Arvo Kullapere ENVIROMENTAL BOARD Hanno Zingel MINISTRY OF

Arvo Kullapere ENVIROMENTAL BOARD Hanno Zingel MINISTRY OF THE ENVIROMENT OVERVIEW OF THE 20 -YEAR ACTIVITY OF THE WEST-ESTONIAN ARCHIPELAGO BIOSPHERE RESERVE

Paris 27. March 1990

HISTORY OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN ESTONIA I ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE IN ESTONIA IS THE 1 -ST OF JANUARY 1990 II IN 1990 -2002 THREE LOCAL CENTRES IN THREE ISLANDS OF THE ARCHIPELAGO III IN 2002 MINISTRY OF THE ENVIROMENT DECIDED TO TRANSFER THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE MANAGEMENT TO THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE FOUNDATION (NGO) IV IN 2009 ADVISER FOR BR-ENVIROMENTAL BOARD

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