04.07.2011                      02.Tammus, 5771

Biosphären-Gebiet:

UNESCO recognizes Ramot Menashe area as 'Biosphere Reserve'

A biosphere reserve is an area in which the combination of nature preservation and continuous human activity coexist.

Efforts to preserve nature and open spaces in Israel enjoyed yesterday international recognition, with UNESCO affording the area of Ramot Menashe the title of "Biosphere Reserve," adding it to the organization's Man and the Biosphere program.
A biosphere reserve is an area in which the combination of nature preservation and continuous human activity coexist. The recognition was given at a conference in Dresden, Germany, where a total of 18 new biosphere reserves were included in the UNESCO program….