Third World Congress of Biosphere Reserves 28 January 2008
What does the future hold for biosphere reserves? What measures must be taken for them to meet the challenges of today? These questions will be the focus of debates at the third World Congress of Biosphere Reserves which will take place in Madrid (Spain) from 4 to 9 February. The Congress will also take stock of the current Biosphere Reserves Programme and define objectives for the five years ahead.
Their Legacy lives on
18 January 2008
The 2007 Mingma Sherpa Memorial Scholarship has just been awarded to Bimala Lama, a young Nepali woman who has passed the Certificate Level program at the Institute of Forestry, Hetauda Campus.
Global Environment Partners Provide Additional $20 Million to Protect Endangered Habitats
11January 2008
Conservation International
The World Bank and Conservation International (CI) today signed an agreement for $20 million in new funds, provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), to protect some of the world’s most unique and threatened areas, including island ecosystems and temperate forests.
