Introduction
The UK is home to 171 UNESCO sites and projects, involving an impressive network of experts, stakeholders and communities, determined to advance UNESCO’s mission.
Although different in nature and focus, UNESCO designations are united in their efforts to enhance peace, sustainable development, and foster a better understanding of the 🌎 Discover them below 👇
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⛩️ 32 UNESCO World Heritage Site
🐞 7 UNESCO Biopshere Reserves
🌋 7 UNESCO Global Geoparks
🎥 11 UNESCO Creative Cities
🎓 22 UNESCO Chairs
📜 84 UNESCO Memory of the World
🖋️ 4 UNESCO Learning Cities
🐬 IOC Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
💧 IHP Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme
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World Heritage Sites
From the ancient landscape and monuments of Stonehenge, the Jurassic Coast packed with 150 million years of life, to the lonely island of St Kilda evacuated after four thousand years of human occupation, UNESCO World Heritage Sites tell the unique story of the UK’s contribution to the world. These sites belong to everyone, and it is everyone’s duty to protect them for future generations.
Biosphere Reserves
Biosphere Reserves are all about improving the relationship between people and their local environment, globally. They are sites created by UNESCO that find creative ways for people and nature to thrive together. They act as extraordinary testing grounds to put into practice a revolutionary approach to managing our ecosystems sustainably for future generations.
Global Geoparks
UNESCO Global Geoparks are single, unified geographical areas where sites and landscapes of international geological significance are managed with a holistic concept of protection, education and sustainable development. Geoparks are areas of exceptional geological significance
Creative Cities
The UNESCO Global Creative Cities Network is a global network of cities working towards the joint mission of placing creativity and cultural industries at the core of their urban development to make their cities safe, resilient, inclusive and sustainable.
Memory of the World
The Memory of the World Programme protects the collective memory of the peoples of the world. This archive shows the United Kingdom’s most important memories told through some of its most prized documents, photographs, film, audio, and letters.
