The Annual General Meeting of the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve Association is set for June 14th at the St. Columba Hall in Iona. There will be a business meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. follwed by a panel discussion on the topic:
RESTORING THE ACADIAN FOREST: WHAT LANDOWNERS AND INDUSTRY ARE DOING
Tea, coffee and sweets will be served.
A great time to renew your membership.
The Preservation Nature Trust is mounting a new display to highlight the UNESCO designation of the Bras d’Or Lake and its Watershed as Canada’s 16th Biosphere Reserve. Check out the story in the Cape Breton Post from May 4th, 2012.
Check out this video about Canada’s 16th Biosphere Reserve!
The Board of Directors unanimously endorsed our new logo! It was designed by Wendy Burns-Morrison of Baddeck. The logo shows the blue of the bras d’or waters and the green of the watershed that surrounds it. The circle helps to … Continue reading
It is NOT a new level of bureaucracy It is NOT a World Heritage Site It does NOT create any new regulations It does NOT restrict the rights of citizens- aboriginal or non-aboriginal It does NOT create new protected areas
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.
Once awarded the designation of a biosphere reserve, the organization overseeing the biosphere reserve will promote the ongoing activities in the area, facilitate new projects, develop the cooperation plan and maintain strong local networks. Promote conservation This will already be … Continue reading
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:
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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