International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated the 3rd of November as the International Day for Biosphere Reserves.
Biosphere reserves have shown that it is possible to live in this world while also establishing a sustainable and harmonious relationship with nature.
The International Day for Biosphere Reserves is an invitation to take inspiration from the solutions already implemented in these spaces to build genuinely sustainable development everywhere, with full respect for nature and for the living world.
Georgian Bay Biosphere is a region of 347,000 hectares situated within Anishinaabek territory that stretches from the Severn River to the French River, and was designated by UNESCO in 2004. Nominations for new sites need to meet strict criteria, such as their ecological significance and their potential for sustainable development. The archipelago of “30,000 Islands” is seen as a living landscape where nature protection is as important as livelihoods.
Biosphere reserves have shown that it is possible to live in this world while also establishing a sustainable and harmonious relationship with nature.
The International Day for Biosphere Reserves is an invitation to take inspiration from the solutions already implemented in these spaces to build genuinely sustainable development everywhere, with full respect for nature and for the living world.
Georgian Bay Biosphere is a region of 347,000 hectares situated within Anishinaabek territory that stretches from the Severn River to the French River, and was designated by UNESCO in 2004. Nominations for new sites need to meet strict criteria, such as their ecological significance and their potential for sustainable development. The archipelago of “30,000 Islands” is seen as a living landscape where nature protection is as important as livelihoods.