Enhancing promotion & protection of biodiversity to preserve natural heritage in the Slovak-Hungarian cross-border region

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Slovakia - Hungary

Date of latest update: 2022-12-01

Description

Description (EN):

The Ecoregion SKHU project focuses on the joint development of the natural heritage of the Dunajské Luhy Protected Landscape Area, which extends from Bratislava to the Veľkolélsky ostrov in the Komárno District (1,228,400 ha), and the Szigetköz Nature Park (50,748 ha) surrounding 26 municipalities in the western part of Hungary. The aim of the project is to develop and improve existing eco-tourism services by increasing environmental awareness of the public, building eco-touristic infrastructure, providing environmental education, and improving public-private cooperation. The Bratislava self-governing region (BSK), Trout Circle Association, the Szigetköz Nature Park Association, the municipality of Kimle and VODNETURY.sk will cooperate in the project. BSK will revitalize the garden of the Ecocenter in Čunovo and will equip two exhibition rooms of the Ecocenter with the focus on meadows and fields. Trout Circle Association will build a modern zero waste Ecocenter in Dunasziget, which will offer many leisure activities and will focus on environmental protection and sustainability. The two partners will also introduce joint activities to increase the environmental literacy of children and guides in protected areas. The complementary infrastructure for the improvement of the eco-touristic services will be undertaken by the Szigetköz Nature Park Association, the municipality of Kimle and a SME - VODNETURY.sk. The municipality of Kimle will establish accommodation units in the loft of the Community House in Kimle. The Szigetköz Nature Park Association will prepare an ecological installation within the Community House and will enlarge its leisure activities offer by canoes and tents. VODNETURY.sk will set up accommodation units, with wooden houses in Dobrohošť, and will organize water tours. Thanks to the project, it is expected to increase public interest in nature conservation within the border region and to improve cross-border offer of enviro-educational programs.

Website: http://www.skhu.eu

Expected Results (EN):

The built investments in the border region - the revitalized garden of the Ecocenter in Čunovo, the Field Center in Dunasziget and accommodation capacities in Kimle, combining activities of natural tourism and environmental education, is expected to increase in the number of visitors in the Region, not only one-day visitors, but also multi-day visitors. The project's activities target not only tourists, but also families with children, school pupils and students, local communities and small and medium-sized enterprises active in this area. The secondary impact of the project results is expected to consist in the conservation of biotopes and ecosystems in the Dunajské luhy Protected Landscape Area and the Natúrpark Szigetköz and in achieving a better state of their conservation. The project partners will use all available promotional channels for good-quality promotion.

Expected Outputs (EN):

10, Tangible outcomes: Accommodation units in Community house in Kimle – 175 m2 of reconstructed area. 11, Tangible outcomes: 2000 pcs Maps of the Garden (in Slovak, Hungarian,English). 1000 pcs brochures "Guide to the Surroundings" in (HU-SK-ENG). 12, Tangible outcomes: 700 brochures about the Dunasziget ecocenter. Promo videos (min. 5*1 Hungarian promotional video spot about the centre with SLO/ ENG/DE subtitle). Social media campaign (min 12. FB posts). 3, Tangible outcomes: 1x design documentation and technical documentation for the construction, 1x utilization and maintenance plan. 4, Tangible outcomes: 7269,00 m2 of the revitalized area (garden) of the Ecocenter in Čunovo, 1x wooden bench in the shape of a European sturgeon, 1x wooden board, 1x robotic submarine, 2 newly equiped interactive classrooms (”meadows” and ”Fields”) in the Ecocenter in Čunovo (see non-mandatory annex - Visualization and budget of Exhibiton). 5, Tangible outcomes: Eco-center in Dunasziget - 178 m2. 6, Tangible outcomes: 1x 2-day workshop for eco-tourism expers and journalists and teachers (30 participants), 5 *1-day autumn nature experience day with ecological craft and art worskhops. Children from Upper Primary School (100 children/day - Slovak and Hungarian kids in HU camp). 7, Tangible outcomes: 1x 2-day workshop (40 participants), 1x autumn camp (20 children from Slovakia, 20 children from Hungary), 2x Young Ranger Club (20 children from Hungary and 20 children from Slovakia per occasion ), 1x youth conference (40participants) 8, Tangible outcomes: 10x canoes, 1x canoe trolley, 12 wooden houses 9, Tangible outcomes: 20 pcs bicycles, 10 canoes, 3 pcs. of tents, equipment and installation (exhibition) about the eco-friendly and traditional behaviour in Community house in Kimle.

Thematic information

Climate change and biodiversity

Specific Objective: To increase the attractiveness of the border area

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06c) Conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage

Partners (5)

Lead Partner: Bratislavský samosprávny kraj

Address: Sabinovská 16 P.O.BOX 106, 82005 Bratislava, Slovakia

Legal status: public

Website: https://bratislavskykraj.sk/

Total budget: EUR 1 100 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 935 000.00

Pisztráng Kör Waldorf Természetvédő és Természetjáró Egyesület

Name: Pisztráng Kör Waldorf Természetvédő és Természetjáró Egyesület

Address: Losonczi utca 64., 3517 Miskolc, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.pisztrangkor.hu

Total budget: EUR 630 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 535 925.00

Kimle Község Önkormányzata

Name: Kimle Község Önkormányzata

Address: Vízpart utca 2., 9181 Kimle, Hungary

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kimle.hu

Total budget: EUR 100 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 85 000.00

Szigetköz Natúrpark Egyesület

Name: Szigetköz Natúrpark Egyesület

Address: Fő utca 114., 9181 Kimle, Hungary

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.naturparkok.hu

Total budget: EUR 69 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 59 075.00

Ing. Zoltán Jankó - VODNETURY.sk

Name: Ing. Zoltán Jankó - VODNETURY.sk

Address: Dobrohošť 141, 93101 Dobrohošť, Slovakia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.vodnetury.sk

Total budget: EUR 50 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 42 500.00

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Project name (EN): Enhancing promotion & protection of biodiversity to preserve natural heritage in the Slovak-Hungarian cross-border region

Project acronym: Ecoregion SKHU

Project start date: 2020-11-01

Project end date: 2022-10-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 950 000.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 657 500.00

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 657 500.00.

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Slovakia - Hungary

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)

168 / 168 (100%)

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

459 / 470 (97.66%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Data from 6 (CODESIC, REJOICE, NOVUM DANUVIUM – INNOCENTRE, R2 and M3 – DevInvestEnviro, RE-BIRTH and Bike Paradise) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2024-03-01. Regarding partners only data only main partners is available. For 13 projects the description has been retrieved from the programme website on 2022-11-15: Access2Health, Bird Tour, CB_Brand, CrossCoop, Ecoregion SKHU, EDUCATION, Healthcare cooperation, INTERSKILL 2021, Local image, RECREATION, Ride Up!, RoRehab and STARS CONNECT US. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.skhu.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-16, 2023-01-25 and 2024-03-12. Fields achievements (from 5 projects) translated from Hungarian and Slovak into English using the European Commission's eTranslation machine translation service.

The projects which fields include an eTranslation English text are the ones with the following acronyms: CBC Tours, Circular economy, CONIN, KIP ON LEARNING and SKHU Markets.

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Enhancing promotion & protection of biodiversity to preserve natural heritage in the Slovak-Hungarian cross-border region

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