Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere

Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere - Coastal Landscape

Sandymount is a link in a necklace of the villages that skirt Dublin Bay, north and south of the Liffey. Sandymount is part of a broader perimeter chain linking coastal amenities, bathing-places, martello towers, promenades, piers, beaches and parklands stretching from Sandycove to Howth, all enjoying the aspect of the Bay. 

The importance of Sandymount to Dublin is that it is a significant portion of Dublin’s face to the sea. Rather than an introspective enclave of the city, Sandymount has the potential to further enhance the relationship of the City to the Bay, intensifying the character of Sandymount and Dublin as a unique urban territory connected to the sea.

Dublin is the only capital city in the world that adjoins a UNESCO Biosphere.

The Sandymount area is designated a Transition Zone of the Biosphere and is honoured to be situated adjoining this very special environment. 

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - states that: 

‘Biospheres are places where nature and culture connect. They are internationally recognised for their biological diversity yet actively managed to promote a balanced relationship between people and nature.’ 

Sandymount has over 2 kilometres of shoreline which adjoins the designated Dublin Bay Biosphere. The Sandymount area is designated a Transition Zone of the Biosphere and is honoured to be situated adjoining this very special environment.