Interview with Natarajan Ishwaran, UNESCO-MAB Secretary, Director of Division of Ecological and Earth sciences. 

 "What is important this year for this program: to look back and to look forward "

Science and Peace - Jean-Marie Lehn

Science and technology are key components of social integration, sustainable development and poverty eradication based on equity, freedom, justice, governance and solidarity. The UNESCO's Basic sciences programme deals with molecular biology, biotechnology, chemistry, pure and applied physics and mathematics, as well as interdisciplinary areas that underlie human health, the preservation of the environment and human well-being.