Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Reserve
Check out this new video about Canada’s 16th Biosphere Reserve!
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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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Mary Harper Nature Preserve
The Bras d’Or Preservation Nature Trust recently announced the designation of the “Mary Harper Nature Preserve” by the provincial government. “Mary Harper was a quiet, tenacious, courageous, and generous woman. At the age of 79, she became the oldest person … Continue reading
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What does a Biosphere reserve do?
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
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What are the Goals of a Biosphere reserve?
Biosphere reserves have three major functions: conservation, economic development, and capacity building. Conservation of countrysides, ecosystems, species, and genetic variation. Economic development – that is socially, culturally, economically and ecologically sustainable. Logistic support/Capacity building for research, monitoring, education, and training activities … 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.
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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