2018-08-07 P&E Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Biosphere Reserve 10 Year Periodic Review

                                                                                                 Noosa Biosphere Reserve - Periodic Review 2018




                  5.8       Changes in terms of cultural values (religious, historical, political, social,
                            ethnological) ................................................................................................................. 55
                  5.9       Community support facilities and services ................................................................... 57
                  5.10 Indicators to assess the effectiveness of activities fostering sustainable
                       development ................................................................................................................. 58
                  5.11 Main factors that influenced success of development efforts ....................................... 58
         6.       THE LOGISTIC SUPPORT FUNCTION ................................................................................. 59
                  6.1       Main research institutions and programs...................................................................... 59
                  6.2       Summary of main themes of research and monitoring ................................................. 60
                  6.3       Traditional and local knowledge ................................................................................... 64
                  6.4       Environmental and sustainability education ................................................................. 66
                  6.5       Assessment of effectiveness of strategies ................................................................... 67
                  6.6       Contribution to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves .......................................... 68
                  6.7       Main factors that influenced the success of activities contributing to the logistic
                            support function? .......................................................................................................... 68
                  6.8        Other comments/observations from a biosphere reserve perspective. ....................... 68
         7.       GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION .................................................... 69
                  7.1       Technical and logistical resources for the coordination of the BR ............................... 69
                  7.2       Overall governance framework and contributions ........................................................ 70
                  7.3       Assessment tools or guidelines to support Indigenous and local rights and cultural
                            initiatives ....................................................................................................................... 73
                  7.4       Main conflicts and solutions .......................................................................................... 73
                  7.5       Community representation and consultation ................................................................ 74
                  7.6       Management and coordination structure ...................................................................... 76
                  7.7 Update on the management/cooperation plan/policy ....................................................... 78
         8.       CRITERIA AND PROGRESS MADE ..................................................................................... 79
                  8.1       Mosaic of ecological systems representative of major biogeographic region
                            including a gradation of human interventions ............................................................... 79
                  8.2       Significance for biological diversity conservation ......................................................... 79
                  8.3       Provide an opportunity to explore and demonstrate approaches to sustainable
                            development on a regional scale .................................................................................. 80
                  8.4       BR size (appropriate to serve the three functions of BRs) ........................................... 80
                  8.5       Appropriate zonation to serve the three functions ........................................................ 81
                  8.6       Organisational arrangements ....................................................................................... 81
                  8.7       Mechanisms for implementation and cooperative activities ......................................... 81
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................ 82
GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................................ 84
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................ 85
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS..................................................................................................................... 86
ANNEXURES .............................................................................................................................................. 88




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