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Written question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 June 2006.


Biosphere Reserves

Question
What steps they are taking to fulfil the United   Kingdom’s obligations under the statutory framework of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, in particular subsection 3.
Answer

The Man and Biosphere (MAB) programme in the UK is overseen by a committee which was established by Defra. Defra will continue to support the committee in its work. The UKMAB committee will oversee the next 10-year periodic review required by the statutory framework for biosphere reserves and Defra will fund this review.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6126; 683 c146WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Biosphere reserves
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk