Awareness raising on “Categories of protected areas”

Topic area
Basic services, Leader, municipalities

Disaggregation level
Environmental protection
Nature conservation
Protected areas
Biodiversity
LEADER
Site development
Tourism

Project region
Burgenland

Local Action Group (LAG)
LAG nordburgenland plus

LE– Programming Period
LE 14–20

Project period
2015-2017 (geplantes Projektende)

Project costs overall
66.510 €

Subsidy from LE 14-20
56.533 €

Priority
EN - 19.2.1. Umsetzung der lokalen Entwicklungsstrategie

Project initiator
LEADER Region Nordburgenlandplus

Short description

During the elaboration of the local development strategies for the funding period 2014-2020 it has been shown that the existing number of abundant labels make the communication within nature protection sector relatively difficult. For most citizens it is quite challenging to make a reasonable differentiation between the circulating terms “national park“, “nature park”, “biosphere park” and “Natura 2000 sites”. The major objective of this project is to better explain the before mentioned terms.  Furthermore, their meaning and effects on the region and the nature shall be elucidated.

Point of departure

During the elaboration of the local development strategies for the funding period 2014-2020 is has been shown that the existing number of abundant labels make the communication within nature protection sector relatively difficult. For most citizens, it is quite challenging to make a reasonable differentiation between the common terms “national park“, “nature park”, “biosphere park” and “Natura 2000 sites”.

Targets and target groups

The major target of this project is to better explain the terms “national park“, “nature park”, “biosphere park” and “Natura 2000 sites”. Furthermore, their meaning and effects on the region and the nature shall be elucidated.

Secondary objectives

  • Simple and easily understandable presentation of the different “categories of protected areas” to everybody

  • Presentation of the specific protected areas that are part of the LEADER-region “Nordburgenland plus”

  • Comparative presentation of the LEADER-region “Nordburgenland plus” and other LEADER-regions in the region of Burgenland and in the rest of Austria

  • Provide overview on the existing protected areas and inform about their importance for the tourism within the region of Nordburgenland. By issuing further recommendations the existing brand development shall be pushed forward.

  • Information of all concerned parties, inhabitants, land users and representatives from the tourism sector via suitable media


Project implementation and measures

Measure 1: Characterization of the various “Categories of protected areas
Measure 2: Protected areas in the LEADER-region “Nordburgenland plus”
Measure 3: Comparison to other Austrian LEADER-regions
Measure 4: Socioeconomic importance of protected areas for the region and particularly for tourism
Measure 5: Workshop on some significant intermediate results
Measure 6: Report- Commitment in terms of the sensitization process
Measure 7: Implementation of awareness-raising/ sensitization activities
Measure 8: Project management and networking