Editing Man and the Biosphere Programme (section)

==World Congress of Biosphere Reserves ==

The first World Congress of [[Biosphere Reserves]] was held in Minsk, Belarus in 1983;<ref name=SA>[https://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532013000500006  South African Journal of Science website, ''A history of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme in South Africa'', article by Ruida Pool-Stanvliet]</ref> the congress created an 'Action Plan for Biosphere Reserves' which was adopted the following year. 

The second World Congress was held in Seville, Spain in March 1995.<ref name=SA /> 

The third World Congress was held in Madrid, Spain from February 4–9, 2008.<ref>[https://sdg.iisd.org/events/3rd-world-congress-on-biosphere-reserves/  SDG Knowledge Hub website, ''3rd World Congress on Biosphere Reserves'']</ref>

The fourth World Congress of Biosphere Reserves took place in [[Lima]], [[Peru]], from March 14–17, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/4th-world-congress/|title=4th World Congress &#124; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|website=www.unesco.org}}</ref>

The fifth World Congress is due to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 22–27 2025.<ref>[https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202409/23/WS66f0c36fa3103711928a92b0.html   China Daily website, ''Event marks one-year countdown to biosphere reserve congress'', article by Chen Ye dated 23 September, 2024]</ref>