LIFEscape Final Conference: summary and outlook Katarzyna Fidler External Project Coordination Office Lund, 24th of September 2013
co-financed by the EU South Baltic Programme 1,2 Mio Euro total budget 8 financial partners Implementation: May 2011 - October 2013 April 2014
Partners Poland Elbląg High-Plain Landscape Park (Lead Partner) Tolkmicko Municipality General Directorate for Environmental Protection Lithuania Klaipeda University Żemaitija National Park Lietuvos valstybinių parkų ir rezervatų asociacija ( LVPRA ) Ministry of Environment Sweden Lund Commune Sjøbo Commune Linnaeus University Kalmar Swedish National Heritage Board Swedish Forest Agency Region Skåne Denmark Slagelse Commune European Network for Implementation of Landscape Convention (RECEP- ENELC) VASAB 2010
Main aims Implementing the European Landscape Convention in the South Baltic Region: International cooperation Raised awareness of landscape values Stakeholder perspective Stakeholder activisation in the pilot areas Preparation / update of : spatial plans spatial development strategies GIS maps, landscape visualisations South Baltic Landscape Forum (association)
Pilot area 1 Tolkmicko municipality, Warmia Mazury, Poland
New spatial development plan for the municipality, showing tabu areas for development Archtecture guide Awareness raising work Activities for children Artistic events
Pilot area 2: Plateliai, Telsiu, Lithuania
Activities with local people Awareness raising on landscape issues Touristic development Focus: architecture GIS mapping and visualisations Work on Lithuanian Landscape Management Strategy
warszawa, 20/09/12 Pilot area 3 Vombsänkan, Skåne, Sweden
Joint activities of Lund and Sjøbo communes: Moderated stakeholder meetings Activity groups Activities in nature Exhibitions in public places Website Newsletter
Pilot area 4: Tude Å, Zealand, Denmark p warszawa, 20/09/12
Part of a larger hydro engineering project Local landowners have an important voice in the discussion Awareness raising activities for old & young after before
International Cooperation Transfer of experience Scandinavia Eastern Europe Joint methodology Handbook of best practice Proposals of legislative improvements
Step 1: Awareness raising Joint methodology: Landscape planing from stakeholder perspective Step 2: Collection of individual wishes and ideas Step 3: Spatial plan/strategy Step 4: Implementation
Step 1: Moderated meetings with local stakeholders groups, leisure activities, activities for children
Step 2: Questionnaires and interviews
Step 3: Moderated involvement of stakeholders in the spatial planing process
Results Excellent results from the pilot areas Good cross-border cooperation Handbook on Participative Landscape Planning 4 study trips 5 international meetings Over 70 meetings with stakeholders... in which at least 1300 stakeholders took part! 861 questionnaires about landscape perception filled out and analysed
Still to do till project end SE: Landscape Analysis complete PL: Spatial plan for the whole Tolkmicko municipality LT: Landscape Strategy in Lithuania One more study trip to Lithuania Policy recommendations in 4 countries SB Landscape Forum website complete and operating!
www.lifescape.eu