单词 | biosphere reserve |
释义 | > as lemmasbiosphere reserve biosphere reserve n. a protected area set aside for conservation purposes and to act as a site for ecological and environmental monitoring and research.The designation of biosphere reserve is awarded by UNESCO as part of its ‘Man and the Biosphere’ programme. ΚΠ 1974 Science 19 July 240/1 Both sides have now agreed to designate certain areas as ‘biosphere reserves’ where baseline data on ecosystems will be collected and shared. 1989 New Scientist 16 Sept. 25/3 The project will destroy large areas of the Rila and Pirin mountains which include land that Unesco has designated as ‘biosphere reserves’. 2003 B. McKibben Enough (U.K. ed.) v. 224 Now ‘biosphere reserves’ with large wildernesses at their core have sprouted in countries around the world. < as lemmas |
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