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Systematic Zoning Applied to Biosphere Reserves: Protecting the Pantanal Wetland Heritage

Reinaldo Lourival, Matthew Watts, Guilherme M Mourao, Hugh P Possingham

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    Abstract

    Biosphere Reserves (BR) were introduced into the conservation arena in the late sixties almost concomitantly with the launch of the United Nations' Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB-UNESCO). They were conceived as a "way to a more sustainable future" or "spaces to reconcile people and nature" (UNESCO 2002). They represent the concerns of the United Nations to secure the protection of natural diversity while maintaining the cultural heritage of traditional communities. This concept is intended to be implemented through a network of reserves representative of all ecosystems, and should serve as models of "sustainable societies" and sustainable development (Batisse 1990). The current network includes 529 sites in 105 countries (UNESCO 2002, 2007), six of them located in Brazil.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationTropical Wetland Management: The South-American Pantanal and the International Experience
    EditorsAntonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris
    Place of PublicationFarnham, United Kingdom
    PublisherAshgate Publishing
    Pages135-171
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)9781409418788, 9781315549644
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

    Publication series

    NameAshgate Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice
    ISSN (Electronic)0006-3568

    Keywords

    • Environmental Science and Management
    • Decision Support and Group Support Systems

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