Cross-border cooperation for sustainable development and tourism, trough valorization of rural cultural heritage and conservation of natural asset of areas with ancient olive groves

Programme 2014 - 2020 Interreg IPA CBC Italy - Albania - Montenegro

Date of latest update: 2022-07-22

Description

Description (EN):

The project will contribute to promote sustainable tourism activities and to conserve and protect natural resources in areas with ancient olive trees and to recover awareness of local populations on their own cultural heritage linked to traditional oliviculture, by activating a process of setting local strategies of development. The Mediterranean landscape is characterized by the presence of olive groves (AOOs), part of the ancient agricultural tradition and of the social environment; this is clearly true for Albania and Montenegro as for Apulia and Molise, where AOOs play an important ecological role and are one of the important drivers of the Programme Area economy, in terms of absolute value, Gross Value Added (GVA) and employment. The project assists communities living in pilot areas in the countries, to value their surroundings by producing Parish Maps and displaying them in prominent places to promote tourism by creating a proper offer to tourists. Valorization of territories is only possible by involving local stakeholders (SHs) and by stimulating their commitment in this issue; Innovative participatory workshops entailing participatory active learning by the exchanging of expert and lay/tacit knowledge are organized in the 3 countries, to raise awareness on opportunities coming from tourism, environmental assets, local cultural heritage and transfer knowledge and share know-how, enabling the SHs to carry on local and wider contexts’ initiatives. Results are: 3 Local maps reporting AOOs and other issues of interest (in AL, ME, Molise); Cross border Best practices for conservation of AOOs landscape; local resource and community maps (3 for AL, 2 for ME, 1 for Molise);local development plans (3 AL, 2 ME, 1 Molise); 1 COMMON RESOURCE MAP and 1 CROSS BORDER SMART SUSTAINABLE TOURIST PLAN FOR AOOs of AL, ME, IT. With participatory workshops SHs and public officers- share common rules for future local planning, improving their long-term sustainability.

Achievements (EN):

The general objective of the Interreg Cross Border Olive (CBO) Project was to valorize and protect the centuries-old olive groves and their high natural value landscapes on the two shores of the Adriatic, promoting intelligent and sustainable tourism and quality production, finally supporting rural development in these areas. The CBO Project was useful to all partners involved to implement the existing environmental and agricultural data, in the light of the censuses carried out on monumental olive trees and the studies on biodiversity and the agronomic characterization of the olive groves. And especially for the comparative presentation of actions carried out with local stakeholders and experts on good agricultural practices and on the strategies adopted for splendid trans boundary olive landscapes, in-depth studies and numerous other field activities with local interest groups, interview operators on historical, cultural, and culinary heritage of each area. These actions were materialized in publication of Community Maps (Ndroq, Preza, Marikaj, Džidžarin, Valdanos, Regional Park of Olives in Venafro) and the SMART and Sustainable Tourism Plan for the centuries-old olive groves in Albania, Montenegro and Italy (Molise) in English and in local languages. Sustainable, Economic and Environmental Tourism Plans published (printed and/or online) on Mapping and Census, Biodiversity richness, on Best Practices and on Stakeholder analysis - representing a real contribution. The nearly three year’s work has been carried out in the spirit of close collaboration and exchange of knowledge between Project Partners and with the Apulia JTS Project office, which made possible to achieve the programmed results. Nevertheless the pandemic situation, this collaborative approach has been the driving force behind the project and the people who have contributed with their skills and knowledge to project implementation: researchers, operators in the olive oil sector, tourist operators, representatives of national and local institutions and, finally, the residents and communities involved along both shores of the Adriatic sea.

Website: https://www.italy-albania-montenegro.eu/

Expected Results (EN): Common action Plans for the smart management of tourist destinations to be adopted by the public authorities of the Programme area.

Expected Outputs (EN):

The following project results, COMMON RESOURCES MAP FOR AOOs OF AL, ME, Mo, PU and CROSS BORDER SMART SUSTAINABLE TOURIST PLAN FOR AOOs of AL, ME, Mo, PU fit the programme-specific result indicator 2.1 Common action plans for the smart management of tourist destinations to be adopted by the public authorities of the programme areas. The results are achieved through the realisation of local resources and community maps 3 for Albania, 2 for Montenegro, 1 for Molise) and local development plans 5 for Albania, 3 for Montenegro, 1 for Molise), pave the way to the implementation at local level and fit the programme-specific result indicator 2.1 already mentioned. 9 new products and tools and 6 valorized sites (3 in Albania, 2 in Montenegro and 1 in Italy – Molise) will be the outcomes of the project and fit in the programme specific output.

