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UNESCO, Earth and Ecological Science Division Paris, France

UNESCO, Earth and Ecological Science Division Paris, France. Alexandra Deprez ’12 Anthropology and Environmental Studies. UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) and World Network of Biosphere Reserves -Founded in 1971 by Richard Nixon and Nikita Krushchev

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UNESCO, Earth and Ecological Science Division Paris, France

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  1. UNESCO, Earth and Ecological Science DivisionParis, France Alexandra Deprez ’12 Anthropology and Environmental Studies

  2. UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) and World Network of Biosphere Reserves -Founded in 1971 by Richard Nixon and Nikita Krushchev -Currently 580 sites in 114 countries

  3. Work I did: Follow up on expert meeting on sustainable agriculture and food security in Biosphere Reserves -Created case studies of agriculture initiatives in specific Biosphere Reserves: Yayu Coffee Forest, Ethiopia, Sierra Gorda, Mexico -Researched ways of connecting such initiatives to commodities markets and ecosystem services markets -Interviewed experts and met with organizations that develop agro-forestry and conservation projects connected with ecosystem services payment schemes -Developed report that exposed the present state and linked food security, sustainable agriculture and agro-biodiversity in Biosphere Reserves

  4. Impact of my work on MAB and World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) -Initiated contact with potential future MAB partners EcoLogic development fund and Pur Projet -Developed report that will prove useful to the International Biosphere Trust in jumpstarting their agricultural involvement in the WNBR -Contributed to the continuation of MAB secretariat’s interest in and focus on agricultural topics within Biosphere Reserves

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