Can Scotland’s Flow Country become a Unesco World Heritage site?

World Heritage sites are recognised by Unesco, which stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

According to Unesco, World Heritage sites are “places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity”.

When a site gets added to their World Heritage List, Unesco say that it should be “protected for future generations to appreciate and enjoy”.

There’s a set of rules that a place should follow if it wants to be added to the list – for example, being an area of exceptional beauty, or having an interesting story that shows its importance in history.