Photo requests for Island's UN bid

Monday, 7 October 2013 00:00

Photographers are being asked to submit the image that best encapsulates the Isle of Man as part of an international bid for UNESCO status.

Proposals are going before the United Nations for the Island to be considered in the same league as Mount Kenya and Ayres Rock.

Part of the portfolio being taken to the UN by government will be a collection of the most interesting and impressive photos of the Island.

Peter Longworth is from the Department of Environment. Food and Agriculture - he told us why the Isle of Man has a unique status in the eyes of the UN:

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