The functions of the Reserve
Each Reserve is intended to fulfill three complementary functions:
- a conservation function to preserve landscapes, habitats, ecosystems, as well as species and genetic diversity;
- a development function to foster economic and human development and provide not only income, but long-term socio-cultural and environmental sustainability;
- a logistical and support function to enhance understanding of sustainable development, to ensure support for research, monitoring and training at the local level, beyond the boundaries of the biosphere reserve and through the global exchange of best practices.