Authority in charge of administration of the whole, i.e. of implementation of this plan/policy:
Not applicable.
Total number of staff of Biosphere Reserve:
The LPBR has only part-time or contract staff and volunteers to help with particular projects. The main functions of a biosphere reserve are carried out through other agencies and organizations.
Financial source(s) and yearly budget:
Indicate the source and the relative percentage of the funding e.g. from national, regional, local administrations, private funding, international sources etc.) and the estimated yearly budget in the national currency.
Over the past decade, the funding support for the LPBR raised by volunteers has gone from a few hundred dollars per year to an annual average of about $50k over the last several years; this has varied widely (from ~$6k to $130k) and is entirely dependent upon the time that volunteers can devote to successful project fund-raising. Funding for research and monitoring devoted to birds (including waterfowl) by other NGOs is in the order of ~$350k annually. Government expenditures that can be related to the LPBR area were not readily obtainable, but they mainly cover some basic operating expenses and seasonal staff for field operations, for example, in the two National Wildlife Areas.
Authority in charge of administration of each zone:
Core area(s): Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada; Long Point Company (this is an exclusive private hunt club, established in 1866; it declined to become officially associated with the biosphere reserve, but it maintains its property as a de facto undisturbed ecosystem which is part of the larger core area complex).
Buffer zone(s): A mix of private and public ownerships, notably the Big Creek National Wildlife Area, a mix of small private hunt clubs, and the provincial Crown Marsh.
Mechanisms of consultation and coordination among these different authorities:
The Big Creek Marsh Committee of owners (of the Big Creek flood plain) meets annually to discuss management issues associated with the marsh. There are strong community networks for information exchange and cooperation that also involve the local staff of federal, provincial, and regional/local governments. The LPBR helps reinforce this for biosphere reserve activities not already being carried out by other organizations.
Where appropriate, National (or Provincial) administrations to which the biosphere reserve reports:
The LPBR reports informally to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO through the Chair of Canada/MAB and the Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association/l'Association Canadienne des Reserves de la Biosphere (CBRA/ACRB).
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