Consequently, a biosphere reserve is subject to the influence of numerous legal international, national and local treaties and documents, which suggests that the management of biosphere reserves is in fact the coordination and maximised use of locally available legal texts, human and financial resources.

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In a partnership with the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) based in Berne (Switzerland), the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), and the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), UNESCO is selecting biosphere reserve sites from each of the major mountainous regions of the world as the focus for this new global climate change monitoring programme.

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She also proposed support to assist in striking a balance between preservation and economic development in the Palawan Biosphere Reserve, where the issue of mining has come into the international spotlight.

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