With reference to Man and the Biosphere MAB Programme consider the following statements It was launc...........

Geography (CDS) Biodiversity

With reference to Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, consider the following statements:

It was launched in 1971 by UNESCO.

Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve was the first in India to become a part of the MAB programme.

It aims to establish a scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

option b.

Launched in 1971, UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an Intergovernmental Scientific Programme that aims to establish a scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and their environments.
The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was the first biosphere reserve in India to be included in UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) World Network in 2000.