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• MedMAB and UNESCOMED contribute to global dialogue through their  participation in the plenary session on Fundraising, Resources and Partnership  Mobilization at the 3rd Global MAB Youth Forum 2026. 
• UNESCOMED provided scholarships for five young Mediterranean participants  to attend the Global MAB Youth Forum and engage in international exchange and  cooperation. 
• The Forum concludes with a new Youth Declaration and Roadmap, setting  priorities for stronger youth participation, global collaboration, and local  action within the UNESCO MAB Programme for the coming decade.

From UNESCOMED, with the support of Abertis Foundation,we can offer scholarships for up to 7 young participants (non-staterepresentatives) to attend the MAB Youth Forum 2026 (May18–22, Po Delta Biosphere Reserve, Italy)

Participants will receive a letter of support fromUNESCOMED center and MedMAB network and travelexpenses will be covered. 

  The Administration Council  of the International Center for the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserve (UNESCOMED) has officially approved the Centre’s 2025–2030 Strategy. The session was attended by representatives of the Autonomous National Park Agency (OAPN) of the Government of Spain, the MAB Secretariat of UNESCO and the Abertis Foundation, as well as members of the Scientific Council of the Center, the Spanish Network of Biosphere Reserves and the Technical Secretariat of the Center itself.  

 Based on a Mediterranean perspective and driven by a global vision, the new strategy seeks to mark a before and after, positioning the Center as a benchmark in Biosphere Reserves under the motto: “From knowledge to action: building a resilient Mediterranean” ...

The Abertis Foundation and the OAPN have renewed the agreement that ensures four more years of institutional support—a decisive step towards strengthening sustainability, knowledge exchange, and socio-ecological resilience across the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves. 

Last week, the International Centre for the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves participated in the workshop “Collaboration in European UNESCO Biosphere Reserves” (November 4–7), organised by the Biosphere Reserves Institute of Fachhochschule Eberswalde (Germany), aUNESCO Category 2 Centre. 

Representing the Centre, Núria Pou, Coordinator of the International Centre for the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves, contributed to discussions by explaining how the Mediterranean Biosphere Reserves Network (MedMAB) strengthens collaboration among its members through dynamic participation and joint initiatives such as the RES-MAB Project. Pou also presented how the Centre’s research and innovation activities support biosphere reserves in addressing key challenges and ...

As part of its strategy to promote networking among UNESCO Category II Centres, the UNESCOMED Centre has welcomed a delegation from ERAIFT in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, with links to the LUKI Biosphere Reserve.

The Biosphere Reserve Institute (BRI) is a scientific institution of the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE), recently designated as a Category 2 Institute under the auspices of UNESCO (C2C) at the 42nd session of UNESCO's General Conference. The BRI was established in 2019 to promote education, research and training focused on UNESCO's MAB Programme and the World Network of Biosphere Reserves as a tool for its implementation.

As part of its strategy to promote networking among UNESCO Category II Centres, the UNESCOMED Centre has participated in the "International  Workshop on Research in UNESCO European Biosphere Reserves", held ...