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Title: The priority theme Making the best use of natural and cultural resources Implementation under Leader


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The priority theme Making the best use of
natural and cultural resourcesImplementation
under LeaderLeader Seminar, Schruns 26-28
April 2006
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LEADER IIcultural resources aspects
  • Raising the awareness of the public about the
    areas identity
  • Listing, restoration and development of rural
    historic buildings and sites of tourist interest
  • Renovation and development of the existing
    architectural heritage
  • Production and promotion of cultural activities
    as a contribution to local identity and a tourist
    attraction
  • Devising and establishing new rural tourism
    products (including cultural tourism)

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LEADER II natural resources aspects
  • Protection, rehabilitation and exploitation of
    natural resources (fauna, flora, small streams
    and landscape)
  • Listing, restoration and development of natural
    sites of tourist interest
  • Production of renewable sources of energy
    (exploitation of biomass and of waste from the
    wood industry)

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Leader and local resources
  • The aim of Leader is to encourage and help
    rural actors to think about the longer-term
    potential of their area (Commission Notice)
  • Natural and cultural resources, if preserved, are
    long term resources and are the basis for local
    sustainable development, taking into account the
    needs of future generations

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Leader and local resources
  • aim of Leader is to encourage experimenting
    with new ways of enhancing the natural and
    cultural heritage (Commission Notice)
  • This also includes non-economic action like small
    upgrading investments, preservation and
    information actions.

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The choice of the priority theme for the local
strategy (Leader EU-15)
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Eligible operations related to cultural and
natural sources
  • Point 36 of Commission Notice. All measures
    eligible for funding under the EAGGF Guidance
    Section, the ERDF and the ESF are eligible

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Natural resources measures eligible
  • Protection, conservation and management of
    resources
  • protection and conservation of the rural natural
    heritage (EAGGF)
  • managing agricultural water resources (EAGGF)
  • protecting the environment in connection with
    agriculture, forestry and landscape management
    (EAGGF)
  • Protection and improvement of the environment in
    particular taking into account the principle of
    precaution and preventative action in support of
    economic development (EFRD)
  • Economic use and job creation
  • the development of renewable energy sources
    (EFRD)
  • Encouragement for tourist activities (EAGGF)
  • Development of tourism investment including the
    protection of natural heritage creating
    sustainable jobs in Objective 1 regions (EFRD)

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Cultural resources measures eligible
  • Protection, conservation and management of
    resources
  • protection and conservation of the rural cultural
    heritage (EAGGF)
  • protecting the environment in connection with
    cultural landscape management (EAGGF)
  • Economic use, cultural development and job
    creation
  • encouragement for tourist and craft activities
    (EAGGF)
  • assistance to neighbourhood services structures
    creating new jobs (EFRD)
  • development of tourism investment including the
    protection of cultural heritage creating
    sustainable jobs in Objective 1 regions (EFRD)

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Other areas of intervention in the cultural
domain
  • promotion of local identity
  • organisation of cultural events (traditional
    fairs, festivals, exhibitions).

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Main questions for the seminar What is the best
use of local resources ?
  • Most of natural and cultural sources are public
    goods (is the economic use not in conflict with
    the preservation of these goods?)
  • Does Leader contribute to identify new ways of
    enhancing natural and cultural resources?
    (what is the perception of the local population?)
  • Sustainable use (local responsibility towards
    future generations)
  • educational use combined with a sustainable
    economic use
  • Public goods can be tradable goods
  • strength of local resources is their diversity
    (factor of diversification for local production)
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