Scottish UNESCO Trail featuring Wester Ross

Scottish UNESCO Trail featuring Wester Ross

Scottish UNESCO Trail is the first of its kind in the world. Scotland’s UNESCO Trail connects the country’s 13 place-based UNESCO designations, including World Heritage Sites, Biospheres, Global Geoparks and Creative Cities to form a dedicated digital trail. It aims to take visitors on a cultural journey across the country experiencing everything from history to science, music, design and literature to nature and cityscapes. The digital trail is available on Visit Scotland’s website. The trail is intended to guide those visiting Scotland a planning aid to give them ideas for what thewy may like to do on their holiday. The trail has been branded ‘The wonders witihn’.

Every UNESCO designation tries to include the UN Sustainable Development Goals in their work.

Scottish UNESCO Trail features the Wester Ross Biosphere. The biosphere is 3,000 sq miles including 2 national scenic areas and 3 national nature reserves. it only has a population of 8000 people. Wester Ross was originally designated a UNESCO Biosphere in 1976 as Beinn Eighe, but it was expanded and renamed in 2016. It is part of an international network of over 700 biospheres around the world sharing knowledge, experience and ideas on how to make life better for people and nature. Wester Ross Biosphere has a wide range of activities which visitors can take part in check out our Wester Ross activities blog.

UNESCO Biospheres are places where businesses and communities actively collaborate, sharing ideas and good practice of social, economic and environmental sustainability. Highland Experiences Ltd is a supporter of Wester Ross Biosphere under its brand Gairloch Canoe and Kayak Centre.

We have signed up to the Biosphere Charter. Wester Ross UNESCO Biosphere Supporters are businesses, schools, communities and groups who already demonstrate a commitment to sustainable development, and promoting and developing the sustainability of the region.