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

                                                                  Noosa Biosphere Reserve - Periodic Review 2018




4.    It should have an appropriate size to serve the three functions of biosphere reserves, as set out
      in Article
5.    It should include these functions, through appropriate zonation, recognizing:
      (a)     a legally constituted core area or areas devoted to long-term protection, according to the
              conservation objectives of the biosphere reserve, and of sufficient size to meet these
              objectives;
      (b)     a buffer zone or zones clearly identified and surrounding or contiguous to the core area or
              areas, where only activities compatible with the conservation objectives can take place;
      (c)     an outer transition area where sustainable resource management practices are promoted
              and developed.
6.    Organisational arrangements should be provided for the involvement and participation of a
      suitable range of inter alia public authorities, local communities and private interests in the design
      and carrying out the functions of a biosphere reserve.
7.    In addition, provisions should be made for:
      (a)     mechanisms to manage human use and activities in the buffer zone or zones;
      (b)     a management policy or plan for the area as a biosphere reserve;
      (c)     a designated authority or mechanism to implement this policy or plan;
      (d)     programmes for research, monitoring, education and training.

Article 5 - Designation procedure
1. Biosphere reserves are designated for inclusion in the Network by the International Co-ordinating
       Council (ICC) of the MAB programme in accordance with the following procedure:
       (a)   States, through National MAB Committees where appropriate, forward nominations with
             supporting documentation to the secretariat after having reviewed potential sites, taking
             into account the criteria as defined in Article 4;
       (b)   the secretariat verifies the content and supporting documentation: in the case of
             incomplete nomination, the secretariat requests the missing information from the
             nominating State;
       (c)   nominations will be considered by the Advisory Committee for Biosphere Reserves for
             recommendation to ICC;
       (d)   ICC of the MAB programme takes a decision on nominations for designation. The Director-
             General of UNESCO notifies the State concerned of the decision of ICC.
2.     States are encouraged to examine and improve the adequacy of any existing biosphere reserve,
       and to propose extension as appropriate, to enable it to function fully within the Network.
       Proposals for extension follow the same procedure as described above for new designations.
3.     Biosphere reserves which have been designated before the adoption of the present Statutory
       Framework are considered to be already part of the Network. The provisions of the Statutory
       Framework therefore apply to them.

Article 6 - Publicity
1.     The designation of an area as a biosphere reserve should be given appropriate publicity by the
       State and authorities concerned, including commemorative plaques and dissemination of
       information material.
2.     Biosphere reserves within the Network, as well as the objectives, should be given appropriate
       and continuing promotion.

Article 7 - Participation in the Network
1.     States participate in or facilitate co-operative activities of the Network, including scientific
       research and monitoring, at the global, regional and sub-regional levels.
2.     The appropriate authorities should make available the results of research, associated
       publications and other data, taking into account intellectual property rights, in order to ensure the
       proper functioning of the Network and maximize the benefits from information exchanges.
3.     States and appropriate authorities should promote environmental education and training, as well
       as the development of human resources, in co-operation with other biosphere reserves in the
       Network.

Article 8 - Regional and thematic subnetworks
States should encourage the constitution and co-operative operation of regional and/or thematic
subnetworks of biosphere reserves, and promote development of information exchanges, including
electronic information, within the framework of these subnetworks.




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