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Pockets of Hope: Biosphere Reserves in India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO New Delhi Biosphere Reserves contribute to the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration by enlarging the total area for nature conservation via restoration projects, scientific research, monitoring and education, and by raising the awareness of the general public. Biosphere Reserves are places to apply, test and demonstrate best practices for human living in harmony with nature. They aim to enhance nature conservation, reduce the environmental footprint and keep the ecological carrying capacity of our natural ecosystems intact. It is not easy to have a site listed as a Biosphere Reserve. All sites are externally examined and checked before they are approved. Globally, there are 727 properties, 168 in Asia and the Pacific, 12 in India, 4 in Sri Lanka and 3 in the Maldives. The success with which India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are actively participating in the World Network is based on the countriesโ dedication and hard work. UNESCO invites scientists, biologists, botanists, zoologists, climatologists, environmental engineers and sciencetechnology specialists to support Biosphere Reserves. Universities should use them as outdoor laboratories to improve air quality, apply clean energies, reduce pollution, enhance water availability, redress biodiversity loss and test methods for climate resilience. UNESCO encourages governments, foundations, the private sector and philanthropists to support the establishment of new additions to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. 
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Early Action towards the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Year of publication: 2024 Author: Nicole DeSantis | Lea Phillips | Christina Supples | Julien Pigot | Jamison Ervin | Doley Tshering | Juan Calles Lopez | Dharshani Seneviratne | Enrique Paniagua | Monica Mora Corporate author: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) This publication releases the methodology behind the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP) Target Similarity Assessments and identifies key lessons learned and opportunities for future applications. 
Handout Material for the Course: The Environment and Development Year of publication: 2016 Author: Naif Hamoud Mohammed Al-makishah | Mohammed Al-mohanna Corporate author: King Abdulaziz University The document is a handout used by the teachers in teaching the environment and development course, as it contains valuable information and data for the interconnection between environment and development. The handout notes begins with the concept, types of pollution and their causes, and then discusses the foundations of development and the relationship to the environment.