Vol. 8 No. 2 (2017)
Research Article

CONSERVATION-DEVELOPMENT DUALITY: THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE SIERRA DE GRAZALEMA AFTER 40 YEARS IN THE MAB PROGRAMME

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  • Yolanda Jiménez,
  • Andrés Caballero,
  • Laura Porcel
Yolanda Jiménez
University of Granada, Instituto de Desarrollo Regional, C/ Rector López Argüeta, Granada, Spain
Andrés Caballero
Universidad del Norte, Department of Social Sciences, Barranquilla, Colombia
Laura Porcel
University of Granada, Instituto de Desarrollo Regional, C/ Rector López Argüeta, Granada, Spain
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Published 2017-01-01

Keywords

  • Biosphere reserve,
  • conservation,
  • development,
  • protected areas,
  • Grazalema

How to Cite

Jiménez, Yolanda, Andrés Caballero, and Laura Porcel. 2017. “CONSERVATION-DEVELOPMENT DUALITY: THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE SIERRA DE GRAZALEMA AFTER 40 YEARS IN THE MAB PROGRAMME”. European Journal of Geography 8 (2). https://eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/289.

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Abstract

Since 1971 the programme Man and the Biosphere (MaB) of UNESCO has been dedicated to
promoting Protected Areas in which conservation of nature is closely linked to territorial
development that is beneficial to local communities. In Spain the first area declared as a
Biosphere Reserve was Sierra de Grazalema (1977). The history of the management of this
Protected Area is now significant enough to analyze how the applied initiatives aimed at
conservation have harmonized with those most directly committed to social and economic
development. This paper provides an extensive review of the conservation and development
programmes and associated measures implemented in the last ten years in Sierra de
Grazalema.

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