Country representatives are informed about project launch to promote peace in the Lake Chad basin through the sustainable management of natural resources

biopalt.jpg © UNESCO An information meeting on the new project, ‘Applying the model of transboundary biosphere reserves and World Heritage sites to promote peace in the Lake Chad basin through the sustainable management of natural resources’ (BIOPALT), was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 9 January 2018. The meeting, a joint initiative of the Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, Ms Flavia Schlegel, and the Assistant Director-General for the Africa Department, Mr Edouard Matoko, brought together ambassadors and representatives from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria with representatives…

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