Virgin Islands Biosphere Reserve: progress report

The Virgin Islands Biosphere Reserve (VIBR), St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, has made progress in fulfilling many of the objectives of the UNESCO Action Plan. Members of the Virgin Islands Resource Management Cooperative have completed 29 projects on fisheries, marine ecosystems, the island's forests, and on implementation of the biosphere reserve concept. The Virgin Islands Biosphere Reserve Center is a center of research activity and, in the future, will become more of a center for training and education. More effort is required to integrate local people into the management of the biosphere reserve. The VIBR requires direction for the future and still lacks a management plan. The recently formed Frieds of Virgin Islands National Park could play an important role in facilitating the involvement of the local community, as well as building a cooperative MAB program on St. John. A biosphere reserve coordinator is needed.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	84064 Krugman, S.L. Eds., 112557 ROGERS, C.S., 73747 Gregg Jr., W.P., 18533 U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Washington D.C. National Park Service, 33458 4. World Wilderness Congress Worldwide Conservation Estes Park, Colo. (EUA) 11 - 18 Set 1987
Format:	biblioteca
Published:	Atlanta, Georgia (EUA) 1989
Subjects:	RESERVA DE LA BIOSFERA VIRGIN ISLANDS, ISLAS VIRGENES (EUA),
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