diff --git a/common/constants.js b/common/constants.js
index cf56106555a3b26559711671e22fcc0e06494e86..94a42b81abf59142a3d50f5a175d64208e02fbbd 100644
--- a/common/constants.js
+++ b/common/constants.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ If you do not accept the Terms & Conditions you are not permitted to access or u
     CANNOT_DECIPHER_HEMISPHERE: 'Cannot decipher region hemisphere.',
     DOES_NOT_SUPPORT_MULTI_REGION_SELECTION: `Please only select a single region.`,
     MULTI_REGION_SELECTION: `Multi region selection`,
+    DESCRIPTION: 'Description',
     REGIONAL_FEATURES: 'Regional features',
     CONNECTIVITY: 'Connectivity',
     NO_ADDIONTAL_INFO_AVAIL: `Currently, no additional information is linked to this region.`,
diff --git a/src/atlasComponents/sapiViews/core/region/module.ts b/src/atlasComponents/sapiViews/core/region/module.ts
index f0e19a9bc9a82c83dc8e3501ce3f2b99ff51b7bd..6c30611aa3b4ce8494f21bc60501da87089b9bb6 100644
--- a/src/atlasComponents/sapiViews/core/region/module.ts
+++ b/src/atlasComponents/sapiViews/core/region/module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { CommonModule } from "@angular/common";
 import { NgModule } from "@angular/core";
+import { MarkdownModule } from "src/components/markdown";
 import { SpinnerModule } from "src/components/spinner";
 import { AngularMaterialModule } from "src/sharedModules";
 import { SapiViewsFeaturesModule } from "../../features";
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import { SapiViewsCoreRegionRegionRich } from "./region/rich/region.rich.compone
     SapiViewsUtilModule,
     SapiViewsFeaturesModule,
     SpinnerModule,
+    MarkdownModule,
   ],
   declarations: [
     SapiViewsCoreRegionRegionListItem,
diff --git a/src/atlasComponents/sapiViews/core/region/region/rich/region.rich.template.html b/src/atlasComponents/sapiViews/core/region/region/rich/region.rich.template.html
index 8884f0786d55340b4e389cd1b47ddaaec1d08f85..675927dfcbf690c93921fa1073db10b0faa60bb8 100644
--- a/src/atlasComponents/sapiViews/core/region/region/rich/region.rich.template.html
+++ b/src/atlasComponents/sapiViews/core/region/region/rich/region.rich.template.html
@@ -76,10 +76,23 @@
     
   </ng-template>
 
+  <ng-template #regionDesc>
+    <markdown-dom class="sxplr-muted" [markdown]="region?.versionInnovation || 'No description provided.'">
+    </markdown-dom>
+  </ng-template>
 
+  <mat-accordion class="d-block mt-2">
 
+    <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="ngMatAccordionTmpl; context: {
+      title: CONST.DESCRIPTION,
+      iconClass: 'fas fa-info',
+      content: regionDesc,
+      desc: '',
+      iconTooltip: 'Description',
+      iavNgIf: !!region?.versionInnovation
+    }">
 
-  <mat-accordion class="d-block mt-2">
+    </ng-container>
 
     <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="ngMatAccordionTmpl; context: {
       title: CONST.REGIONAL_FEATURES,
@@ -91,10 +104,6 @@
     }">
     </ng-container>
 
-  </mat-accordion>
-
-  <mat-accordion class="d-block mt-2">
-
     <!-- connectivity -->
     <ng-template #sxplrSapiviewsFeaturesConnectivityBrowser>
       <sxplr-sapiviews-features-connectivity-browser