Biosphere Reserves
This spatial dataset contains the digital boundaries of biosphere reserves in Wales.
The Biosphere Reserve is an international designation made by UNESCO based on nominations made by more than 110 countries. These sites are chosen to conserve examples of areas which are characteristic of the world's natural regions. They must also be areas where people are important components of everyday life. The biosphere is rapidly changing under the influence of human activity, so meeting their needs whilst conserving the area's natural processes and wildlife is of the utmost importance.
- Identification
- Extent
- Distribution
- Quality
- Keywords
- Spatial Reference System
- Content
- Constraints
- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS98741
- Alternative Title
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- Biosphere.LYR
- Sites (Biosphere)
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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The original boundary was a paper map but later became digital data. The outer edge of the biosphere boundary is made of Community Council boundaries to landward and the seaward edge is snapped to the -10 metre bathymetric contour. The inner two zones follow firstly Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSI) boundaries (Buffer Zone) and then the Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) boundaries (Core Zone). The largest area is called the Transition Zone. This latest modification to the original site boundary was produced digitally.
The data has been checked by Natural Resources Wales' staff.
- Additional Information
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Please refer to the UNESCO Biosphere designation process .
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2025-04-22
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- GWYNEDD - GWYNEDD
- Geographic Extent
- SIR CEREDIGION - CEREDIGION
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Vertical Extent
- Medin Extent Keyword
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benthic boundary layer
Distribution
Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Geographic Information System
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Unknown
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- Specification
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ESRI Feature Class
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Geographic Information System
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Unknown
)
- Resource Locator
- View and Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- Resource Locator
- Web Mapping Service ( OGC:WMS )
Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Conformity
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Explanation
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
- Degree
- false
- Lineage
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The original boundary was a paper map but later became digital data. The outer edge of the biosphere boundary is made of Community Council boundaries to landward and the seaward edge is snapped to the -10 metre bathymetric contour. The inner two zones follow firstly Sites of Scientific Interest (SSSI) boundaries (Buffer Zone) and then the Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) boundaries (Core Zone). The largest area is called the Transition Zone. This latest modification to the original site boundary was produced digitally.
The data has been checked by Natural Resources Wales' staff.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- protected sites
- geographical information systems (GIS)
- biosphere
- protected areas
- UNESCO - man and the biosphere programme (MAB)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
Keywords
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SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-19
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Keywords
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- Cultural Services (SMNR)
- Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Regulating Services (SMNR)
- Woodlands (SMNR)
- Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Semi-natural Grasslands (SMNR)
- Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
- Soil and Land (SMNR)
- Management Areas (SMNR)
- Coastal Margins (SMNR)
- Enclosed Farmlands (SMNR)
- Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
- Water Quality (SMNR)
- Marine (SMNR)
- Provisioning Services (SMNR)
- Sea and Coast (SMNR)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-26
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
- Restriction type
- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
- Other constraints
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
- Use constraints type
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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© CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right. Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
Attribution Statement
- Other constraints
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.
Licence
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3938373431 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2026-03-03T12:00:16.712Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0