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Coastal Sustainability as a Challenge |
Coastal Sustainability as a Challenge is a project which is part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund) within the BSR INTERRREG III B Neighbourhood Programme. The project was launched in spring 2005 and it continued until the end of 2007. In total there were 18 partners involved in this project and these were from five different countries in the Baltic Sea Region.
The main goal of the project was to strengthen cooperation between the coastal protected areas in the Baltic Sea Region. As most of the coastal areas have similar problems regarding environmental issues and maintaining sustainable livelihoods, many useful experiences could be shared during the project.
Many project activities took place at local level. With the help of these pilot activities, new models were found for sustainable use of coastal protected areas and for improving communication between protected areas and surrounding societies.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 17 December 2007 )
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There are some twenty national parks or biosphere reserves along the coast of the Baltic Sea. These areas are, and will be, under pressure of conflicting interest in the near future. Inhabitants in the biosphere reserves and close to the national parks are getting fewer and this affects the local traditional livelihoods and cultures in the coastal areas. The recreational use of the coasts and the seasonal settlements are, however, increasing and a need for sustainable management of visitors is foreseen. Human activities affect the coastal area also, for example, through eutrophication.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 January 2008 )
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The most important objective of the project Coastal Sustainability as a Challenge is to increase communication between different protected areas and between protected areas and their local actors and stakeholders. The goal of the project is also to support sustainable use and good environmental management of valuable areas. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 17 December 2007 )
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