... that UNESCO has included Mount Velebit as part of the international biosphere reserve!
Namely, on 10th February 1978, Mt Velebit was included in a protection and scientific research programme for the benefit of mankind called ‘Man and the Biosphere’, carried out by the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organisation. Mount Velebit’s distinctiveness, position, distribution and relief make it stand out from other mountains in Croatia, due to which it was included as part of this programme on the world list of natural phenomena.
The international network of biosphere reserves includes protected inland and coastal areas that typically show the cohabitation of man and nature in time and space in different forms. ‘This network of legally protected examples of the world’s main ecosystems is dedicated to environmental protection and scientific research for the benefit of mankind.’
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