Biosphere reserves serve in some ways as "living laboratories" for testing and demonstrating integrated management of land, water and biodiversity. With this publication the national MAB-committee of Germany gives a detailed presentation and description of the Biosphere Reserves of Germany.

Zusammenfassung

UNESCO biosphere reserves are full of life. Here, people put sustainable development into practice: economic, ecological, social and cultural objectives are pursued, conserving precious natural spaces in the process. People are opening up new opportunities for today and are taking responsibility for future generations. What could be more exciting than a look at new ways into the future? The 14 biosphere reserves in Germany are part of a world network of 440 areas in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB). Founded in the 1970s to research the relationship between man and the environment, biosphere reserves have been developed into model regions for sustainable development since the 1992 Rio Conference. This publication gives an overview of developments to date and the new direction for the MAB Programme in Germany. The generally valid guidelines for the conservation, care and development of these areas are explained. Various project examples from practice and research bear witness to the living implementation of the Programme in the German UNESCO biosphere reserves.

Inhalt
Sustainable Development: The Contribution by Biosphere Reserves.- MAB a Programme over the Course of Time.- World Network of Biosphere Reserves.- Biosphere Reserves: Model Regions for the Future.- The Network of Biosphere Reserves in Germany.- New Concepts for the Model Regions.- People and Cultures in Biosphere Reserves.- From Environmental Education to Learning for Sustainability.- Communication and Cooperation.- Objectives and Strategies for Nature Conservation.- Cultural and Natural Landscapes and the New Wilderness.- Cultural Landscapes and Biodiversity.- Conserve Diversity! Practical Landscape Management.- The Importance of Nature Rangers.- Sustainable Economic Development.- Sustainable Land Management.- Sustainable Forestry.- Sustainable Tourism Development.- Environmental Management in Industry.- Research and Monitoring in Biosphere Reserves.- Planning for Biosphere Reserves.- Biosphere Reserves in Development Cooperation.- The Further Development of the German System of Biosphere Reserves Model Regions for Sustainable Development.- Examples from Practice.- From the Rhön lamb to the Rhön Apple Initiative: Marketing Local Produce.- The Wilderness Camp on Falkenstein.- The Biosphere Job Motor a Start-Up Initiative.- The Regional Brand as a Working Instrument for Sustainable Regional Development.- The Framework Concept as Regional Agenda 21.- Tourism with Nature Nature Conservation with People: Visitor Guidance in a Biosphere Reserve.- Sustainable Agriculture on the Hallig Islands.- Environmental Education: A Component of Sustainable Development.- Health and the Biosphere Reserve.- Natural Dynamics at the Heart of Europe.- Management of Migrant Birds.- Traditional Farms and the Spree Forest Landscape.- Cooperation Between the German andChinese MAB National Committees.- Transboundary Biosphere Reserves: Win-Win Solutions for People and Nature.- Examples from Research.- Research and Monitoring in German Biosphere Reserves: An Overview.- Regional Marketing of Agricultural Produce in German Biosphere Reserves.- Integrated Environmental Monitoring an Ecosystem-Based Approach.- Socio-Economic Monitoring in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea Region.- Allensbach Survey in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve.- The Schorfheide-Chorin Project: Development of Methods for Integrating Nature Conservation Goals into Agricultural Practice.- Moderation Procedure in the Water Edge Project in the Spree Forest Biosphere Reserve.- Nature Conservation and Organic Farming in a Biosphere Reserve the Brodowin Eco-Village Development and Testing Project (Schorfheide-Chorin BR).- Further Development of the Ecosystem Approach of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Selected Forest Biosphere Reserves.- Biosphere Reserves in Germany: An Overview.- Germany in Key Figures.- UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Germany.