Institutionalizing cooperation between biosphere reserves and universities – the example of Science_Linknockberge

Abstract

Biosphere reserves (BRs) as recognized model regions for sustainable development are supposed to maintain permanent access to scientific findings, innovation, new technologies and scholarly discussions.

Pärke, Parks and Reservate – biosphere reserves in Austria, Germany and Switzerland on their way towards Biosphere 4.0?

“…Many MAB National Committees / Focal Points are still anchored in scientific disciplines, and are thus well rooted in academia. Furthermore, regular reflection, evaluation and adaptation, which were later conceptualized as adaptive management (Dudley et al 2000), have a clear focus on scientific principles.…”

Non-Territorial Nature Conservation? On Protected Areas in the Anthropocene

“…Along their path of success, protected areas have developed to institutions beyond their primary aim of protecting natural goods and have taken on many of societal functions, such as economic development in mostly rural peripheral regions, creation and education of sustainable knowledge, handling regional and global change (cf. Jungmeier et al 2018;Egner et al 2017;Hammer et al 2012). Hammer et al (2016, p. 19) point to this shift of paradigm by stressing, that "parks in Europe thus represent a great hope for shaping the future at the regional level.…”