en-us	Over the last three months the current COVID-19 crisis has affected the entire world. 
zh-cn	过去3个月里，当前新冠疫情危机的影响已经遍及全世界。

en-us	Theories about its origin underline the need for human beings on this planet to realize, more than ever, the impact of habitat destruction and land use change, not only with respect to climate and biodiversity loss, but also to human health. 
zh-cn	关于这场疫情起源的各种理论凸显出人类比以往任何时候都更加需要认识到栖息地破坏和土地用途变化的影响，这些影响不仅包括气候和生物多样性丧失，而且涉及人类健康。 

en-us	In this context, biosphere reserves can be a powerful tool to remedy imbalances between humankind and nature. 
zh-cn	在这一背景下，生物圈保护区可以成为纠正人类与自然之间失衡的有力工具。

en-us	UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere (MAB) Programme oversees the establishment and successful management of biosphere reserves through an integrated approach to nature conservation and sustainable development. 
zh-cn	教科文组织的人与生物圈计划通过兼顾自然保护和可持续发展的综合方法监督生物圈保护区的建立与管理。 

en-us	The MAB Programme combines the natural and social sciences, economics and education to improve human livelihoods and the equitable sharing of benefits and to safeguard natural and managed ecosystems. 
zh-cn	人与生物圈计划将自然科学与社会科学、经济学与教育相结合，以改善人类生计、促进收益的公平分配并保护自然和人工的生态系统。

en-us	The Programme promotes innovative approaches to economic development that are socially and culturally appropriate and environmentally sustainable. 
zh-cn	该计划致力于推广社会、文化适宜和环境可持续的创新性经济发展模式。  

en-us	The backbone of the Programme is the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. 
zh-cn	该计划的支柱是世界生物圈保护区网络。

en-us	At present, the Network consists of 701 sites in 124 countries all over the world, including 21 transboundary sites. 
zh-cn	目前，该网络已包含124国的701个保护区，其中包括21个跨国保护区。

en-us	Each biosphere reserve promotes solutions that reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with sustainable use of its resources, so as to ensure ecosystem integrity. 
zh-cn	每个生物圈保护区都致力于推广协调生物多样性保护和资源可持续利用的解决方案，以确保生态系统的完整性。

en-us	Together, these sites protect around 5% of the world’s terrestrial surface, with 1.5% under strict protection. 
zh-cn	这些保护区覆盖全球大约5%的陆地表面，其中1.5%受到严格保护。

en-us	Many more sites will join the Network with more and more countries adhering to the aims and targets of the Programme. 
zh-cn	随着越来越多的国家加入该计划，还将有更多的保护区被纳入该网络。 

en-us	The MAB Programme has also achieved notable successes including in the reforestation of degraded areas, the protection and restoration of tropical forests, the sustainable use of coastal areas and many other activities. 
zh-cn	人与生物圈计划还在植树造林、保护和恢复热带森林与沿海地区可持续开发等方面取得了卓越成就。

en-us	It has also protected species threatened with extinction such as great apes, which are potentially vulnerable to the novel COVID-19 virus, or the pangolin – an intermediate host of the coronavirus. 
zh-cn	它还保护着类人猿等濒危物种，其中有些容易感染新冠病毒，另一些则是新冠病毒的中间宿主，例如穿山甲。 

en-us	Despite the effects of the virus on human health, there are signs for hope. 
zh-cn	虽然病毒对人类健康造成了影响，但希望尚存。

en-us	The slowdown in human activities has brought air pollution in many areas to its lowest levels in decades. 
zh-cn	人类活动的减缓使许多地区的空气污染达到几十年来的最低水平。

en-us	Coastal waters previously disturbed by tourism have become clear. 
zh-cn	以前受旅游业影响的沿海水域已变得清洁起来。

en-us	And bird life along migration routes is developing again with resting places for migratory birds now found in places normally frequented by tourists. 
zh-cn	迁徙路线沿线的鸟类活动正在回升，许多曾是热门旅游景点的地方现在已经成为了候鸟的栖息地。 

en-us	UNESCO, through its World Network of Biosphere Reserves, is supporting the environment, sustainable production systems and the eco-tourism activities of over 250 million people. 
zh-cn	教科文组织正在通过其世界生物圈保护区网络支持超过2.5亿人的环境、可持续生产系统和生态旅游活动。

en-us	Once this crisis has passed, together we can learn lessons and build more resilient societies. 
zh-cn	一旦这场危机过去，我们就可以共同吸取教训，建设更加坚韧的社会。

en-us	The MAB Programme would therefore like to pay tribute to each and every member of our MAB community for all your efforts as part of this Programme, for your continual support in your country, and for the considerable work you have undertaken at your sites. 
zh-cn	因此，人与生物圈计划谨向人与生物圈社群的每一位成员致敬，感谢你们在该计划下所作的一切努力，感谢你们在各自国家为该计划提供的坚定支持，以及你们在各自的保护区所做的大量工作。 

en-us	We, the members of the MAB Community, the Secretariat, the site managers and the local people, are working together to address the demands of this unprecedented situation and to preserve these wonderful sites.
zh-cn	我们——人与生物圈社群的成员，人物生物圈计划秘书处，保护区管理者和当地居民——正在共同努力以应对这一空前局面，并保护这些生物圈。