MAB National Committee
Each country participating in the MAB Programme sets up a body acting as the link between the international and national levels. This body is generally a national committee. There are presently 144 national committees in the 193 UNESCO member states.
In Germany, the Federal Environment Minister re-appointed the National Committee for the UNESCO “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB) Programme in 2008. The committee is composed of 
16 eminent figures representing science and practice. The experts bring together relevant experience in the various thematic fields covered by the programme. The current members of the committee are appointed to 2011.
The committee is chaired by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and managed by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).
Bundesamt für Naturschutz
Geschäftsstelle des deutschen Nationalkomitees
des UNESCO - MAB - Programms
Konstantinstrasse 110
53179 Bonn
Executive director: Jörg Bruker
Tel.: +49 228 8491-1011
Secretariat:
Tel.: +49 228 8491-1017 (Mrs. Fenouillet)
Fax: +49 228 8491-1019
Tasks of the MAB National Committee
The tasks of the German MAB National Committee are:
- to implement and further develop the interdisciplinary, intergovernmental UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere" (MAB) Programme
- to advance the national contribution to the MAB Programme, notably to
- continue to develop the Criteria for Designation and Evaluation of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Germany
- elaborate strategies for sustainable management in biosphere reserves,
- prepare strategies for nature education in biosphere reserves,
- evaluate biosphere reserves in Germany,
- explore opportunities to foster implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) within the context of the MAB Programme, and
- cooperate with the international MAB bodies of UNESCO.
The National Committee collaborates with various 
other institutions and bodies.
