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Elena A. Shuyskaya, Senior Researcher of the Central Forest State Natural Biosphere Reserve (172521, Russia, Tver region, Nelidovo district, Zapovednyi settlement); e-mail: elenashuy@rambler.ru
Anna V. Zavadskaya, Senior Researcher of the Kronotsky Federal Nature Biosphere Reserve (684000, Russia, Kamchatsky Krai, Yelizovo, Ryabikova street, 48); e-mail: anya.zavadskaya@gmail.com
Angelina Yu. Sharaponova, leading specialist of the sector of monitoring and reproduction of natural complexes of the department of nature protection measures of the Nature Park «Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain» (404143, Russia, Volgograd region, Sredneakhtubinsky district, Sredniaia Akhtuba, Naberezhnaya street, 2a); e-mail: poyma-park@mail.ru, angelina-bukatin@mail.ru
Dmitriy A. Belyaev, Head of Ecological Education Department and Head of Ecological center «Baklanovo» in the National Park «Smolensk Lakeland» (216270, Russia, Smolensk region, Demidovsky district, Przhevalskoe settlement Gurevicha street, 19); e-mail: d_belyaev@mail.ru.
Anastasia D. Barsukova, Leading specialist of Ecological Education and Development Department in the Commander Islands Nature Biosphere Reserve (Russia, Kamchatsky Krai, Aleutsky district, Nikolskoe village, Gagarina street, 4); e-mail: ostrova.international@gmail.com
Anna V. Strokan, Main specialist of the Department of Ecological Education and Development of the Commander Islands Nature Biosphere Reserve (Russia, Kamchatsky Krai, Aleutsky district, Nikolskoe village, Gagarina street, 4); e-mail: ostrova.friends@gmail.com
Egor A. Vlasov, Researcher of the Tsentralno-Chernozem State Natural Biosphere Reserve, Russia (305528, Russia, Kursk region, Kursk district, Zapovedny settlement); e-mail: egorvlassoff@gmail.com
Maria A. Unkovskaya, Specialist of the Ecological Education Department in the Volga-Kama State Natural Biosphere Reserve (422537, Russia, Republic of Tatarstan, Zelenodolsky district, Sadovyi settlement, Vekhova street, 1); e-mail: mashaunkovskaya@mail.ru
Maxim S. Nosov, Deputy director of the Volga-Kama State Natural Biosphere Reserve (422537, Russia, Republic of Tatarstan, Zelenodolsky district, Sadovyi settlement, Vekhova street, 1); e-mail: m.s.nosov@gmail.com

Shuyskaya E.A., Zavadskaya A.V., Sharaponova A.Yu., Belyaev D.A., Barsukova A.D., Strokan A.V., Vlasov E.A., Unkovskaya M.A., Nosov M.S. 2018. Russian biosphere reserves at the youth MAB-2017 Forum in Italy. Nature Conservation Research 3(1): 103–110. https://dx.doi.org/10.24189/ncr.2018.012

Russia was represented by 9 participants from Biosphere Reserves at the MAB Youth Forum in Italy. The main question of the Forum was «How to involve the young in the work of biosphere reserves?» The debate resulted in a Declaration, elaborated by participants from around the world (282 delegates from 85 countries). Measures to improve scientific cooperation, data exchange in the sphere of educational tourism and administrative management, development of joint projects in environmental education were formulated. The article contains a number of recommendations for the network of biosphere reserves in Russia, based on Seville strategy and Lima Action Plan.

biosphere reserves, World Network of Biosphere Reserves, Youth Forum, UNESCO's Man and Biosphere programme (MAB), sustainable development, UNESCO

Received: 30.01.2018

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