When is the deadline for Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management Grant?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management Grant

United Nations (UN)

Foundation Environmental Grants Environmental Conservation Grants

Funding Amount

US $2,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

From the program guidelines: “Case studies must be submitted each year during which a MAB-ICC session is due to be convened.”

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Other requirements

Case studies must be submitted each year during which a MAB-ICC session is due to be convened.
All case studies must be submitted through, and have the endorsement of, the respective MAB National Committees, and/or the UNESCO National Commissions of the country concerned.

Overview

The Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management, named in honor of Dr. Michel Batisse, is awarded annually for exceptional management of biosphere reserves. This accolade recognizes contributions that align with the Seville Strategy's recommendations. In 2015, Bandi Namkhai received the award for his exemplary case study on the Khustain Nuruu Biosphere Reserve in Mongolia, highlighting the importance of sustainable environmental practices.

Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management:
This prize is awarded each year in memory of Dr Michel Batisse for excellence in the management of the biosphere reserves in line with the recommendations of the Seville Strategy.
The 2015 Michel Batisse Award for a case study concerning the management of a biosphere reserve was attributed to Bandi Namkhai, Director of the Khustain Nuruu Biosphere Reserve in Mongolia, for his study of Khustain Nuruu.
Awards and Prizes
UNESCO and the MAB Programme afford recognition to outstanding contributions in the management or preservation of the environment; honour successful management of biosphere reserves in line with recommendations of the Seville Strategy; and foster access for young scientists, especially women, to advanced research facilities through respective prizes and awards schemes

Eligibility

Case studies must be submitted each year during which a MAB-ICC session is due to be convened. All case studies must be submitted through, and have the endorsement of, the respective MAB National Committees, and/or the UNESCO National Commissions of the country concerned.