Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve
Check out this new video about Canada’s 16th Biosphere Reserve!
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Meeting – February 9th, 2012
Bras d’Or lake Biosphere Reserve – Board of Directors meeting is in the Boularderie area this month. Feb 9th 1 pm to 4 pm – Ross Ferry Community Fire Hall – ALL WELCOME!
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“BLBRA one of Top Newsmakers for 2011″ – Cape Breton Post
In its year end review, the Cape Breton Post has put us on the list of the 10 Top Newsmakers for 2011! Check out the story
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UNESCO Certificate arrives !
We have received the official UNESCO Certificate designating the Bras d’Or Lake as a World Biosphere Reserve. It is a 13″ X 20″ parchment with the official seal of UNESCO and signed by the Director-General for UNESCO. It has been … Continue reading
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Who will oversee the Biosphere reserve?
The activities of the Biosphere Reserve will be overseen by the BLBRA working with other local organizations already focusing on conservation, sustainable development, and capacity building (research, monitoring and education) in their programs.
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What are the Benefits of a Biosphere reserve designation?
Increases national and international recognition of our communities as a good place to live, work and visit. Our high profile as a tourist destination will increase. Promotes economic development in a sustainable way. Gives government and non-government organizations more power … Continue reading
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If my land is in the Biosphere reserve will my use of the land be restricted?
No. Activities (building construction, water course impacts, shoreline manipulation etc.) are already regulated by your municipal, provincial and federal laws. At the present time, NGO’s are working with municipal governments to establish consistent development guidelines in order to protect the … Continue reading
What is the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve Association?
We are volunteers who have worked to have the Bras d’Or Lake and its watershed designated as a UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve. We now oversee the activities of the Biosphere Reserve. We are a registered society in the province of Nova Scotia.
Biosphere reserves are special places around the world where people are trying to live more sustainably – that means 4 things:
- a healthy environment
- a healthy economy
- a healthy society
- a healthy culture.
Now, isn’t that worth recognizing? That’s what the United Nations thought back in the early 1970′s when they came up with this concept. They wanted to give international recognition to these places – where people could find out more about the special natural resources of an area and how the people were working to save them for future generations.
Together, biosphere reserves form a world network for promoting exchange of information, experience and personnel. Currently (2011), there are 580 BR sites in 114 countries. Sixteen of those are in Canada!
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