Video praises Biosphere partners' Covid efforts

Mon, 12 Oct 2020

Biosphere Isle of Man partners have been praised for the role they played in the Island’s response to Covid-19 in a video released today.

UNESCO named the Island as a Biosphere site in 2016, after recognising it as a ‘special place to live, work and visit,’ joining the likes of Ayers Rock and Mount Kenya.

Since then, more than 200 Island organisations, ranging from businesses to charities, have signed the Biosphere pledge and committed to make a positive environmental impact, protect natural resources, develop the economy in a sustainable way, engage with the community and support and promote our cultural heritage.

In a video message, Geoffrey Boot MHK, Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture, says: ‘Biosphere partners played a vital role in the Island’s response to Covid.’

The Minister adds: ‘It has been an incredibly difficult year but one that has again demonstrated the Island’s strong sense of community – which is one of the key reasons UNESCO recognised the Island as a Biosphere.

Watch the video here.

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