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Sunday 6 October is International Geodiversity Day. International Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration, bringing people together on each year, to promote the many aspects of geodiversity.

UKNC designed & delivered a series of workshops to support UNESCO designated sites to come together and horizon scan their environment, exchange knowledge and generate ideas.

Over the summer of 2024, the world’s attention was undoubtedly on the sport action at the Paris Olympics.

One of the early priorities of the United Nations was its campaign for universal literacy. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1965 the campaign recognised illiteracy as a pressing global issue.

Biosffer Dyfi, one of the three pilot sites of the Local to Global project (made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, with thanks to National Lottery Players)…

UKNC’s Project Implementation Manager, Liam Smyth, responds to the latest DCMS Participation Survey data, which suggests that engagement with UNESCO-designated heritage sites is on the rise in the UK.

A new map featuring a section of the Antonine Wall (part of Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site)…

In January 2024, the Local to Global team invited our external project evaluator, David Waterfall to write a guest blog on how to evaluate a National Lottery Heritage Fund project.

In 2024, Local to Global will be prototyping six in-person workshops for UNESCO sites in different areas of the UK to explore shared challenges and opportunities together.

The Local to Global project commissioned and promoted a new map which for the first time showcases all 58 land-based UNESCO designations in the British Isles.

The Local to Global Project Team has been out and about in the last few weeks, visiting the project’s three pilot sites, the Antonine Wall World Heritage Site…

Local to Global is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. It aims to develop a resilient network for UNESCO Designated Sites in the UK.