CONTENTS

 Editorial
Lutz Möller

 Message of Greeting
Christian Wulff

 "A sustainable Coexistence of Mankind and Nature"
Sigmar Gabriel

 Biosphere Reserves, a Response to Infrastructural Challenges
Gertrud Sahler

 Biosphere Reserves – A Visionary Tool for Addressing Today’s Challenges
Julia Marton-Lefèvre

 MAB – Man and the Biosphere
In retrospect

 Biosphere Futures
Natarajan Ishwaran

 Dynamism and Change of Cultural Landscapes
What can Biosphere Reserves Accomplish?
Werner Konold

 Education for Sustainable Development in German Biosphere Reserves
Lenelis Kruse-Graumann

 The Challenge Climate Change
Carlo Jaeger

 Detecting Signals of Global Change
International Scientific Cooperation using Mountain Biosphere Reserves
Thomas Schaaf

 Citizens' Involvement – Success Factor for Rural Areas
Claudia Neu

 Success Factors for Biosphere Reserve Management
Susanne Stoll-Kleemann

 Regional Marketing in German Biosphere Reserves 2007
Armin Kullmann

 Marketing Local Produce in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve
Martin Kremer

 Criteria for Biosphere Reserves in Germany

 The Framework Concept: a Chance for Integrative Nature Conservation
Klaus Jarmatz

 A new Framework Concept for "Vessertal-Thüringen Forest"
Johannes Treß

 National Natural Landscapes
Communication Project Boosts Biosphere Reserves
Eberhard Henne

 Information and Emotion
Creating a Brand Image for the Spreewald Water Edge Project
Christine Kehl / Elke Baranek

 Nature Conservation Creating Employment
'Job-Motor Biosphere' in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Schaalsee
Rainer Mönke

 Changes Lead to New Perspectives
The Swabian Alb prepares its application as a UNESCO biosphere reserve
Marcus Lämmle

 Biosphere Reserve – National Park – World Heritage Site
The Wadden Sea has a lot to offer
Hubert Farke / Peter Südbeck

 The World Network of UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
The List

 Partnerships between River Biosphere Reserves
Guido Puhlmann / Susanne Reinhardt

 Partnering with Camili Biosphere Reserve
Peter Heyne

 "Our New National Parks are actually Biosphere Reserves"
Interview with Michael Succow

 Transboundary Biosphere Reserves
Roland Stein

 The 3rd World Congress of Biosphere Reserves

 UNESCO's "Man and the Biosphere" Programme in Germany
Resolution of the 67th General Assembly of the German Commission for UNESCO