Fact: there are #BiosphereReserves in 131 countries 🌎
Each take a holistic approach towards ecosystem conservation & promote a full reconciliation with the living world through sustainable livelihoods & research.
A thread on @UNESCO_MAB's work #ForNature ⬇️
@UNESCO_MAB (2/7)
🤝 When places reconcile conservation with #SustainableDevelopment & research, @UNESCO designates them as #BiosphereReserves.
As of 2022, these amazing places are allowing 250 million people to learn and thrive on sustainable solutions!
en.unesco.org/mab/ #ForNature
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The Tsimane have always guarded the Beni #BiosphereReserve in Bolivia.
To create a sustainable economic activity and restore ecosystems, the Amazon programme - supported by @LVMH - is helping them build a greenhouse & providing native seeds.
on.unesco.org/3wCuo8S
@LVMH (4/7)
What if preserving the local flora could also generate income & capture big amounts of carbon from the atmosphere all at once?
That's what Jobs for Carbon in @GouritzCBR is doing by restoring Spekboom in a global biodiversity hotspot: on.unesco.org/3yOrBfA #ActNow
@LVMH @GouritzCBR (5/7)
After being ravaged by the war, #CanGio mangrove in #VietNam has been extensively restored!
Absorbing carbon dioxide & other polluting agents on a daily basis, the area is a ‘green lung’ for the 8 million residents of #HoChiMinh.
on.unesco.org/3sEL1zx #ForNature
@LVMH @GouritzCBR (6/7)
The Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo #BiosphereReserve - @RBMarinas - promotes reconciliation through the Local Food System.
Its sustainable agriculture ensures
🥬 organic meals
👩🌾 employment opportunities
🐄 preservation of species
on.unesco.org/3yGRXQz #ForNature
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