How It Works The Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere is for you, it brings no new regulations, so its aims are achieved by people working together. The Biosphere Partnership is a charity made up of representatives from ( Printed using vegetable based inks on Forest Stewardship Council communities, businesses, organisations no. SGS-COC-3059 Cert AROUND THE WORLD and agencies. The Partnership is working towards ambitious goals Galloway and Southern Ayrshire by encouraging people to share an ) Biosphere is a special designation which enthusiasm for their special place Post containing 100% joins over 600 Biosphere reserves around and sign the Biosphere Charter. the world. The global Biosphere network encourages sharing of experiences and - knowledge to help us take better care of consumer waste. Designed by countryscape. our surroundings locally, nationally and internationally. ( FSC ) certified paper stock paper certified

Galloway and Southern Worth taking a closer look . . . Ayrshire Biosphere is a first Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Partnership for Scotland to demonstrate Kirroughtree Courtyard, Stronord, Newton Stewart DG8 7BE our passion for living in a way that benefits people and nature. BIOSPHERE VISION [email protected] gsabiosphere.org.uk gsabiosphere.org.uk Registered Charity number SCO44137 The Biosphere IS Here The Galloway and Southern Ayrshire

Biosphere boundary embraces diverse 0 10 20 30 40 50 km Copyright Heritage Scottish Natural Scotland’s First countryside surrounding the Galloway Hills. The rivers radiating out from the ARRAN Biosphere managment zones Covering an area of 5,268 square hills provide water as a common theme kilometres the Galloway and Southern Ayr Cumnock connecting the cultural identity and New Kirkconnel Maybole Cumnock Ayrshire Biosphere is a status given Sanquhar natural environment with everyone Crosshill Dalmellington in recognition of its special natural Straiton living and working in the area. Dailly NORTH Girvan Thornhill qualities. It is home to 95,000 people CHANNEL Barr Carsphairn Contains Ordnance Survey data data Contains Ordnance Survey who want to make life better while Moniaive © Crown right 2014. copyright and database caring for the natural environment. Ballantrae Barrhill St. John’s Town of Dairy New Galloway Dumfries A Biosphere Reserve, simply Newton Stewart A Biosphere has three goals : Kirkcolm Cairnryan Castle Douglas Stranraer Creetown Dalbeattie known as a Biosphere, is a Glenluce Dalbeattie Conservation : promoting the preservation Gatehouse of Fleet Wigtown of wildlife, habitats and landscape. special designation awarded Portpatrick Kirkcudbright Learning : supporting a better Whithorn understanding of nature and global issues. by the United Nations Drummore Development : fostering a sustainable Educational, Scientific, and Biosphere managment zones economy and society. Cultural Organization ( UNESCO ) 0 10 20 30 40 50 km Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere to areas renowned for their is a place where continued cooperation and collaboration will show that a special environments which sustainable way of living is not only possible but already happening. are valued by local people.