BOUNDLESS PARKS

Programme 2000 - 2006 North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2024-11-16

Description

Description (EN):

The project led by the Province of Gelderland involves 3 partner regions from Belgium, Netherlands and UK, which have major natural sites recognised at the European level as part of the NATURA 2000 network. There are four main objectives: to give a vision for the development of recreational facilities in protected and densely populated areas; to steer recreational land use and build up knowledge in planning evaluation tools, particularly in rural areas in transition; to implement innovative marketing strategies; and to tackle the fragmentation of natural areas to create a base for future projects. The main activities of the project are channelled to creating sustainable gateways to recreational areas. As such, a large proportion of the budget will be directed at ‘decentralised gateway’ expenditure (entrances to parks, visitor centres, zoning systems to manage visitor access, walking and cycle routes, site conversion) in four different locations during the implementation of which there will be a transfer of knowledge between the partners. Other initiatives demanding transnational cooperation include the establishment of schemes to train park rangers and improve visitor management and steps to develop corporate identity between the four parks.

Achievements (EN):

The main aim of the BPN project was to achieve better spatial recreational dispersion and access to nature in the densely populated region of North-West Europe. For this there has been extensive transnational research and study on several issues during the project lifetime. Key documents that have been produced are the Gateways report (called 'Guidelines for the Design of Gateways to Outstanding Landscapes' Part A and B, by lan Parkin), the Transition report (called 'Transition to Nature', by Helena Berends) and the Stakeholders report (by Mira Nouwt). More useful for the lay reader is the guide BPN Best practice- European parks on the move.

Thematic information

Evaluation systems and results Sustainable management of natural resources Tourism

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: Province of Gelderland

Address: PO Box 9090, 6800 GX Arnhem, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Vereniging Natuurmonumenten

Name: Vereniging Natuurmonumenten

Address: NL – 6824 Arnhem, Netherlands

Legal status: n/a

Torfaen County Borough Council

Name: Torfaen County Borough Council

Address: NP 44 2 WN CWMBRAN, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland

Name: Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland

Address: 3600 Genk, Belgium

Legal status: n/a

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Summary

Project name (EN): BOUNDLESS PARKS

Project acronym: BOUNDLESS PARKS

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 7 428 696.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 3 572 913.00

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Financing programme

2000 - 2006 North West Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2019-09-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

97 / 97 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

891 / 891 (100%)

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BOUNDLESS PARKS

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