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South Africa - Enroll in Man and the Biosphere Reserves (MAB) Programme

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ProcedureEdit

Apply via Post & Mail:

  1. To Enrol in Man and the Biosphere Reserves (MAB) Programme, the applicant must send the nomination form to the UNESCO in France. Contact Link
  2. The application form must be downloaded from the SA’s Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment department’s official website. Application Form Link
  3. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
  4. After filling all the details in the Nomination form, the applicant should send the hard copy of the application form along with 2 copies, and the supporting documents to the UNESCO headquarters.
  5. Otherwise, the electronic version of the documents can also be sent directly via mail to the MAB secretariat at [email protected].
  6. Based on the three major functions, namely, Conservation, Logistics, and Development, the nomination application will be verified by the UNESCO officials.
  7. If the members of the UNESCO are satisfied with the nomination application, the mentioned zone will be considered and enrolled for the MAB programme.
  8. The processing time and the fee structure of the enrolment will be intimated to the applicant by the UNESCO.


Note: There are 3 main parts in the application, which needs to be filled in hand by the applicant in either English, Spanish, or in French language.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Duly hand written Application Form Link
  • Original signatures. (Wherever applicable)
  • Letters of endorsement.
  • Zonation map.
  • General location map
  • Biosphere Reserve zonation map [large scale, preferably in black & white for photocopy reproduction]
  • Vegetation map or land cover map
  • List of legal documents (if possible, with English or French translation) [List the principal LEGAL DOCUMENTS authorizing the establishment and governing use and management of the proposed Biosphere Reserve and any administrative area(s) they contain. Please provide a copy of these documents, if possible, with English or French translation].
  • List of land use and management plans
  • Species list (to be annexed)
  • List of main bibliographic references (to be annexed)
  • Disk, CD, Etc., (For E-version application)
  • Other supporting documents. (If applicable)



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

UNESCO
Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences 1,
rue Miollis, F-75352 Paris Cedex 15, France.
Tel No: ++33 1 45 68 41 51
Fax: ++33 1 45 68 58 04
Email: [email protected]
Address & Contact Link

EligibilityEdit

  • The South African officials associated with the International Coordinating Council of the MAB Programme of the State concerned is eligible for the MAB programme application.



FeesEdit

  • The fee structure of the enrolment will be intimated to the applicant by the UNESCO.



ValidityEdit

  • There is no particular validity for the MAB programme mentioned by the UNESCO.



Documents to UseEdit



Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

  • The processing time of the enrolment will be intimated to the applicant by the UNESCO.



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InstructionsEdit

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Required InformationEdit

PART I: SUMMARY

  • PROPOSED NAME OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE:
  • COUNTRY
  • FULFILLMENT OF THE THREE FUNCTIONS OF BIOSPHERE RESERVES
  • CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION AS A BIOSPHERE RESERVE
  • ENDORSEMENTS
    • Full name
    • Title
    • Date


PART II: DESCRIPTION

  • LOCATION (LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE)
  • AREA (see map)
    • Size of terrestrial Core Area(s)
    • Size of terrestrial Buffer Zone(s)
    • Approx. size of terrestrial Transition Area(s) (if applicable)
  • BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION
  • LAND USE HISTORY
  • HUMAN POPULATION OF PROPOSED BIOSPHERE RESERVE
    • permanently / seasonally
    • Core Area(s)
    • Buffer Zone(s)
    • Transition Area(s)
  • PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
  • BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
  • CONSERVATION FUNCTION
  • DEVELOPMENT FUNCTION
  • LOGISTIC SUPPORT FUNCTION
  • USES AND ACTIVITIES
  • INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS
  • SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS
  • SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (to be submitted with nomination form)
  • ADDRESSES
    • Name
    • Street or P.O. Box
    • City with postal code
    • Country
    • Telephone
    • Telefax (or telex)
    • E-mail
    • Web site
  • Administrative details
  • Country
  • Name of BR
  • Year designated: (to be completed by MAB Secretariat)
  • Administrative authorities
  • Name Contact
  • Contact address
  • Related links (web sites)
  • Description General description
    • Major ecosystem type
    • Major habitats & land cover types
    • Location (latitude & longitude)
    • Area (ha)
    • Total
    • Core area(s)
    • Buffer zone(s)
    • Transition area(s) (when given)
    • Different existing zonation
    • Altitudinal range (metres above sea level)
  • Research and monitoring
    • Brief description
  • Specific variables (please fill in the table below and tick the relevant parameters)
    • Abiotic/Biodiversity
    • Socio-economic/Integrated Monitoring



Need for the DocumentEdit

  • The application will help in enrolling in the MAB programme which was launched early in the 1970s by the UNESCO. By enrolling in the programme, the mentioned reserve(area) in South Africa will become the part of UNESCO’s MAB programme.



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