North Devon Biosphere

Last year the Rolle Canal Society received a grant for materials and plant needed for the restoration work at Rosemoor from the North Devon Biosphere Project to complement the award from the Postcode Lottery.
 
There is a world network of 669 Biosphere Reserves in 120 countries worldwide and funding comes from UNESCO.
 
The North Devon Biosphere Reserve, which extends from the edge of Exmoor down to the sea and includes Lundy Island, was the first of six in the UK to be designated.
 
In November 2018 Andy Bell, who is the North Devon Biosphere co-ordinator, invited  the Society to send a delegate to a Conference at Braunton involving two English Biosphere Reserves and two in France to  discuss best practise for sustainable tourism in sensitive locations

Map showing the extent of the North Devon Biosphere Reserve

If you would like to know more about the Biosphere take a look at their website
​www.northdevonbiosphere.org.uk