Development of the Biosphere Reserve Network Under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program
Gilbert VC and Gregg WP. 1981. Development of the Biosphere Reserve Network Under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Program. Pages 1-19. In Thirty-second Annual Meeting at the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Bloomington, Indiana. August 16-21, 1981. Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences
The paper describes the beginning, the development, and the current status of the UNESCO MAB Project 8 on "Conservation of Natural Areas and the Genetic Material They Contain". The purpose of the paper is to promote the conservation of the world's biological and genetic diversity by providing the scientific basis for establishing and managing protected natural areas.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Gilbert, Vernon; Gregg, William
- Units
- SFCN
- Keywords
- Biomes, Conservation, Diversity, Genetic Material, Self-sustaining