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Public Understanding and Appreciation of the Biosphere Reserve Concept

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2009

Stephen R. Kellert
Stephen R. Kellert
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Associate Professor, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
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The Biosphere Reserve concept potentially appears to be an extremely important basis for enhancing global land protection—particularly, although not exclusively, in developing countries. Far more clarification and education will be required, however, to produce the level of public appreciation that will be necessary to make this concept an effective force for conservation. It may be argued that a clear delineation of the Biosphere Reserve concept is less important than an adequate public understanding of the values to be derived from this land protection strategy. While this distinction may be useful, it would seem that the potential benefits of the Biosphere Reserve would be considerably enhanced by far more precise public appreciation of the meaning and intent of this land designation category.

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Environmental Conservation , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , Summer 1986 , pp. 101 - 105
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Copyright © Foundation for Environmental Conservation 1986

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