The Annual General Meeting of the Biosphere Reserve Association was held on Sept.29th, 2011 at the Big Pond Fire Hall. Over 50 people attended a short business meeting, followed by an excellent presentation by Fred and Lynn Baechler, local hydrogeologists … Continue reading →

Photo Contest winners! 1st Place – Jody MacArthur, Sydney (Sunset at Ben Eoin Beach Campground)                     2nd Place – Mark Conrad, Bridgewater (Lighthouse in Little Narrows)           … Continue reading →

The Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Association’s weekend of celebrations, has happened! We celebrated the UNESCO designation of the Bras d’Or lake and its watershed as a Man and the Biosphere Reserve that happend this past June 2011. There were events all over the … Continue reading →

Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Bash, September 17 at the Highland Village in Lifestyle & Recreation by Jessica Klein — September 12, 2011 at 10:00 am | 0 Communities around the Bras d’Or Lake are getting ready to celebrate the unique … Continue reading →

Planning for a Weekend of Celebrations is underway – for September 17-18th, 2011. We will be holding a core event on Saturday afternoon – Sept. 17th at the Highland Village in Iona – with Free Admission! The core event will … Continue reading →

(Official Press release - Ottawa, June 30, 2011) Canada welcomes its 16thBiosphere Reserve, as Bras d’Or Lake, Nova Scotia, is designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Biosphere Reserves are living laboratories of sustainable development, where local … Continue reading →

The International Advisory Committee for Biosphere Reserves has given its approval to the Nomination for the Bras d’Or lake and its watershed to become part of the global Biosphere Reserve network. They will recommend that the Man and the Biosphere’s … Continue reading →

The Canadian Commission for UNESCO is currently looking for interested young Canadians, between the ages of 15 and 30 years old, to become new members of its Youth Advisory Group. See this document for more information and an application form.

The International Advisory Committee for Biosphere Reserves will meet in February 2011 to review our submission and the final designation will happen at the International Coordinating Council for UNESCO in June of 2011. Planning is underway for the celebration of … Continue reading →

Well, we have succeeded with another major step in the journey to have the Bras d’Or Lake and its Watershed designated as a Man and the Biosphere Reserve! The Man and the Biosphere Committee of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO … Continue reading →