The mission of the U.S. Man and the Biosphere Program
(U.S. MAB) is to foster harmonious relationships between
humans and the biosphere through an international program of
policy-relevant research that integrates the social, physical, and
biological sciences to address actual problems.

The program is organized into six directorates: Biosphere
Reserves; High Latitude Ecosystems; Human-Dominated
Systems; Marine and Coastal Ecosystems; Temperate Ecosys-
tems; and Tropical Ecosystems.

U.S. MAB is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-
Forest Service, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Depart-
ment of the Interior-National Park Service, the U.S. Department
of State, the Agency for International Development, the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the National Biological Survey, the National
Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Peace
Corps, and the Smithsonian Institution.

The opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in
U.S. MAB publications are those of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the participating agencies and
institutions. Inquiries concerning the U.S. MAB Program
should be addressed to the U.S. MAB Secretariat, OES/EGC/
MAB, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. 20522-0508.

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 DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLICATION 10192
 BUREAU OF OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL
 ENVIRONMENTAL and SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS
 Released September 1994