In 2023 the Nordic Biosphere Reserves agreed to a common partnership project about 'translating' the Kunming-Montreal biodiversity framework to the local level in the context of Nordic Biosphere Reserves. aiming to demonstrate how biosphere reserves are a valuable locally-based instrument for achieving the global targets for biodiversity. The work is led by Møn UNESCO Biosphere assisted by Mads Randbøll Wolff, Sustainability 2030 and Nikolaj Sveistrup, Urban Agenda in Denmark and includes participation from Nordic Biosphere Reserves.
The project is called MAB-LAB, short for 'Man and the Biosphere - Local Actions for the new global framework for Biodiversity'. It is based on a fundamental ambition to promote and support local solutions to global challenges by increasing the number of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the Nordic region.
Biosphere Reserves are model areas for sustainable development and as such the UNESCO MAB framework offers a strong approach from which we can learn to live in harmony with nature.