations in Frameworks and Governance Mechanisms in Biosphere Reserve Management starts with an assessment about gaps, inertias and opportunities at the level of legal frameworks and governance mechanisms that influence Biosphere Reserves management and reality.
The assessment has been performed in the four countries where Edu-BioMed partner Higher Education Institutions are based: i.e. Lebanon, Morocco, France and Spain. This allows a comparison between different policy systems, and enables the sharing of learning experiences between different territories.
The document aims to provide evidence/demand-based policy recommendations that can facilitate the work of public administrators at local, regional and national levels to spot scenarios for policy upgrading in the long term.
The publication of this document follows the previous publication with a set of guidelines for higher education in Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves. Furthermore, next Monday January the 31st, Edu-BioMed partners will present some of the project results in more detail during the webinar Tools for Education & Research in & on Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves. Participation is free and more information about the program and registration can be found here.
12 June 2025
“The Po Delta is proof that humans can work with nature, not against it,” states Pako Massaro, manager of the Po Delta Biosphere Reserve. At the 4th Mediterranean Biosphere Reserve Managers’ Meeting, held on 29–30 May 2025 at the International Centre for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves (UNESCOMED), the Po Delta Biosphere reserve stood out as a model for climate adaptation and human–nature synergy. Organized under the theme “Towards a Resilient Mediterranean: The Contribution of Biosphere Reserves to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation”, the meeting gathered managers and stakeholders from across the MedMAB Network to share best practices and ...
2 June 2025
On 29–30 May 2025, the International Centre for the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves (UNESCOMED) hosted the 4th Mediterranean Biosphere Reserve Managers’ Meeting under the theme: "Towards a Resilient Mediterranean: The Contribution of Biosphere Reserves to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation."
This well-established forum brought together managers and stakeholders from the MedMAB Network to exchange experiences and foster joint action. Georgina Flamme from the Abertis Foundation inaugurated the meeting, highlighting the importance of public-private collaboration in tackling shared challenges such as climate change. The opening session also featured an intervention by Natalia Beltrán, representing Spain’s Autonomous National Parks ...
30 May 2025
Antonio Abreu Highlights the Role of Biosphere Reserves in Climate Action at #MedMaB 2025
At the 4th Meeting of the Mediterranean Network of Biosphere Reserve Managers (MedMAB), Antonio Abreu, Director of the Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences at UNESCO, delivered a compelling address on the crucial role Biosphere Reserves play in climate change adaptation and mitigation—particularly in the Mediterranean, a region warming faster than the global average.
Abreu underscored the unique value of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in offering climate solutions that are deeply rooted in the interaction between people and nature. He noted that, as ...
