Coastal Sustainability as a Challenge

Programme 2000 - 2006 Baltic Sea Region

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

The coastal areas of the Baltic Sea are facing new challenges and pressures. The problems are often the same on the coasts and in different coastal national parks and biosphere reserves, and that is why, not only local, but also transnational cooperation and communication is needed. The main goal of the project was to strengthen the cooperation and information exchange between the protected areas in the Baltic Sea Region. However, the project also aimed at strengthening the local cooperation. The goal was to find new models for cooperation and communication and also to exchange information about the models that already exist.

Achievements (EN):

During the project, four workshop seminars were held for project partners, stakeholders and other interested. The workshops focused on Community Models and Sustainable Development, Nature and Culture as a Resource, and Information and Education. The last workshop gathered together all the experiences. Experiences were changed also through personnel exchange and stakeholder study trips where protected area personnel and stakeholders got the change to get to know the models and methods of another protected area in some other BSR country. At the local level the project arranged various seminars and training courses for local people, guides and entrepreneurs. Especially good models for cooperation with the entrepreneurs were developed. More academic networking was established for researchers and protected area management through so called Research Schools. These popular events were arranged on three topics in Latvia. University of Latvia also developed further the idea of coastal environmental communication and produced distance education materials, platform, handbook and guidelines book on coastal environmental communication. During the project also natural products (such as handicrafts and natural grazing beef) and their marketing was developed. Hiiumaa in Estonia was a case example in this. A study concerning local cooperation was conducted. This comparative study analysed the cooperation problems of four project areas. Also recommendations for best practises were searched for. Better cooperation was emphasized also in project activities. Reference groups were established for all project countries and in Latvia there was tested so called support group network which united local people with the biosphere reserve. On the other hand, the project improved also information of protected and coastal areas for the foreign and local visitors. This was done e.g. by improving visitor centres and producing information material. Information on the coastal protected areas was also disseminated through photograph exhibition.

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Knowledge and technology transfer

Partners (20)

Lead Partner: Metsähallitus

Address: Kärsämäentie 8, 20300 Turku, Finland

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Livonian Union

Name: Livonian Union

Address: 1050 Riga, Latvia

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The Municipality of Brändö

Name: The Municipality of Brändö

Address: 22940 Brändö, Finland

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National Park and Biosphere Reserve Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea

Name: National Park and Biosphere Reserve Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea

Address: 25832 Tönning, Germany

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State Nature Conservation Centre

Name: State Nature Conservation Centre

Address: 92411 Kärdla, Estonia

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North Vidzema Biosphere Reserve

Name: North Vidzema Biosphere Reserve

Address: 4033 Salacgriva, Latvia

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Curonian Spit National Park

Name: Curonian Spit National Park

Address: 93123 Neringa, Lithuania

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Hiiumaa Protected Areas Administration

Name: Hiiumaa Protected Areas Administration

Address: 92411 Kärdla, Estonia

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Varsinais-Suomen liitto

Name: Varsinais-Suomen liitto

Address: 20101 Turku, Finland

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Vilsandi National Park

Name: Vilsandi National Park

Address: 93401 Saaremaa, Estonia

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Non-profit organisation Islands Pure Environment

Name: Non-profit organisation Islands Pure Environment

Address: 93811 Saaremaa, Estonia

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Foundation Biosphere Programme

Name: Foundation Biosphere Programme

Address: 92411 Kärdla, Estonia

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Educational Society of Island of Vilsandi 'Murdlaine'

Name: Educational Society of Island of Vilsandi 'Murdlaine'

Address: 93401 Saaremaa, Estonia

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Jurmo Village Association

Name: Jurmo Village Association

Address: 22950 Jurmo, Finland

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Nationalparkamt Rügen

Name: Nationalparkamt Rügen

Address: 18586 Lancken-Granitz, Germany

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Authority for the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve

Name: Authority for the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve

Address: 18586 Lancken-Granitz, Germany

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NGO Arhipelaag

Name: NGO Arhipelaag

Address: 92411 Kärdla, Estonia

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Municipality of Lümanda

Name: Municipality of Lümanda

Address: 93301 Saaremaa, Estonia

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Latvijas Universitāte

Name: Latvijas Universitāte

Address: 1586 Riga, Latvia

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Regional Council of Subregion Åboland

Name: Regional Council of Subregion Åboland

Address: 21601 Pargas, Finland

Legal status: n/a

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Coastal Sustainability as a Challenge

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