Agenda 1st meeting of Kazakhstan National MAB Committee, 15 July 2011

1. Opening of the meeting.
   Jashenko R.V., Chairman of the MAB Committee, Institute of Zoology of the MES.
2. Introduction of participants and greetings.

Information part

3. On the structure and activities of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty
   Sargsyan S., Department of Natural Sciences of UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty.
4. On the structure and activities of the National Commission of UNESCO and ISESCO in Kazakhstan
   Elesheva A.R., representative of the secretariat of the commission in Almaty, the Kazakh MFA.
5. The development of the biosphere reserve concept
   Yerzakovich E., Department of Natural Sciences of UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty.
6. MAB Programme in Kazakhstan
   Jashenko R.V., Chairman of the MAB Committee, Institute of Zoology of the MES.

Short break

Working part

7. Presentation and discussion of the "Regulations on the activities of the MAB National Committee of Kazakhstan," a decision to approve the document.
8. Presentation and discussion of the "Strategy of development of the Kazakhstan National Committee of MAB ' decision to approve the document".
9. Discussion of the development of the mechanism of the work program of the Kazakhstan MAB National Committee.
10. Presentation of the Chairman of the Nominations Committee for the positions of Vice-Chairman and Scientific Secretary of the  Committee, decision to approve the nominations.
11. Preparation of the first Kazakhstan nomination "Korgalzhyn biosphere reserve".
12. Additional information or questions raised during the discussion of the previous ones.
13. Closing of the Meeting.