1. UNESCO, Earth and Ecological Science Division Paris, France
Alexandra Deprez ’12 Anthropology and Environmental Studies

3. UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) and World Network of Biosphere Reserves
-Founded in 1971 by Richard Nixon and Nikita Krushchev
-Currently 580 sites in 114 countries

4. Work I did: Follow up on expert meeting on sustainable agriculture and food security in Biosphere Reserves
-Created case studies of agriculture initiatives in specific Biosphere Reserves: Yayu Coffee Forest, Ethiopia, Sierra Gorda, Mexico
-Researched ways of connecting such initiatives to commodities markets and ecosystem services markets
-Interviewed experts and met with organizations that develop agro-forestry and conservation projects connected with ecosystem services payment schemes
-Developed report that exposed the present state and linked food security, sustainable agriculture and agro-biodiversity in Biosphere Reserves

5. Impact of my work on MAB and World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)
-Initiated contact with potential future MAB partners EcoLogic development fund and Pur Projet
-Developed report that will prove useful to the International Biosphere Trust in jumpstarting their agricultural involvement in the WNBR
-Contributed to the continuation of MAB secretariat’s interest in and focus on agricultural topics within Biosphere Reserves