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A new study shows that human activity, especially agriculture, undertaken around biosphere reserves can lead to deforestation and biodiversity loss inside the reserves themselves.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (M.N.R.E.) has commissioned a climate change monitoring base at Aopo in Savai’i. But the facility on the mountaintop can also be used for conservation purposes by the villagers according to the M.N.R.E.

Sierra de Manantlán is a 140,000-hectare biosphere reserve in west central Mexico. It is home to 3,000 plant species and a forest whose soils and limestone mountains enable purified water to reach the nearby town of Colima.

In Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona, you can find more than 30 species of cactus, including the saguaro, desert giants that tower over the landscape and live for centuries...This UNESCO Biosphere Reserve lies right on the United States-Mexico Border, previously demarcated only by

Governments around the globe are recognizing that ocean health is critical to all life on this planet and that safeguarding marine plants, animals, and habitats can provide multiple benefits to the people whose lives and traditions are linked to these waters.

What could become one of the world’s first marine protected area connecting the UNESCO biosphere reserves of two countries has been declared a Mission Blue Hope Spot, highlighting the need for cutting-edge solutions to protect highly migratory species like sea turtles and sharks in the Eastern Tr

Crisis has enveloped the more than 200,000 nationally and regionally protected natural and cultural heritage sites around the world.