Thematic information

Sustainable management of natural resources Cultural heritage and arts Tourism

Specific Objective: Boost attractiveness of natural and cultural assets to improve a smart and sustainable economic development

Thematic Priority: (d) Encouraging tourism and cultural and natural heritage

Partners (6)

Lead Partner: Universiteti Bujqësor i Tiranës

Department: Faculty of Agriculture and Environment

Address: Koder, Kamez, Tirane, Albania, 1000 Tirana, Albania

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.ubt.edu.al/

Total budget: EUR 118 789.21

IPA2 budget: EUR 100 970.83

ENTE PARCO REGIONALE STORICO AGRICOLO DELL’OLIVO DI VENAFRO

Name: ENTE PARCO REGIONALE STORICO AGRICOLO DELL’OLIVO DI VENAFRO

Address: Via De Utris - Palazzo De Utris wn, 86079 Venafro, Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.parcodellolivodivenafro.eu

Total budget: EUR 135 713.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 115 356.05

Urban Research Institute

Name: Urban Research Institute

Address: Str:“Asim Vokshi", Bltd.14, Entr. 11, Ap. 56,, 1000 Tirana, Albania

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.uri.org.al

Total budget: EUR 76 456.25

IPA2 budget: EUR 64 987.81

Opština Bar

Name: Opština Bar

Address: Bulevar Revolicije 1, 85000 Bar, Montenegro

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.bar.me

Total budget: EUR 87 014.50

IPA2 budget: EUR 73 962.32

Udruzenje za odrzivi razvoj, regionalnu sardanju i maslinarstvo VALDANOS

Name: Udruzenje za odrzivi razvoj, regionalnu sardanju i maslinarstvo VALDANOS

Address: Bul. Gj.K. Skenderbeg bb, 85360 Ulcinj, Montenegro

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.valdanos.org

Total budget: EUR 81 006.75

IPA2 budget: EUR 68 855.74

ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO DI BARI (CIHEAM IAMB)

Name: ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO DI BARI (CIHEAM IAMB)

Department: N.A.

Address: Via Ceglie 9, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.iamb.it

Total budget: EUR 126 460.50

IPA2 budget: EUR 107 491.42

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Universiteti Bujqesor Tiranë

Cross-border cooperation for sustainable development and tourism, trough valorization of rural cultural heritage and conservation of natural asset of areas with ancient olive groves

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REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL HISTORICAL OLIVE PARK AUTHORITY OF VENAFRO

Cross-border cooperation for sustainable development and tourism, trough valorization of rural cultural heritage and conservation of natural asset of areas with ancient olive groves

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Urban Research Institute

Cross-border cooperation for sustainable development and tourism, trough valorization of rural cultural heritage and conservation of natural asset of areas with ancient olive groves

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Municipality of Bar

Cross-border cooperation for sustainable development and tourism, trough valorization of rural cultural heritage and conservation of natural asset of areas with ancient olive groves

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Association for sustainable development, regional collaboration and olive farming VALDANOS

Cross-border cooperation for sustainable development and tourism, trough valorization of rural cultural heritage and conservation of natural asset of areas with ancient olive groves

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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC STUDIES - MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF BARI

Cross-border cooperation for sustainable development and tourism, trough valorization of rural cultural heritage and conservation of natural asset of areas with ancient olive groves

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Project name (EN): Cross-border cooperation for sustainable development and tourism, trough valorization of rural cultural heritage and conservation of natural asset of areas with ancient olive groves

Project acronym: CROSS BORDER Ol

Project start date: 2018-05-28

Project end date: 2021-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 625 440.21

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 531 624.18

Co-financing sources:

IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 531 624.18.

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Završen prekogranični projekat za valorizaciju starih maslinjaka

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://crossborderol.italy-albania-montenegro.eu/

Publication date: 2021-12-27

Document date: 2021-03-30

Languages: bs

CrossBorderOl closure of the project in Albania

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://crossborderol.italy-albania-montenegro.eu/

Publication date: 2021-12-27

Document date: 2021-04-08

Languages: sq

Promovisana prva turistička mapa centra Bara i maslinjaka Džidžarin

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Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://crossborderol.italy-albania-montenegro.eu/

Publication date: 2021-12-27

Document date: 2020-08-07

Languages: bs

Cross Border Ol

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://crossborderol.italy-albania-montenegro.eu/

Publication date: 2021-12-27

Document date: 2019-12-05

Languages: cnr

Rassegna Stampa Telemolise 05 07 2019

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Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://crossborderol.italy-albania-montenegro.eu/

Publication date: 2021-12-27

Document date: 2019-07-05

Languages: it

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 Interreg IPA CBC Italy - Albania - Montenegro

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

2024-03-01

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

80 / 80 (100%)

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

354 / 365 (96.99%)

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Information provided by the Programme. Data from 5 projects (EBIT, G.W.A., LASTING, SME BE SMART and WELLNESS) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2023-03-01. Regarding partners only data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.italy-albania-montenegro.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-09-22 and 2023-01-05.

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Cross-border cooperation for sustainable development and tourism, trough valorization of rural cultural heritage and conservation of natural asset of areas with ancient olive groves

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