UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BRs) are designated areas in geographical regions of global socio-ecological significance. This definitive book shows their global relevance and contribution to environmental protection, biocultural diversity and education. Initiated in the 1970s as part of UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme, BRs share a set of common objectives, to support and demonstrate a balance between biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and research. The world's 701 BRs form an international, intergovernmental network to support the aims of sustainability science, but this purpose has not always been widely understood. In three distinct sections, the book starts by outlining the origins of BRs and the MAB Programme, showing how they contribute to advancing sustainable development. The second section documents the evolution of BRs around the world, including case studies from each of the five UNESCO world regions. Each case study demonstrates how conservation, sustainable development and the role of scientific research have been interpreted locally. The book concludes by discussing thematic lessons to help understand the challenges and opportunities associated with sustainability science, providing a unique platform from which lessons can be learned. This includes how concepts become actions on the ground and how ideas can be taken up across sites at differing scales. This book will be of great interest to professionals engaged in conservation and sustainable development, NGOs, policy-makers and advanced students in environmental management, ecology, sustainability science, environmental anthropology and geography.

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (BRs) are designated areas in geographical regions of global socio-ecological significance. This definitive book shows their global relevance and contribution to environmental protection, biocultural diversity and education. Initiated in the 1970s as part of UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme, BRs share a set of common objectives, to support and demonstrate a balance between biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and research. The world's 701 BRs form an international, intergovernmental network to support the aims of sustainability science, but this purpose has not always been widely understood. In three distinct sections, the book starts by outlining the origins of BRs and the MAB Programme, showing how they contribute to advancing sustainable development. The second section documents the evolution of BRs around the world, including case studies from each of the five UNESCO world regions. Each case study demonstrates how conservation, sustainable development and the role of scientific research have been interpreted locally. The book concludes by discussing thematic lessons to help understand the challenges and opportunities associated with sustainability science, providing a unique platform from which lessons can be learned. This includes how concepts become actions on the ground and how ideas can be taken up across sites at differing scales. This book will be of great interest to professionals engaged in conservation and sustainable development, NGOs, policy-makers and advanced students in environmental management, ecology, sustainability science, environmental anthropology and geography.

Frank, Insider Advice from a Vertiable Who's Who of Cinema No other book details the pitfalls, snares, punji sticks, and roadblocks that novice filmmakers encounter like "The Reel Truth," New York University Stern School of Business professor of film marketing and former Harvard Business School research associate Reed Martin interviews more than one hundred luminaries from the independent film world on the near misses that almost derailed their first and second films and the close shaves that could have cut their careers short. Other books may tell you the best way to make your independent film, but no other book describes so candidly how to spot and avoid (1) The Top 50 Mistakes Every First-Timer Makes, (2) The Wrong Producer, (3) Nightmare Investors, (4) Bad Actors, (5) Equipment Problems, (6) Post-Production Myths, (7) Big Talkers, (8) The Top 10 Distribution Dealbreakers, (9) Indie Film Marketing Missteps, and (10) The Sundance Dream Wrecking Ball.

From personal experience and his years as a freelance reporter covering independent film for "USA Today "and "Filmmaker "magazine, Martin uncovers the truth about the risks and potential rewards that go with chasing celluloid glory. Whether you're about to start shooting or thinking about investing time or money (or someone else's money) in an independent film, "The Reel Truth "is a must-read.