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The International University Campus for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves brings together students and researchers at Castellet Castle

• A Geography student from the Autonomous University of Barcelona carried out fieldwork in Morocco within the framework of the International University Campus on Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves.  

• The research explores socio-ecological resilience in the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve in response to climate change and sustainable development challenges.  

• Visits to rural communities and WEFE Nexus-based initiatives helped connect academic research with local knowledge on sustainable resource management. 

Students, experts, and supervisors of the International University Campus for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves came together on March 12 for a vibrant research seminar. 

The session sparked new collaborations, aligned methodologies, and strengthened links with ongoing research lines at the Center and across the MedMAB network. 

On March 12, the International University Campus for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves hosted a collaborative seminar bringing together all students currently developing their Bachelor’s and Master’s Theses, or PhD research. The event was also attended by the Center’s scientific and technical team, along with the supervisors guiding each academic project, creating a rich environment for dialogue and co-learning. 

The aim of the seminar ...

A new scientific paper analyses how the MAB Programme is implemented across Mediterranean biosphere reserves.  

The study was made possible thanks to the involvement of 38 MedMAB members who responded to a survey circulated within the network. 

 The paper is a collaborative work of international experts in the framework of the International University Campus on Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves. 

Mediterranean biosphere reserves are facing rapidly evolving policy expectations. Understanding how they interpret and apply UNESCO’s guidance has never been more important. A new study sheds light on how these sites translate into local action.  

The paper, “Exploring implementation differences of UNESCO policy ...

Today, November 3rd, the International Day of Biosphere Reserves is celebrated around the world, a date meant to recognize the essential role of these territories in conserving biodiversity, promoting sustainable ways of life, and fostering research and education.

“Biosphere Reserves are demonstrative spaces of the transformation the world needs to move toward a more sustainable future.”— Antonio Abreu, Secretary of UNESCO’s MAB Programme.

To mark this occasion, the International Center for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves, with the support of the Abertis Foundation, anticipated the celebration with a very special event: the inauguration of the Master’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies on ...

Biosphere Reserves serve as living laboratories where sustainable development is actively tested and demonstrated, balancing biodiversity conservation with socioeconomic progress. This approach is particularly relevant in the Mediterranean region, where environmental pressures like climate change and biodiversity loss are intensifying. The MedMAB Network and the UNESCOMED Centre play a key role in fostering collaboration and innovation across the region’s BR, supporting local activities that integrate nature-based solutions with community wellbeing.  

As part of the RES-MAB project, two researchers based at the International University Campus for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves – Melina Mekic (UAB) and Marta Rovira (CTFC) – visited Morocco’s ...

Majd Ismael is a forestry engineering graduate from Syria that this semester accomplished his master's thesis in collaboration with the UNESCOMED centre, International Center for the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves under the auspices of UNESCO, and the headquarters of Abertis Foundation. He recently graduated from the Mediterranean forestry and natural resources management (MEDFoR) programme with a double degree from the University of Padova (Italy) and the University of Lleida (Spain).

UNESCOMED Center talked to Majd Ismael about the role of Biosphere Reserves in conflict zones and these were their answers

Saleem Haddad is a young researcher who won the UNESCO MAB Young Scientist Award for his work focusing on the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves. He is studying at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE) and accomplished his master's thesis in collaboration with the International Center for the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves (UNESCOMED centre). He defines himself as a descendant of a Mediterranean family. An international family that lived in close connection to their land, shaping it and getting shaped by it, physically and emotionally, that grew up with the values of equity, justice and openness to other cultures.

UNESCOMED took the opportunity ...

Under the title "Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves as living laboratories for applied research and integrated landscape management. MedMaB Thematic Network: UNESCO Mediterranean Network of Biosphere Reserves", students of the course on analysis and management of natural landscapes discussed and reflected for a whole afternoon on integrated landscape management and participatory socio-environmental research methods in Biosphere Reserves.

With the aim of promoting training related to Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves and to consistently impart theoretical, methodological, and practical knowledge and skills in biosphere reserve management, Dr. Mari-Carmen Romera, coordinator of the UNESCOMED Center, taught in the International Master SAES of ICTA-UAB.

After learning about ...