This session of the International Co-ordinating Council (ICC) of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will carry out an evaluation of the Madrid Action Plan (MAP) and review proposals for new biosphere reserves as well as for extensions/modifications to existing ones.  

dates: 9-13 July 2012   location: Paris, France   additional: UNESCO headquarters   contact: Salvatore Arico Programme Specialist   phone: +33 (0) 1 45 68 40 90   e-mail: s.arico@unesco.org   www: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/man-and-biosphere-programme/about-mab/icc/icc/24th-session-of-the-mab-council/