Welcome
Bras d'Or Lake watershed area proposed for biosphere designation
Welcome to our web site! We are an organization that is working to have the Bras d’Or Lake and its watershed (the area outlined on the map) designated as a UNESCO Biosphere reserve.
What is a Biosphere reserve you ask? Check out the links at the top of this page to learn more…or… keep reading!
Whatever – if you have questions….post a Comment or email us privately at: contact@blbra.ca
Biosphere reserves are special places around the world where people are trying to live more sustainably – that means they want 4 things:
- a healthy environment
- a healthy economy
- a healthy society
- a healthy culture.
Now, isn’t that worth celebrating? That’s what the United Nations thought back in the early 1970’s when they came up with this concept. They wanted to recognize, internationally, these places around the world – to serve as places where people could find out more about the special natural resources of an area and how peoples were working to save them for future generations.
Together, biosphere reserves form a world network for promoting exchange of information, experience and personnel. Currently, there are over 550 BR sites in 105 countries. Fifteen of those are in Canada!
Read more about the initiative to get Biosphere Reserve designation for the Bras d’Or Lake watershed or browse the site following the links above.
Vist our Photo Gallery to see pictures of this area. Send us your favourite picture to add to the collection!
