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International Coordinating Council of the MAB Programme; 29Th; Final SC-17/CONF.229/15 Paris, 15 June 2017 Original: English UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme Twenty-ninth session UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, Room IV (Fontenoy Building) 12 – 15 June 2017 FINAL REPORT The Secretariat of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information or documentation provided by States to the Secretariat of UNESCO. The publication of any such advice, opinion, statement or other information or documentation on UNESCO’s website and/or on working documents also does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its boundaries. List of contents Item Page I. Opening by the Chair of the ICC 2 II. Opening remarks of the Director-General of UNESCO 2 III. Report of the Chair of the ICC (full report in Annex 2) 3 IV. Adoption of the agenda and timetable 4 V. Report of the Secretary of the MAB Programme 4 VI. Reports on actions undertaken by Member States / regional and thematic MAB Networks in the context of MAB with a focus on the Lima Action Plan 8 VII. Implementation of the Exit Strategy 15 VIII. Periodic Review Reports and Follow-Up Information Received since the last MAB International Coordinating Council (MAB ICC) Meeting 20 A. Recommendations for New Periodic Review Reports 21 B. Follow-Up Information Received since the last MAB MAB ICC Meeting 69 IX. Proposals for New Biosphere Reserves and Extensions/ Modifications/ Renaming to Biosphere Reserves that are Part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) 118 A. New nominations 119 B. Extension, rezoning or renaming of already existing biosphere reserves 122 C. Voluntary withdrawals 125 X. Update on the MAB Communication Strategy and Action Plan 125 XI. MAB Young Scientists Awards Scheme I. Selection of MAB Young Scientists Awards (MAB YSA) 126 II. Proposal to revise criteria and enhance MAB Young Scientists Award Scheme 128 XII. Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management 128 XIII. Implementation of the Lima Action Plan 129 XIV. Presentation of the Prototype of the Operational Guidelines Related to the MAB Programme and the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) 132 XV. Governance issues related to the MAB Programme 135 XVI. Date and venue of the 30th session of the MAB-ICC 136 XVII. Other matters 137 XVIII. Adoption of the Report 137 XIX. Closure of the session 137 Annex 1. List of participants 139 Annex 2: Full Report of the Chair of the ICC (Mr Didier Babin, France) 162 Annex 3: Document SC-17/CONF.229/8 164 Annex 4: New Criteria and Conditions for the Selection of Award Winners 195 1 1. The 29th session of the International Coordinating Council (ICC) of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme was held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France from 12 to 15 June 2017. 2. A total of 263 participants, including representatives of the following Members of the MAB Council as elected by the UNESCO General Conference at its 37th and 38th sessions, attended the session: Algeria, Austria, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Togo, Turkey and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 3. Observers from the following Member States were present : Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Burundi, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Monténégro, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Chad, Republic of Chile, Republic of the Congo, Republic of Mauritius, Republic of Mozambique, Republic of Serbia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Uruguay, Vietnam. 4. The full list of the 263 participants is presented in Annex 1 to this report. I. Opening by the Chair of the ICC 5. Mr Didier Babin, Chair of the MAB International Coordinating Council (MAB-ICC), officially opened the meeting. He welcomed all members and Observers, and thanked the Secretariat for preparing the session. He also stressed the importance of this session and the role that biosphere reserves have for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the associated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 6. Mr Babin paid homage to several MAB-related personalities that had passed away since the last session of the MAB-ICC: Mr Bonaventure Guedegbe from Benin, who was very active in the implementation of biosphere reserves in his country and in the region; and Professor Samir Ibrahim Ghabbour of Egypt, who was a very prominent MAB Egypt and ArabMAB Member. Finally, he mentioned the tragic car accident in which Mr Moutassim Bassim Nimir from Sudan and Mr Azanaw Mudgeta of Ethiopia and their driver died. The two scientists were working jointly on a new transboundary biosphere reserve between their countries. The Council observed a minute's silence to honor the memory of the five deceased members of the MAB family. II. Opening remarks of the Director-General of UNESCO 7. In her opening address, Ms Flavia Schlegel, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, welcomed, on behalf of the Director-General, all MAB-ICC members and observers. 8. She recalled that one year has passed since the World Congress of Biosphere Reserves and the 28th session of the MAB-ICC was held in Lima, Peru, and since the adoption of the Lima Action Plan 2016-2025. She stressed that the momentum generated in Lima had been very much kept alive in the last few months through successful follow-up events, such as EuroMAB, ArabMAB, SeaBRnet and other regional meetings. 2 9. Ms Schlegel also mentioned MAB meetings held in Kazakhstan and Nigeria, the forthcoming 2017 MAB Youth Forum to be held in Italy, and the major new MAB project concerning Lake Chad. Ms Schlegel thanked Member States and partners for their support towards making these events and developments possible. 10. The Assistant Director-General mentioned that this MAB-ICC session would discuss the ‘Exit Strategy’, which was adopted by Council in order to consolidate the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) in conformity with Statutory Framework of the WNBR. She mentioned that all countries concerned by the exit strategy have replied, showing their willingness to stay as members of the network. She congratulated all countries for their efforts to improve the functioning and quality of the network in order that it will become a leading network for the implementation of the SDGs. 11. Ms Schlegel underlined that while originally 270 biosphere reserves had initially been affected by the exit strategy, 120 sites had since then improved their functioning considerably, and reconfirmed UNESCO’s full support in this regard. 12. In this context, she also mentioned the strong support that the MAB Programme receives from other national initiatives such as UNESCO Category 2 Centres and other structures. 13. Ms. Schlegel also mentioned that biosphere reserves are considered as privileged models intended to guide our world towards more environmental and social sustainability. She noted that within the context of the 2030 Agenda, the successful implementation of a biosphere reserve allows for no less than 14 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be addressed, in particular the SDGs on Climate Action (13), Life on Land (15) and Gender Equality (5) - but also Life below Water (14), a major focus of the United Nations Ocean Conference held in New York in June. 14. Ms. Schlegel mentioned that over 200 million people live in biosphere reserves, places that provide them with opportunities for reconciling the conservation of biodiversity with its sustainable use, and for testing interdisciplinary approaches to understand and manage changes and interactions between social and ecological systems - including conflict prevention and management of biodiversity. 15. Ms. Schlegel stated that over 200 million people in 120 countries have been given the opportunity to use UNESCO sites as sites for sustainable observatories for resilience and citizen sciences, including transboundary sites for prevention for conflicts and the promotion of cooperation. She said that biosphere reserves form a noble network that may help to ensure a better world. 16. Finally, Ms. Schlegel thanked Prof. Babin, all National Commissions, all MAB National Committees and all biosphere reserves, the MAB Secretariat and all Member States. She wished all members of the MAB-ICC fruitful and constructive deliberations during the 29th session of the MAB Council. III. Report of the Chair of the ICC 17. The Chair of the MAB-ICC, Mr Babin, thanked Ms. Schlegel for her encouraging message and the Members of the MAB Bureau for their effective work. The Chair stressed that following the Lima Congress, the MAB Programme has worked strongly for enhanced credibility of the WNBR in support of a better world. 3 18. Mr Babin highlighted two main points as focus of MAB: implementation of the SDGs based on the Lima Action Plan; and the implementation of the exit strategy. He took note of the need for strong support to the MAB Secretariat in this context. He welcomed the continued service of Mr. Han as Secretary, and recalled his first meeting with the Secretariat in April 2016 and thanked all for their work and achievements. 19. Mr. Babin took note of the role of the Advisory Committee in the implementation of the road map.
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