The Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve (JMBR), located in the Kesrouan District of Lebanon, on the shoulders of the western slopes of the Mount Lebanon chain, overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the West. It covers an area of 6500 hectares, at an altitude ranging between 350 meters in the North-West and 1,700 meters to the South-East. UNESCOMED Center, the headquarters of Abertis Foundation, talked to President Association for the Protection of Jabal Moussa about the role of Biosphere Reserves in conflict zones and these were their answer

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

As part of its strategy to promote networking among UNESCO Category II Centres, the UNESCOMED Centre has welcomed a delegation from ERAIFT in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, with links to the LUKI Biosphere Reserve.

The UNESCOMED Centre welcomed a new Biosphere Reserve at the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) by joining the ceremony of delivery of the official certificate of Val d'Aran as a new Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO

On November 3rd, we join communities worldwide in celebrating the International Day of Biosphere Reserves, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the significance of these special areas for the conservation of biodiversity, the promotion of sustainable development, and the recognition of cultural heritage.

The UNESCOMED Center for Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves, headquarters of the Abertis Foundation, is proud to support the network of reserves throughout the Mediterranean, working with local communities, governments, and international partners to protect and manage these invaluable natural areas.

Biosphere Reserves are at the forefront of the global effort to balance human activity with nature, offering ...

The UNESCOMED Centre contributed to the debate Protected Natural Areas and  Climate Change, Research, management and governance, with the speech Protected natural spaces and resilient landscapes in the context of the  Mediterranean