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

Article 9 - Periodic review
1.     The status of each biosphere reserve should be subject to a periodic review every ten years,
       based on a report prepared by the concerned authority, on the basis of the criteria of Article 4,
       and forwarded to the secretariat by the State concerned.
2.     The report will be considered by the Advisory Committee for Biosphere Reserves for
       recommendation to ICC.
3.     ICC will examine the periodic reports from States concerned.
4.     If ICC considers that the status or management of the biosphere reserve is satisfactory, or has
       improved since designation or the last review, this will be formally recognized by ICC.
5.     If ICC considers that the biosphere reserve no longer satisfies the criteria contained in Article 4, it
       may recommend that the State concerned take measures to ensure conformity with the
       provisions of Article 4, taking into account the cultural and socio-economic context of the State
       concerned. ICC indicates to the secretariat actions that it should take to assist the State
       concerned in the implementation of such measures.
6.     Should ICC find that the biosphere reserve in question still does not satisfy the criteria contained
       in Article 4, within a reasonable period, the area will no longer be referred to as a biosphere
       reserve which is part of the Network.
7.     The Director-General of UNESCO notifies the State concerned of the decision of ICC.
8.     Should a State wish to remove a biosphere reserve under its jurisdiction from the Network, it
       notifies the secretariat. This notification shall be transmitted to ICC for information. The area will
       then no longer be referred to as a biosphere reserve which is part of the Network.


Article 10 - Secretariat
1.     UNESCO shall act as the secretariat of the Network and be responsible for its functioning and
       promotion. The secretariat shall facilitate communication and interaction among individual
       biosphere reserves and among experts. UNESCO shall also develop and maintain a worldwide
       accessible information system on biosphere reserves, to be linked to other relevant initiatives.
2.     In order to reinforce individual biosphere reserves and the functioning of the Network and sub-
       networks, UNESCO shall seek financial support from bilateral and multilateral sources.
3.     The list of biosphere reserves forming part of the Network, their objectives and descriptive details,
       shall be updated, published and distributed by the secretariat periodically.




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