Biosphere Connections
The Star Alliance Network has established a partnership agreement - Biosphere Connections – with a group of international organisations promoting environmental sustainability:
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UNESCO Man & Biosphere Programme (MAB)
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World Conservation Union (IUCN)
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Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971)
The objective of the initiative is to contribute to the promotion and conservation of biodiversity, and the sustainable use of natural resources in all the countries and regions that Star Alliance member airlines operate, by connecting the networks offered by all the constituent partner organisations.
The Star Alliance Network shares the long-term goals of the partner organisations - to seek conservation of biodiversity and natural resources in biosphere reserves, world heritage sites, wetlands and the sustainable development of human communities and the ecosystems they depend on. The Star Alliance Network wishes to support these internationally recognised organisations, and carriers’ efforts to improve environmental management, demonstrate commitment to the long-term health and well-being of society and the planet.
Less than two years after the alliance was founded in 1997, on 3 May 1999, the then member carriers signed an Environmental Commitment Statement outlining six principles that would “challenge us to reduce our impact on the environment and maintain a healthy balance between progress and environmental sustainability.”
Our partners for this initiative:
UNESCO Man & Biosphere Programme
Global network of internationally recognised ecosystems designated as biosphere reserves, currently numbering 507 sites in 102 countries. Reserves exist in all countries served by Star Alliance airlines, and in many they include World Heritage Sites and Ramsar Wetlands.
The World Conservation Union – IUCN
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) brings together governments, more than 800 NGOS, and 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership. Created in 1948 and supported by 1,000 staff in more than 60 countries, IUCN is the world’s largest environmental network for dialogue,
science and action on sustainable development.
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Designated Wetlands of International Importance – over 1,600 wetland sites, covering over 150 million hectares recognised under the Ramsar Convention – an inter-governmental treaty signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971 with over 150 member countries. More sites are added almost daily, and new countries are joining as well.
