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22 New Sites Join the UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves

People, Biodiversity & Ecology
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The 21st session of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB-ICC) was held from 25 to 29 May 2009 on the Island of Jeju, Republic of Korea. The MAB-ICC decided to add 22 new sites from 17 countries to the UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) which now counts 553 sites in 107 countries.

 

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