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[[File:Zuvinto pazintinis takas ir bokstelis.jpg|thumb|Walkway in [[Zuvintas Biosphere Reserve]]]]

'''Man and the Biosphere Programme''' ('''MAB''') is an intergovernmental scientific program, launched in 1971 by [[UNESCO]], that aims to establish a scientific basis for the 'improvement of relationships' between people and their environments.<ref name=UB>[https://www.uib.no/en/unesco-chair/123683/unescos-man-and-biosphere-programme     University of Bergen website, ''UNESCO Chair: Sustainable heritage and environmental management'', article dated 8 October 2020]</ref>

MAB engages with the [[international development]] agenda, especially the [[Sustainable Development Goals]] and the [[Post-2015 Development Agenda|Post 2015 Development Agenda]]. The MAB programme provides a platform for cooperation in research and development. {{As of|July 2024}}, 759 sites across 136 countries, including 22 transboundary sites, have been included in the [[World Network of Biosphere Reserves]].<ref>[https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/unesco-designates-11-new-biosphere-reserves  Drishti Vision Foundation India website, ''UNESCO Designates 11 New Biosphere Reserves'', article dated 9 July 2024]</ref>  The reserves cover more than 5% of the world’s surface and are home to over 260 million people.<ref name=B>[https://www.britannica.com/science/biosphere-reserve  Britannica website, ''Biosphere Reserve'']</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/mab|title=Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme|date=January 7, 2019|website=UNESCO}}</ref>