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7082

7082

Date

Tuesday
2026.10.27 @ 13:15
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Room

Lastiver - Youth Group meeting room

Capacity: 145 people

Conference

COP-17 / CP-MOP-12 / NP-MOP-06

Meetings(s)

COP-17
Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Title

1. Beyond Protected Areas: Biosphere Reserves as Tools for KMGBF Implementation - Lessons from the Southern Caucasus

Hosts

GIZ | MSF | RECC | ORG WAITING FOR APPROVAL |

Topics

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Stakeholder Engagement and Cooperation

Protected Areas and OECMs

Drawing on MSF’s experience establishing biosphere reserves (BR) across the region – including two designated BRs in Georgia and the ongoing initiative in Dilijan, Armenia – the event explores how BRs function as practical delivery mechanisms for KMGBF Targets 1 (Plan and Manage all Areas To Reduce Biodiversity Loss), 3 (30x30), 10 (sustainable use of biodiversity), and 22 (Participation & Inclusive Decision-making) in Southern Caucasus. It focuses on how its multi-zone model bridges conservation with sustainable local development, and shows how that works in practice at the example of the newly established BRs in Georgia. Starting from process of elaborating of the first BRs in Southern Caucasus, in Georgia, we zoom into Armenian case of the establishment of the country’s first BR. It would serve as the focal case study: the Dilijan case illustrates how a well-designed BR can translate global commitments into locally owned conservation action. We’d like to invite the audience to follow the process of BR development in Dilijan. The event will culminate in a symbolic ceremony involving the signing of an endorsement letter by the supporters of the BR initiative - Ministry of Environment of RA, Dilijan Municipality, UNESCO MAB Committee and other - marking a concrete milestone in the Dilijan BR nomination process.

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	Towards the Establishment of the Dilijan Biosphere Reserve in Armenia – Nomination and Enabling Framework A recently started project will support the next crucial phase in BR development in Armenia: the formal nomination of the Dilijan Biosphere Reserve for the UNESCO MAB Programme. To this end, the project will support the drafting of the nomination document in close collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and local stakeholders, develop a management plan, and drive forward participatory planning processes – to ensure that the biosphere reserve is not only successfully nominated but also prepared for its role following recognition. This includes strengthening governance structures, identifying funding mechanisms, and consolidating broad stakeholder engagement, which will be essential for the long-term sustainability of the biosphere reserve. armenia-towards-the-establishment-of-the-dilijan-biosphere-reserve	Biosphere Reserves, South Caucasus
	UNESCO biosphere reserve establishment in the climate-vulnerable regions of Kakheti in Eastern Georgia – working towards the nomination The project paved the way for the establishment of the first two Biosphere Reserves in Georgia and even beyond in whole Southern Caucasus. It terminared with the ultimate designation for the Biosphere Reserves "Dedloplistkaro" and "Three Alazani Rivers". georgia-unesco-nomination-kakheti	Biosphere Reserve, Georgia, South Caucasus

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	Forest in Dilijan National Park in autumn Armenia Biosphere Reserve development - forest patches autmn-forest-(c)-Dilijan-National-Park-small.JPG	Armenia
	Participatory Workshop BR workshop scenes on BR development in Georgia, South Caucasus workshop-Georgia-on-BR-development-I-(c)-Nika-Malazonia.jpg	Georgia
	BR development Georgia, workshop workshop scenes on BR development in Georgia, South Caucasus workshop-Georgia-on-BR-development-II-(c)-Nika-Malazonia.jpg
	Participatory Workshop in Georgia on Biosphere Reserve development workshop scenes on BR development in Georgia, South Caucasus workshop-Georgia-on-BR-development-IV-(c)-Nika-Malazonia.jpg	Georgia, Bioshere Reserve
	Worshop in Georgia on BR development workshop scenes on BR development in Georgia, South Caucasus workshop-Georgia-on-BR-development-V-(c)-Nika-Malazonia.jpg	Georgia, Biosphere Reserve

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	Steps towards establishing the first Biosphere Reserves in Southern Caucasus The video is a teaser capturing participatory event for developming Three Alazani Biosphere Reserve in Georgia. https://www.youtube.com/embed/_pvERW5rYRQ	Biosphere Reserve, Georgria, South Caucasus

Documents

Side Event #7082

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