Professor Baudouin Michel, Director of ERAIFT, met Mr Hans Thulstrup, Chief of the MAB Unit (Man and the Biosphere Program, and Mr Guy Debonnet, Chief of the World Heritage Unit, for a working session at UNESCO in Paris. This meeting is part of the preparations for the International Symposium of Category 2 Institutes and Centres under the auspices of UNESCO in the Natural Sciences, scheduled for 15 to 17 May 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in which ERAIFT will take part.

ERAIFT expresses its gratitude to Unesco for its warm welcome and trust.