In situ conservation of plant genetic resources: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) program in Africa
Lusigi, W.J.
Crop genetic resources of Africa Volume I Proceedings of an international symposium, Nairobi, Kenya, 26-30 September 1988: 167-170
1991
Document Number: 260914
The UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB), launched in 1971, is a worldwide programme of international scientific cooperation dealing with people-environment interactions in the whole range of bioclimatic and geographical situations of the biosphere. Africa contains 6 biosphere reserves in 30 countries. They form a network of cooperation for the exchange of scientific information on plant resources and their management and provide a basis for further research and training of conservation personnel.