Our Organization
The intent of the Fundy Biosphere Reserve is to provide a forum for dialogue and information, and sharing this information between communities, resource sectors, government agencies and researchers. This cooperative network of partners will assist communities in developing a more sustainable way of life based on a common understanding that healthy economy can only be supported by a healthy environment.
Each Biosphere Site is intended to fulfill three complementary and mutually reinforcing functions:
A conservation function - to contribute to the conservation of landscapes, ecosystems, species, and genetic variation.
A development function - to foster economic and human development that is socially, culturally and ecologically sustainable.
A support function - to create a support network of scientists, resource managers and policy makers to assist communities and resource sectors address sustainability issues and concerns.
The Fundy Biosphere Reserve works with communities to achieve or enhance;
• An acceptable standard of living in a healthy environment;
• Greater economic self sufficiency and self-determination through capacity building;
• Linkages to the wider regional, national, and international sustainable economic development initiatives;
• Capacity and leadership that enables communities to monitor change and to participate in resource management decisions making.
• A community that uses its resources to meet current needs while ensuring that adequate resources are available for future generations
• A community that seeks a better quality of life for all its residents while maintaining nature’s ability to function dynamically over multiple generations by minimizing waste, preventing pollution, promoting efficiency and developing local resources to revitalize the local economy.
• A community that resembles a living system in which human, natural and economic elements are interdependent and draw strength from each other.
• A community that employs decision-making which stems from a rich civic life and shared information among community members.
