That the Parliament congratulates the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which, on 16 November 2020, celebrated 75 years since being founded in London; notes that the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere designation is part of a remarkable national and global network that brings in £151 million of financial benefit to local UK economies each year, and builds bridges between people, culture and nature around the world; acknowledges that The Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere is part of this extraordinary global movement working towards a long and meaningful peace; considers that biosphere teams have been instrumental in working with local businesses, communities and land managers to raise awareness and encourage action to address sustainability issues that are now being actively highlighted as part of the response to the post-COVID-19 Green Recovery, resulting in over 340 businesses, communities, individuals and local organisations signing up to the biosphere sustainability ethos as “Proud Supporters”; acknowledges that 25 businesses are going through UNESCO’s Biosphere Certification Scheme, which audits the sustainability credentials of key goods and services that it delivers; notes what it considers significant new funding support from the South of Scotland Enterprise agency, alongside existing support from local authority partners, and welcomes the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere in its drive to put sustainability at the heart of everything that is done by “Acting Local”, which it considers the perfect foundations for establishing Scotland's next National Park in Galloway.