Galloway & South Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere News

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Find out what's been happening in this bumper edition with loads of updates and details of projects and events coming up over autumn..

Third edition of Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere news!

Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve provides a significant new opportunity for our area and for Scotland. A Biosphere Partnership representing a wide range of interests and has developed a vision to make life in our Biosphere better while caring for the natural environment.

September 2025

‘The Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere promotes a balanced relationship between people and the natural environment, through establishing effective partnerships, community engagement, innovative projects, research and learning. Encouraging local communities to act collaboratively to build thriving sustainable societies in harmony with their natural surroundings.’

Galloway and Southern Ayrshire was the first UNESCO Biosphere in Scotland

The region’s designation was awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation in 2012, recognising the fact that this is a world class environment for people and nature. There are now seven UNESCO Biospheres in the UK, including Wester Ross in the Highlands of Scotland, and the Isle of Man – visible from our coast on a clear day.

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Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere

Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere, where cooperation and collaboration between people show that a sustainable way of living is not only possible but already happening.

Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere