Description
Description (EN): The Roztocze region, with its unique geography and nature, requires cross-border activities which could boost its recognition. Situated across the Polish-Ukrainian border, it is a multicultural area with great biodiversity, very valuable in terms of nature. The overall objective of the project is promotion and preservation of natural heritage through improving tourist infrastructure, creating tourist products which would strenghten partnership cooperation, and enhancing the recognition of Roztocze as shared natural heritage. The expected changes resulting from this project are: better tourist infrastructure (building and improvement of a 327 km long cycle route), reducing environmental degradation, introducing spatial order in adjacent areas, building the accompanying infrastructure, and enhancing the tourist potential of the area. The main products of the project are: promotion of Roztocze (among others, by publications), preparing a strategic document on preservation and promotion of the natural heritage, newly built and modernized tourist infrastructure, cross-border events, tourist products and services. The products are targeted at both tourists and the local communities. Despite different socioeconomic conditions in Poland and Ukraine, cross-border cooperation facilitates effective protection and tourism in the areas of high nature-value. The cross-border approach, based on linear infrastructure and tourist products and taking into consideration the ways of protection existing on both sides of the border, results in creating objects which can be used by all the interested parties – „together in spite of borders”.
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Thanks to the implementation of the project, educational and bicycle shelters were built, as well as two tourist facilities in the border region of Roztocze were revitalized and adapted to conduct trainings and educational workshops for children and teachers, as well as to organize meetings, festivals and conferences on natural heritage and environmental protection.
In Lipsko Polesie (Lubelskie Voivodeship, PL), in the former school building, a Geotourism Centre was established with infrastructure fully adapted to the needs of people with disabilities. The building has undergone a real metamorphosis and has been thoroughly renovated. At the same time, old outbuildings were demolished, a gazebo and a parking lot were created. Next to it, a nature trail with giant models of fauna and flora of Roztocze was created.
Two observation towers were built in Lipsko Polesie and the nearby Wierzchowiny, from which you can admire the beauty of the Roztocze landscape.
In Vereshchytsia, in the Yavorivskyi National Natural Park (UA), the Ecological Education Centre with an educational shelter was established.
CYCLE ROUTES
One of the important stages of the implementation of activities and the development of tourist infrastructure was the adaptation of the Central Cycle Route of Roztocze for bicycle tourists, by marking 297 km of the trail – 187 km in Poland and 110 km in Ukraine. At the bicycle trail, rest and bicycle repair points have been installed. For this purpose, wooden covered stops were built, equipped with a table and benches for sitting and a bicycle rack. Information boards for tourists have been installed at each point. New bicycle routes have also been marked in the Zamość Commune. Bicycle paths with a total length of 77 km have been marked and connected to the Central Cycle Route of Roztocze. Traffic sensors are also installed on the bicycle route: 6 sensors have been installed on the Polish side (Lipsko Polesie, Wierzchowiny, Zwierzyniec, Pardysówka, Bełżec) and 3 sensors on the Ukrainian side (Krechov, Ivano-Frankove, Vereshchytsya).
WEBSITE AND MOBILE APPLICATION
Tourists visiting Roztocze can use the dedicated website of the "Central Cycle Route", where they will find interactive maps or download a mobile application, thanks to which they can easily use sample bicycle routes or plan a trip on their own.
EVENTS
Project partners actively promote ecotourism in the region and raise environmental awareness, i.a. by organizing the World Environmental Education Day celebrations, educational workshops for children and youth, conferences and sports events. Thanks to the organized events, children from schools in the cross-border area have an excellent opportunity to get to know the world of plants, participate in dedicated nature workshops, quizzes and orientation games. Workshops were also organized for employees of environmental institutions, as well as Ukrainian local and regional authorities.
Roztocze National Park actively promotes healthy and ecological rest. As part of the project, a cyclical sports event was initiated – the international bicycle rally "RoweLove Roztocze". The first rally took place on 14-17th July 2021 and over 150 participants from all over the Polish took part in it. Within a few days, the participants covered a bicycle route of various levels of difficulty – a total of over 300 km in the area of the Roztocze Nature Reserve in Poland and Ukraine.
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Website: https://gminazamosc.pl/srodki-unijne/rowelove-roztocze-razem-pomimo-granic/
Expected Results (EN): Increased number of visitors of the natural heritage sites (baseline value - 270000; target value - 315000)
Expected Outputs (EN): Length of improved or mewly developed tourist infrastructure aiming to increase the usage of natural heritage in tourism (e.g. cycle routes, educational paths, etc.) - 327;
Number of campaigns promoting the preservation of natural heritage 1;
Number of new strategies/policies regarding promotion and preservation of natural heritage - 1;
Number of publications on natural heritage of the region - 10;
Number of newly created infrastructure increasing the
use of natural heritage in the tourism (e.g. cycle routes, educational paths, etc.) - 27;
Number of modernised/ equipped/ improved (existing) tourist infrastructure increasing the use of natural heritage in tourism (e.g. cycle routes, educational paths, etc.) - 3;
Number of modernised/ equipped/ improved (existing) tourist infrastructure increasing the use of natural heritage in tourism (e.g. cycle routes, educational paths, etc.) - 2;
Number of trainings for staff responsible for the natural heritage management - 5;
Number of campaigns promoting the preservation of natural heritage - 1.
Number of cross-border events organized using Programme support - 13.
Number of modernised/ equipped/ improved (existing) tourist infrastructure increasing the use of natural heritage in tourism (e.g. cycle routes, educational paths, etc.) - 3.
Number of new strategies/policies regarding promotion and preservation of natural heritage - 1.
Number of new tourist products or services referring to promotion and protection of natural heritage (including eproducts, e-services) - 2.
Number of newly created infrastructure increasing the use of natural heritage in the tourism (e.g. cycle routes, educational paths, etc.) - 27.
Number of persons participating in actions and awareness raising activities promoting preservation of natural heritage - 2591.
Number of promoted and/or preserved natural sites as direct consequence of Programme support - 1.
Number of publications on natural heritage of the region - 10.
Number of trainings for staff responsible for the natural heritage management - 5.
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Partners (6)
Lead Partner:
Gmina Zamość
Address:
Peowiaków 92, 22-400 Zamość, Poland
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.gminazamosc.pl
Total budget:
EUR 941 008.20
ENI budget:
EUR 846 907.37
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Association of self-governments "Euroregion Carpathians - Ukraine"
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Name:
Association of self-governments "Euroregion Carpathians - Ukraine"
Address:
Vynnychenka 18, 79008 Lviv, Ukraine
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.euroregionkarpaty.com.ua
Total budget:
EUR 203 159.44
ENI budget:
EUR 182 843.50
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Województwo Lubelskie
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Name:
Województwo Lubelskie
Address:
Artura Grottgera 4, 20-029 Lublin, Poland
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.lubelskie.pl
Total budget:
EUR 259 016.12
ENI budget:
EUR 233 114.51
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Roztoczański Park Narodowy
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Name:
Roztoczański Park Narodowy
Address:
Plazowa Street 2,, 22-470 Zwierzyniec, Poland
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.roztoczanskipn.pl
Total budget:
EUR 236 147.46
ENI budget:
EUR 212 532.71
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Яворівський національний природний парк
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Name:
Яворівський національний природний парк
Address:
Zielona 23, 81070 Iwano-Frankowe, Ukraine
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.yavoriv-park.com.ua
Total budget:
EUR 298 877.12
ENI budget:
EUR 268 989.41
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Департамент екології та природних ресурсів Львівської облдержадміністрації
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Name:
Департамент екології та природних ресурсів Львівської облдержадміністрації
Address:
Stryjska 98, 79026 Lviv, Ukraine
Legal status:
public
Website:
http://www.loda.gov.ua
Total budget:
EUR 72 852.63
ENI budget:
EUR 65 567.37
