urmia lake and its surroundng wetlands have been severely affected by recent droughts (1998–2003) and a considerable decrease in inflow has affected lake ecosystem components. integrated ecosystem-based management is a useful managing tool for the wise use and biodiversity conservation of wetlands. in the process of developing an integrated ecosystem-based management model for urmia lake, the i...

Xu et al. (1) make a most useful contribution to the debate on protected areas (PAs) in China and make a welcome focus on ecosystem services rather than threatened species. Nonetheless, their continued focus is on the establishment of PAs, rather than wider landscape-scale approaches, which are more suitable to the Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, they say, “First, ...

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This article examines the influence of Biosphere Reserves’ (BRs) communication strategies on regional governance processes. We conducted semi-structured interviews with stakeholders in UNESCO Reserves Engiadina Val Müstair (Switzerland) and Schwäbische Alb (Germany), evaluated BRs’ structures. Our findings show that BRs can take role mediators vested interests within governance. In order ...

The article contains a brief overview of joint research activities (done using GIS methods) in the East European chain of valuable areas of the world connecting five countries: Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine. Mentioned territories are currently under focus of such international organizations as Man and Biosphere UNESCO, which are performing some initiatives in this region. The firs...