Objective Integrated management plans will be elaborated for 5 german, 1 french and 1 polish nature park taking the ecological situation into consideraion. The project will serve as a model for similar problems in Europe and aim at a sustainable agricultural, economical and touristic use of rural landscapes. Implementation will take place in Germany, France and Poland.The main aim of the project is nature protection and landscape conservation. Secondary aims cover: 1. Trade and industry in the rural landscape Questions refering to low intensity agricultural usage, fisheries and forestry dominate this theme. 2. Tourism The development of 'soft tourism' (= less damaging forms of tourism) is to be emphasized. The concepts formulated in the project shall be implemented as part of the project. Information work and tourist guidance including the installation of trails, bicycle paths, paths for horsedrawn coaches and a computerized tourist information system will be integrated parts of the project. The tourist information system is presently under development in a further project in Meckelnburg-Varpommern. Working groups consisting of a small number of project personnel and employees of the National Park Office will carry out the tasks associated with the project. All plans will be assessed continously and amended where necessary after negotiations with permanent working groups consisting of the district bodies, federations (trade, industry, tourism, agriculture, fisheries etc), authorities, environmental associations and other institutions. Programme(s) ENV-LIFE 1 - Regulation (EEC) establishing a financial instrument for the environment (LIFE), 1992-1995 Topic(s) A151 - Introduction of models to integrate the environment in the land-use planning and management of the rural environment Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme DEM - Demonstration contracts Coordinator Nationalparkamt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern EU contribution No data Address Specker Schloss 17192 Speck Germany See on map Total cost No data
