KAZAKHSTAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE UNESCO PROGRAMME “MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE” (MAB)

The 6th EABRN International Training Workshop "Sustainable Management of Biosphere Reserves" in China

6th International training course on "Sustainable management of biosphere reserves" took place 20-30 May 2015 in the framework of the East Asia Network of Biosphere Reserves (EABRN) in the Chinese Biosphere Reserve Wudalianchi. The training was attended by two experts from Kazakhstan: Rustem Egenberdiev and Malika Duysebaeva. The working programme and Impressions of the trip of Rustem Egenberdiev about this event are given below.

The programme- of 6th EABRN Training Course

*Date*	*Time*	*Contents*
19th May (Tuesday)	All Day	Arrival and registration
20th May (Wednesday)	Morning	Opening ceremony
	Morning	Theory of Sustainable Development and general policies of global Biosphere Reserves (BR)
	Afternoon	General status of BRs in EABRN countries
	Afternoon	General policy and status of BRs in China
21st May (Thursday)	Morning	Biological diversity and Sustainable Development of BRs
21st May (Thursday)	Afternoon	Best practices in the conservation and management of Wudalianchi BR
22nd May (Friday)	Morning	Sustainable management of BRs in the Republic of Korea
22nd May (Friday)	Afternoon	Sustainable management of BRs in Japan
23rdMay (Saturday)	All Day	Field investigation in Wudalianchi and discussion with local managers
24thMay (Sunday)	All Day	Free time / presentation preparation
25th May (Monday)	All Day	Best Practices:Interactive Exchange and discussion among participants including case study presentation from each country
26th May (Tuesday)	Morning	Space technologies for sustainable BR management: operation system for Earth observation in China and virtual ground receiving station
	Afternoon	Space technologies for the sustainable management of Biosphere Reserves
	Afternoon	Space technologies for the mitigation of natural disasters
27th May (Wednesday)	All Day	Presentation and demonstration of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation, data collection and analysis
28th May (Thursday)	Morning	Transfer from Wudalianchi to Harbin
28th May (Thursday)	Afternoon	Visit to the city of Harbin
29th May (Friday)	Morning	Lectures at the Harbin Base of HIST
29th May (Friday)	Afternoon	Summary and Closing Ceremony
30th May (Saturday)	All Day	Departure

Training course was organized collaboratively by the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under the Auspices of UNESCO (HIST), the Wudalianchi Administration Committee, the Chinese MAB National Committee and the EABRN Secretariat at UNESCO Beijing Office.
The course brought together BR managers, experts and lecturers from 15 countries across Asia as well as Europe and Africa. Tehere were 18 trainees from EABRN as well as SACAM and SeaBRnet; 17 lecturers and experts contributing at different times.

Participants of the 6th Training course of EABRN

Impressions of Rustem Yegenberdiev (Aksu-Zhabagly Biosphere Reserve): I took part in the 6th East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network (EABRN) International Training Workshop on “Sustainable Management of Biosphere Reserves”, 20-30 May, 2015. Wudalianchi, China.
The Workshop was organized by EABRN Secretariat, UNESCO Beijing Office, International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural and Cultural Heritage under the Auspices of UNESCO (HIST),
Wudalianchi Administration Committee, HIST Harbin Base, Chinese National Committee for MAB. It was supported by The Republic of Korea National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU), The Republic of Korea Ministry of Environment.
The Training Workshop included lectures, discussions, a field work component in Wudalianchi Biosphere Reserve and a session at the Harbin Base of HIST. The course promoted cooperative research on biodiversity conservation and socio-economic development in and around BRs. Special attention was given to developing the capacity of BR managers through the application of modern technologies and special tools.
We stayed in 8 days in Wudalianchi Global Geopark Hotel. Lectures and 2 days field trip in Wudalianchi BR gave us lot of knowledge and experience. We had interative communications with experts from UNESCO headquarters, ERAIFT (a regional school of UNESCO in Africa), Korea, HIST, and others.
I thank the MAB committee of Kazakhstan headed by Professor Roman Jashenko and all the organizers of the Workshop. I hope the knowledge I get from the 6th EABRN International Training Workshop will help me in biodiversity conservation of our country.

Photo by Rustem Yegenberdiev