Why should it cover the Dyfi Valley?
Because the Dyfi Valley already contains a Biosphere Reserve and the valley itself forms a logical, self contained unit that meets UNESCO’s criteria for a modern Biosphere Reserve. UNESCO ask that Biosphere Reserves should encompass a mosaic of ecological systems representative of major biogeographic regions, including a gradation of human interventions and that they should have an appropriate size to serve the three functions of Biosphere Reserves. The valley links all communities, both human and ecological into a single unit through the river itself. It is big enough to be attractive to UNESCO and covers a wide range of ecological systems from upland moorland to the sea in Cardigan Bay. Find out more about UNESCO’s criteria for Biosphere Reserves at: www.unesco.
Because the Dyfi Valley already contains a Biosphere Reserve and the valley itself forms a logical, self contained unit that meets UNESCO’s criteria for a modern Biosphere Reserve. UNESCO ask that Biosphere Reserves should encompass a mosaic of ecological systems representative of major biogeographic regions, including a gradation of human interventions and that they should have an appropriate size to serve the three functions of Biosphere Reserves. The valley links all communities, both human and ecological into a single unit through the river itself. It is big enough to be attractive to UNESCO and covers a wide range of ecological systems from upland moorland to the sea in Cardigan Bay.
