This is an exciting development in my part of the world.
An application has been submitted for wetlands along the east coast of the UK to become a Natural World Heritage site.
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity".
The application, submitted by the RSPB, includes the Humber estuary, the coasts of Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex to the Thames estuary in Essex and Kent and has been submitted to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
A decision on whether it will be added to the UK's Tentative List of World Heritage sites is expected early next year.
The UK currently has two
Natural World Heritage sites .... Dorset and East Devon Coast and the Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland.
If the application is successful, the
east coast of the UK could join some of the world's most iconic sites including the Great
Barrier Reef, the Galapagos Islands and Mount Kilimanjaro.
The application has the support of the National Trust, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, local authorities and The Crown Estate.
RSPB lodges Natural World Heritage site bid for wetlands area - BBC News
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