This study analyzes whether biosphere reserves (BR) and geoparks (GP) can serve as platforms to contribute education for sustainable development by integrating local authorities communities into the educational process. For two years, we conducted integrated course named “UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Geoparks”, with a total number of 143 students. The curriculum was carefully designed together gov...

Parishan Lake has been selected by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve and was recorded as an international wetland in Ramsar convention in 1986. This region is located (29°31'N 51°48'E) at 820 m in Kazeroon, Fars province, south of Iran and is the largest freshwater lake in the country. Parishan Lake is extremely important for a wide variety of wintering waterfowl and also for breeding waterfowl, es...

Parishan Lake has been selected by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve and was recorded as an international wetland in Ramsar convention in 1986. This region is located (29°31'N 51°48'E) at 820 m in Kazeroon, Fars province, south of Iran and is the largest freshwater lake in the country. Parishan Lake is extremely important for a wide variety of wintering waterfowl and also for breeding waterfowl, es...

Young stakeholders are key actors in social-ecological systems, who have the capacity to be agents of sustainability transformation but also at high risk exclusion unfolding global change challenges. Despite focus on future generations, there has been little research effort aimed understanding young actors’ roles as biosphere stewards. In this work we investigate how perceive and participate im...

The Biosphere Reserve (BR) model of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme reflects a shift towards more accountable conservation. Biosphere Reserves attempt to reconcile environmental protection with sustainable development; they explicitly acknowledge humans, and human interests in the conservation landscape while still maintaining the ecological values of existing protected areas. Conceptu...

The United States was an integral part of the early growth UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB), yet changing political social contexts have impacted relationship between US MAB. Poised at start a new period activity, as reviews its strategy on current future engagement with MAB, it is critical to discuss factors that influenced history involvement in World Network Reserves (WNBR) how w...