{"id":17082,"date":"2014-11-26T12:23:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T12:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.senderosdelapalma.es\/?page_id=17082"},"modified":"2014-11-26T12:46:52","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T12:46:52","slug":"functions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.senderosdelapalma.es\/en\/nature-la-palma\/world-biosphere-reserve\/functions\/","title":{"rendered":"Functions of the reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243; down=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">MANAGEMENT \u00b7 FUNCTIONS OF THE RESERVE<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;10&#8217; down=&#8217;10&#8217;]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The titularity of La Palma Biosphere Reserve is held by a Consortium made up of a group of public authorities. This body is responsible for implementing the three functions assigned to them by UNESCO (Conservation, Development and Logistics).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;20&#8217; down=&#8217;15&#8217;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243; down=&#8221;5&#8243;]<div class=\"custom_font_holder\" style=\" font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #000000; text-decoration: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\">WORLD BIOSPHERE RESERVE<\/div>[vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243; down=&#8221;5&#8243;]<div class=ordered><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.senderosdelapalma.es\/en\/nature-la-palma\/the-heart-of-the-reserve\/\">The heart of the reserve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.senderosdelapalma.es\/en\/nature-la-palma\/world-biosphere-reserve\/functions\/\">Functions of the reserve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.senderosdelapalma.es\/en\/nature-la-palma\/world-biosphere-reserve\/zones\/\">Why the whole island?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE RESERVE?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;10&#8217; down=&#8217;10&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The UNESCO MaB\u00a0program is responsible for selecting and declaring Biosphere Reserves throughout the world. Its main aim is to make the conservation of natural resources compatible with the sustainable use of the Reserve by the local population. There are three specific functions that any Biosphere Reserve must fulfil:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;20&#8217; down=&#8217;15&#8217;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=ordered><\/h3>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong><span class=\"titulo\">Conservation:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"texto\"> La Palma shelters a wide diversity of species. The flora includes a large number of endemic species, while the fauna is outstanding and unusually diverse for a young oceanic island like ours. The consevation of this heritage is also closely linked to a major cultural legacy , clearly influenced by European and South American trends.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"titulo\">Development:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"texto\"> One of the key reasons for declaring La Palma a Biosphere Reserve was the fact that the island has opted for rural tourism. Strategic tools like the Protection of the Sky Act, the Sustainable Development Plan, the municipal Agenda 21s and the applicaton of the <a title=\"ADER LA PALMA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aderlapalma.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">LEADER+ programme<\/a> [ADER-La Palma] are also in line with this approach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"titulo\">Logistics:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"texto\"> This refers to support for demonstration, education, skill building and research projects focussed on the environment. The La Palma Biosphere Reserve has its own research centre, equipped with a laboratory, while the Cabildo (Island Council) has drawn up a report for Environmental Education and Training Planning (PLASIA, from its initials in Spanish).. The progress made in this aspect can be seen from the Young Scientists Award given for a research work supported by the La Palma Reserve in 1992: Gonz\u00e1lez Mancebo, J.M., Study of micro-habitat stability in Los Tiles Biosphere Reserve. Briophites as environmental stability indicator<\/span>s .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;20&#8217; down=&#8217;15&#8217;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">WHO MANAGES THE RESERVE?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;10&#8217; down=&#8217;10&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The management of La Palma World Biosphere Reserve is in the hands of a Consortium composed of different local authorities. Its contact details are as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;20&#8217; down=&#8217;15&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class='q_list circle circle_number animate_list'><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>La Comunidad Aut\u00f3noma de Canarias<\/li>\n<li>El Cabildo Insular de La Palma<\/li>\n<li>Todos los Ayuntamientos de la isla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;20&#8217; down=&#8217;15&#8217;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">CONTACT INFORMATION<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;10&#8217; down=&#8217;10&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">LA PALMA WORLD BIOSPHERE CONSORTIUM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;5&#8242; down=&#8217;5&#8242;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Avenida Mar\u00edtima, 3 38700 &#8211; Santa Cruz de La Palma (Islas Canarias)<br \/>\nTelephone:+34 922 423 355 &#8211; Fax:+34 922 423 281<br \/>\nE-mail: asanblas@lapalmabiosfera.com [Antonio San Blas, gerente]<br \/>\nWeb: www.lapalmabiosfera.com<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; up=&#8221;10&#8243; down=&#8221;10&#8243;]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.senderosdelapalma.es\/en\/nature-la-palma\/world-biosphere-reserve\/\" target=\"_self\"  class=\"qbutton \" style=\"\"><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-left\" style=\"\"><\/i><\/a>[vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; up=&#8221;20&#8243; down=&#8221;30&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221; up=&#8221;5&#8243; down=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column_text] MANAGEMENT \u00b7 FUNCTIONS OF THE RESERVE [vc_separator type=&#8217;transparent&#8217; position=&#8217;center&#8217; color=&#8221; thickness=&#8221; up=&#8217;10&#8217; down=&#8217;10&#8217;] The titularity of La Palma Biosphere Reserve is held by a Consortium made up of a group of public authorities. 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