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reconunended that a U.S. science adninistrator be seconded to the UNESCO 

 MAB secretariat ($150, 000/year) and that $450,000 be provided USMAB for 

 program planning, new initiatives, and staff and overhead costs. This 

 would total $1.1 million. 



Alternative Option 2 ; Support of international MAB activities could 

 be provided totally through USMAB ($950,000). Secondment of a U.S. 

 science administrator plus administrative support to the UNESCO staff 

 ($150,000) is also recommended. The total is $1.1 million/year. 



X.6.1 Promotion of International and Interdisciplinary Cooperation 

 in the Field of Land-Use Planning and Terrestrial Resources 



X.6.1.1 MAB Coordination 



$104,500 1 - a 



Coordination of activities under 14 research themes; cooper- 

 ation with UNEP, FAO, WHO, WMO, UNU; support of NGOs (ICSU, 

 lUCN, lUFRO, SCOPE, IGU) ; work of MAB Council and MAB Bureau. 



X.6.1. 2 Promotion of National Activities and Regional Cooperation 



$41,900 1 - a 



Strengthen national MAB committees; evaluation criteria; 

 consultant services. 



Comment ; This section covers overall management of MAB. Since on 

 withdrawal from UNESCO the United States would lose official status on 

 the International Coordinating Council (ICC) as well as eligibility to 

 serve on the bureau as one of the four vice presidents, consideration 

 should be given to seconding a U.S. scientist to UNESCO to assist in 

 the direction of the program (est. cost: $150, 000/year) . 



Alternative Option 1 ; With respect to UNESCO program costs (project ■ 

 and staff costs, but not overhead) , it is recommended that discre- 

 tionary funds be provided to UNESCO to coordinate and assist national 

 MAB committees. The provision of a U.S. contribution (approx. 

 $100, 000/year) to UNESCO (Funds-in-Trust, donations, etc.) plus 

 $100,000 to USMAB for cooperative land-use planning activities would 

 total $200,000. 



Alternative Option 2 : Provision of the same amount of support 

 ($200,000) to USMAB for collaborative projects with UNEP, ICSU, and 

 the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural 

 Resources (lUCN) . 



X.6.2 Intergrated Land-Use Planning and the Utilization of Resources 

 in Humid and Subhumid Tropical Regions 



X.6.2.1 Pilot Research Projects 



$100,150 1 - a 



Practical land-use planning, and management of resources in 

 humid and subhumid tropical zones; 12 projects plus new pilot 



