An Iranian Researcher Named Among the Winners of the 2025 UNESCO Young Scientist Award
| The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has honored eleven young researchers from around the world in recognition of their outstanding efforts and achievements in the field of biosphere reserves. The award winners were selected under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program Young Scientists Awards during the 37th session of the program’s International Coordinating Council, held in Hangzhou, China. |
Among the 2025 award recipients, Dr. Behzad Ghiasi from the Islamic Republic of Iran received the award for his project entitled “Developing a Sustainable Water-Based Tourism (Hydrotourism) Model in the Miankaleh Biosphere Reserve.”
The project aims to restore wetlands, strengthen local communities’ livelihoods and reduce pressure on water resources. In collaboration with local communities, non-governmental organizations and government agencies, it will develop models for environmentally sustainable tourism. Expected outcomes include creating green job opportunities for local women and young people and developing replicable models for other ecologically sensitive wetlands.
The other award recipients represent Morocco, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States, Brazil, Ghana, Argentina, Algeria and Mexico. Their projects address issues including the impacts of climate change, biodiversity conservation, Indigenous knowledge and sustainable development in biosphere reserves.
