The National Committee for Education, Culture and Science and the Saudi Heritage Preservation Society "We Are Our Heritage" revealed the registration of the Farasan Islands Reserve in the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB), one of the programs of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The announcement of the registration of the Farasan Islands Reserve in the Human and Biosphere Program network came during the meeting of the thirty-third session of the program’s coordinating committee, which was held yesterday, as a result of the efforts of the Saudi Society for Heritage Preservation, which lasted about 3 years in the nomination file and the fulfillment of all the criteria required for registration, especially since Farasan islands and beaches are characterized by environmental diversity and rare wildlife. This step contributes to achieving the aspirations of the Ministry of Culture and the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, by improving and enhancing the Kingdom’s presence in international forums, especially on UNESCO lists, in addition to improving the quality of life in Farasan Islands through the application of standards and requirements for the Farasan Program Man and the biosphere.

The Saudi Heritage Preservation Society explained that it worked in cooperation with the National Center for the Development of Wildlife - as the authority responsible for managing the reserve and the main supporter of the nomination file with regard to technical matters - to prepare the nomination file and fulfill all the requirements and conditions necessary to accept the registration file, and work on the project included a field visit Farasan Islands, with the aim of documenting the architectural features and highlighting the environmental and biological diversity that characterizes Farasan, in addition to its cultural and natural richness.

The association expressed its thanks to all the supporters to achieve this important step within the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, led by His Highness Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture, and to all those working to achieve this national success.

It is noteworthy that the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB) network - which was established in 1971 AD - is concerned with achieving sustainability in animal or plant biodiversity, as well as environmental diversity by setting scientific standards and requirements that apply to natural and biological reserves around the world, and this program also aims to improve The quality of human-environment interaction, identification and evaluation of changes in the biosphere resulting from human activities and the effects of these changes on both humans and the environment.