Blekinge Archipelago Biosphere Reserve – a sea of opportunities!
www.blekingearkipelag.se Blekinge Archipelago Biosphere Reserve Area (biosfärområde)
Heleen Podsedkowska Coordinator
13 October 2016, Kärdla, Hiiumaa
www.blekingearkipelag.se Agenda
• Blekinge Archipelago BR, who we are and what we do • Examples on projects
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• Kristianstads Vattenrike • Vänerskärgården med Kinnekulle • Älvlandskapet Nedre Dalälven • Blekinge Arkipelag • Östra Vätterbranterna
Kandidatområden: • Vindelälven-Juhtatdahka • Voxnadalen
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www.blekingearkipelag.se NGO Blekinge Archipelago BR
www.blekingearkipelag.se Some data
• Area: 210 000 ha, 156 000 ha water, 54 000 ha terrestrial • 1 culture reserve, i.e. Ronneby Brunnspark • 37 nature reserves • 72 Natura 2000-områden (EU) • 85 000 inhabitants, about 4 000 living on islands of which some have land connection • Blekinge Institute of Technology – Master of Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability-programme
www.blekingearkipelag.se Our vision
Blekinge Archipelago - a sea of possibilities! Blekinge Archipelago represents a flourishing coastal area and archipelago where development occurs in harmony between entrepreneurship and ecology. Its foundation is local engagement and concern for the future of next generations.
www.blekingearkipelag.se www.blekingearkipelag.se What makes Blekinge Archipelago so special?
• Coastal fishing and small scale farming • Genuine living craft traditions, such as boat building • High landscape values; meadows, small islands, bays, shallows, wooded pastures, deciduous forests, etc • A unique scenery above and below the water level, • Culture reserve Ronneby Brunnspark and • World Heritage Naval Port of Karlskrona (military historical buildings)
www.blekingearkipelag.se We are surrounded by UNESCO areas
Within our BR • World Heritage Naval City of Karlskrona
A swath: • West: Kristianstads Vattenrike BR • East: World Heritage Southern Öland (Alvaret)
www.blekingearkipelag.se Three functions: C D E
• Conservation of natural AND cultural values • Development av society in a sustainable way • Education, research, information and communication
www.blekingearkipelag.se We do it together!
www.blekingearkipelag.se Biosphere reserves are learning sites of excellence, for sustainable development
• sites established by countries • recognised under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme • promote sustainable development based on local community efforts and sound science. • seek to reconcile conservation of biological and cultural diversity and economic and social development through partnerships between people and nature • test and demonstrate innovative approaches to sustainable development from local to international scales.
www.blekingearkipelag.se www.blekingearkipelag.se What are the benefits?
• International seal of quality (compare World Heritage)=> Biosphere Tourism • Access to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves for exchanging experiences, get inspired and problem solving • Source of inspiration and opportunity creator • Municipal and county-wide cooperation • Long term stability to the work • Increased opportunities for economic development • Participation by local community •www.blekingearkipelag.seEasier to testing and developing new methods Cooperation plan
www.blekingearkipelag.se We run ourselves • Stimulate entrepreneurship in the 22 strategies! cultural environment • Stimulate sustainable tourism • Stimulating entrepreneurship in coastal and island • Establish the brand Blekinge WeArchipelago participate in BR • Development project- living archipelago • Establish conditions for an open landscape • Reduce nutrient leaching from septic tanks • Better knowledge regarding grazing • Develop sustainable agriculture We monitor • Develop sustainable forest management • Planning of integrated and • Develop sustainable boating sustainable buildings • Reduce use of toxic antifouling paints • Prioritise cultural heritage • Promote eco –driving • Promote recycling solutions for • Support small-scale commercial fishing water and sewage • Increase the availability of locally produced • Reduce nutrient leaching from and sustainably caught fish municipal wastewater treatment • Stimulate sustainable recreational fishing plants • Minimize migration obstacles for fish www.blekingearkipelag.se • Arrange Coastal fishing day Fish projects (nationalAngöring and Stillerydshamnen EU)
Herring, spawning and cooperation Catch &www.blekingearkipelag.se Release (C&R) Projects, some examples (national money)
• LOVA (local water conservation), investments for solutions for emptying of boat toilets; 2 million SEK
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• Archipelago route rutt (feasibility study); 1 million SEK
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• RECORDI (recall coastal heritage for rural entrepreneurship); Estonia, Finland and Italy, 16 074 EUR
www.blekingearkipelag.se Results: • Best practices • Curriculum • Video films • Brochure • New contacts and projects
www.blekingearkipelag.se Projects, some examples (EU)
• Attractive Hardwoods; create and conserve attractive deciduous forests, both for people and species; Lithuania and Poland
www.blekingearkipelag.se Projects, some examples (national and EU)
• Archipelago Route - Sustainable outdoor products along trails on land and water in Blekinge; 13 milj SEK
www.blekingearkipelag.se We now want to link the coast and archipelago of Blekinge by developing trails ...
Sustainable product development with focus on nature and cultural tourism www.blekingearkipelag.se …for sailing… hiking…
bikingwww.blekingearkipelag.se… and canoeing … With Archipelago Route we will:
Conserve nature and cultural values
Support SME´s in tourism industry
Develop knowledge and identity Promote
www.blekingearkipelag.serecreation Archipelago Route - Sustainable outdoor products along trails on land and water in Blekinge
Aim: Get off the ground Blekinge as an outdoor destination with a clear focus on coast and archipelago • Project owner: Region Blekinge • Project implementer: Blekinge Archipelago BR • Projektperiod: until October 2019 • Other partners: Visit Blekinge, municipalities of Karlshamn, Ronneby och Karlskrona, County administrative board Blekinge, SME´s and NGO´s
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