The Living Coast, formerly known as the Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve when it was established in 2014, is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve on the southeast coast of England near Brighton and Hove in Sussex. It forms a central unit of the South Downs National Park's hills, centred on the Brighton chalk block between the River Adur to the west and the River Ouse to the east, with chalk downland as its principal terrestrial landscape bounded by the two river valleys, and a coastline of high chalk cliffs in the east giving way to urbanized plains running to the Adur estuary at Shoreham-by-Sea in the west. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyBrighton & Hove City Council, Lewes District Council, Adur District Council, South Downs National Park Authority, Natural England, Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority, Marine Management Organisation 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 RealmCoastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Sources
1. Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve (Wikipedia)
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is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in Sussex on the southeast coast of England near the city of
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2014
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Forming a central unit of the hills of the South Downs National Park, it is centred on the Brighton chalk block that lies between the River Adur in the west and the River Ouse in the east. Chalk downland makes up the principal terrestrial landscape of the area, bounded at each end by the two river valleys.
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The Living Coast (formerly the Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere Reserve, established 2014) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in Sussex on the southeast coast of England near the city of Brighton and Hove.
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Brighton & Hove City Council, Lewes District Council, Adur District Council, South Downs National Park Authority, Natural England, Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority, Marine Management Organisation
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