2025-03-17

Carbon Neutral Initiative for the 5^th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves held in Lin'an

On March 17, Hangzhou's Internet Accelerated Nationwide Voluntary Tree-Planting Campaign, alongside the Zero-Carbon Initiative for the UNESCO World Congress of Biosphere Reserves 2025, was held in Hangzhou's Lin'an.

2025-03-13

2025 First Preparatory Work Communication Meeting on Central and Local Cooperation for WCBR held in Hangzhou

The 2025 First Preparatory Work Communication Meeting on Central and Local Cooperation for the fifth World Congress of Biosphere Reserves (WCBR) was held in Hangzhou on March 10.

2025-01-22

Hangzhou releases first official list of municipal wetlands

On January 20, the "Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future" Hangzhou 2025 World Wetlands Day activity was held at the National Wetland Museum of China.

2025-01-21

Hangzhou's 3 wetland parks open to public free of charge on World Wetlands Day falling on February 2

On January 20, Hangzhou announced the Wetlands Day publicity activity: on February 2, Xixi National Wetland Park, Tonglu Nanbao Provincial Wetland Park, and Qiantang Greater Bay Area Provincial Wetland Park would be open to the public free of charge.

2025-01-08

Hangzhou releases its first district-level biodiversity protection plan

Recently, Shangcheng District in Hangzhou has released its first district-level plan to boost the urban biodiversity conservation.

2024-12-16

UNESCO opens a global consultation on new Strategy and Action Plan for biosphere reserves

To engage the global community in shaping the future of sustainable development and conservation, UNESCO has opened a public consultation on the new Strategy and Action Plan for the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme and its World Network of Biosphere Reserves, covering 2026–2035.

2024-11-18

Open call for logo design of World Congress of Biosphere Reserves 2025

The Fifth World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, hosted by UNESCO and co-organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Zhejiang Provincial Government, is scheduled to take place in Hangzhou from Sept 22 to 26, 2025.

2024-11-14

3^rd IberoMAB Youth Forum: new governance and action plan for 2027

From 2 to 7 November 2024, the Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve in Bahia, Brazil, hosted the 3^rd IberoMAB Youth Forum. Over 70 youth representatives from 22 countries across Ibero-America and the Caribbean came together to strengthen their role in managing biosphere reserves and shaping a sustainable future.

2024-09-23

Event marks one-year countdown to biosphere reserve congress

UNESCO's Fifth World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, to be held in China next year, will provide a model and an exemplar for the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, experts and officials said at an event in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

2024-08-21

Experts learn ancient desert control wisdom in Ningxia

A group of experts participating in the Foreign Experts' Tour in Ningxia arrived in Zhongwei city, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Monday to learn about the area's history and achievements in desertification control and the Ningxia experience of reconciling with the desert.

2023-08-09

First 350-km/h high-speed train traverses China's mountainous Guizhou

A Fuxing bullet train, with a designed speed of 350 km/h, departed on Tuesday morning from the Southwest Chinese city of Guiyang, marking the operation of the Guiyang-Libo section of the Guiyang-Nanning High-speed Railway.

2024-08-02

Biosphere reserve bordering host city of World Congress in 2025 expands twelvefold in size

A year before Hangzhou welcomes over 2,000 delegates to UNESCO's Fifth World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, the contiguous Tianmushan–Qingliangfeng Biosphere Reserve has been extended from 43 km² to 547 km².

2024-07-17

Mongolia's Khar-Us Lake added to UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves

Mongolia's Khar-Us Lake National Park has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO, local media reported Wednesday, citing the UNESCO.

2024-06-15

Experts exchange views on global geopark, biosphere reserve sustainable development

Over 100 government officials, experts, scholars, and organization representatives from home and abroad have discussed global geopark and biosphere reserve sustainable development while gathering at the Changbai Mountain reserve in northeast China's Jilin Province on Saturday.

2024-06-09

UNESCO announces 15 awards for young researchers working in biosphere reserves

On 4 July, the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme presented 15 young scientists from 11 countries with awards of up to US$5,000 each to support their research projects.

2024-03-21

How does the China solution to biodiversity protection enlighten the world?

March 21 this year marks the 11^th International Day of Forests. With the awareness of ecological priority and green growth increasing across China, its achievements in environmental protection are making considerable strides.

2023-08-08

The 23^rd conference of the China Biosphere Reserve Network (CBRN) & the 50^th Anniversary of UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme

On February 14 to 16, 2023, the 23^rd conference of the China Biosphere Reserve Network (CBRN) & the 50th anniversary of UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme was successfully held in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province.

2023-03-24

New fish species found in mother river of Yuhang

A new fish species, Tiaoxilie or Zacco tiaoxiensis, has recently been discovered in the Tiaoxi River, the mother river of Yuhang district, Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. It is rare to discover new species in such a large urban area.

2023-02-21

Qianjiangyuan-Baishanzu National Park has been added to Chinese Biosphere Reserves Network

A few days ago, Qianjiangyuan-Baishanzu National Park (Baishanzu Campus) was added to Chinese Biosphere Reserves Network (CBRN).

2022-10-12

New species discovered in Tianmu Mountain Nature Reserve

According to the essay in Frontiers in Microbiology, Chanterelle with white covering, a global new species, was discovered at the 1,100 meters above sea level in Tianmu Mountain Nature Reserve by Lin Wenfei, a teacher of ZJU's College of Life Science.

2022-10-05

China wins the right to host the 5^th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO

In May 2022, with the approval of the State Council, China formally submitted the bid of hosting the 5^th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves (WCBR) to UNESCO.

2022-05-19

UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in China Harmonizes Relationship Between Human and Nature

Since China joined UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, especially the foundation of Chinese National Committee for MAB Programm (MAB China), MAB's implementation has played a positive role in the biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of natural resources, the building of ecological civilization and a beautiful China, and the development of ecological research in China, Wang Ding, secretary general of MAB China, lately states in an article published on Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

2022-04-07

UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme celebrates its 50^th birthday

In biosphere reserves, the places where MAB operates, people and nature learn to live together in harmony. UNESCO-designated biosphere reserves are a living testimony to just how vital better conservation of natural areas will be to maintain the ecosystems on which humans depend and keep global warming within internationally agreed limits.