The 5^th Annual National Biosphere Reserve Network Meeting and Workshop: Defining the Critical Research Agendas has been held in Jimma.

MELCA-Ethiopia collaborating with Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute and National Biosphere Reserve Network conducting the 5th annual national BRs network meeting at July 22, 2022 With the aim to enhance the functioning of the country’s Biosphere Reserves, it has coordinated the establishment of the National Biosphere Reserve Network and has also been working to ensure the functioning of the Network.

One major undertaking in this regard is conducting an Annual Meeting of the Network that provides the opportunity for Members to come together and exchange views and experiences. The platform is envisaged to contribute to the achievement of the objectives behind the establishment of the UNESCO-registered Ethiopian Biosphere Reserves.

And as part of its environmental governance program and a project being implemented in Majang Zone, GPRS entitled “growth for the future program II: Natural Resource Management for Resilience and Economic Development with the financial support from Sida, MELCA-Ethiopia has been conducted a workshop to bring together academic and research institutions in south west Ethiopia to define the research agendas.

The main objective of the workshop is identifying and promoting potential demand driven, problem solving and learning researches that will come up with solutions to key socio-cultural, ecological and economic problems in the sustainable management of the biosphere reserves.