a. Promote policies for the implementation of strategies, plans, programs and projects in the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve, in correspondence with national policies and the guidelines issued by UNESCO in this area.
b. Coordinate with the MAB Committee of Costa Rica everything related to the actions and agreements that both bodies promote in favor of the development of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve.
c. Formulate, through participatory planning processes, the Action Plan for the Sustainable Development of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve, which shall be executed by the different public and private sectors involved.
d. Prepare the Work Plan and the Annual Budget of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve, which must be approved by the Rector Minister or his/her representative.
e. Manage financial resources from public institutions, international cooperation agencies or private companies, as appropriate, for the implementation of the Action Plan for the Sustainable Development of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve.
f. Coordinate and promote the formulation, negotiation and implementation of projects aimed at the development of knowledge, sustainable productivity and conservation of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve.
g. Monitor and evaluate the execution of programs and projects that are promoted through the Action Plan for the Sustainable Development of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve.
h. Ensure compliance with the Country's commitments in the area of biosphere reserves.
i. Participate in sustainable development initiatives requested by MINAET, within the framework of territorial management of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve.
j. Support and facilitate, when deemed pertinent, entities that carry out sustainable development initiatives within the framework of territorial management of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve.
k. Convene, coordinate and follow up on the Consultative Body and other bodies constituted by the Technical Commission.
1. Promote inter-institutional, municipal and organizational coordination, with the purpose of promoting the formulation and execution of projects that are contained in the Action Plan for the Sustainable Development of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve.
m. Represent the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve in official activities of a national and international nature.
n. Implement a monitoring and evaluation system for the activities executed.
ñ. Submit annually to the Rector Minister of the Environment, Energy and Telecommunications Sector, a report on the activities executed.
On the integration and functions of the Consultative Body of the Agua y Paz Biosphere Reserve