Who benefits from Biosphere Reserves?
Local communities. These range from local indigenous communities to rural societies, including country home owners. There are various potential benefits to such people, such as protection of basic land and water resources, a more stable and diverse economic base, additional employment, more influence in land-use decision-making, reduced conflict with protected area administrations and interest groups, a continued opportunity to maintain existing traditions and lifestyles, and a more healthy environment for these local communities and their children.Farmers, foresters, fishermen. Biosphere reserves provide access to training and demonstration projects on alternative land-uses and management strategies which maintain natural values, such as soil fertility and water quality, which make the best use of the available human and financial resources.Scientists. Biosphere reserves encourage research, for example on ecological processes or on biological diversity. They are areas offering a growi
