The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Environment Authority, was elected as a member of the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) affiliated with UNESCO for the period from 2025 to 2029. This took place on the sidelines of the meetings of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference held in the city of Samarkand, the Republic of Uzbekistan.
This election is a culmination of the Sultanate of Oman's continuous efforts in supporting environmental sustainability initiatives, and its tangible contributions to promoting the balance between development requirements and the preservation of ecosystems, in line with Oman Vision 2040 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This new international achievement reflects the leading position of the Sultanate of Oman in the fields of environmental protection and the conservation of biological diversity.