Project title: Landscape park development through cross-border learning
Project partners: Provincie West-Vlaanderen-Landschapspark Bulskampveld (West Flanders, B); EGTC Linieland van Waas en Hulst/Grenspark Groot Saeftinghe (East Flanders/ Zeeland, B/NL); Kent Downs National Landscape (Kent, UK); Parc naturel régional des Caps et Marais d’Opale (Pas-de-Calais, FR)
Project duration: January 2025 – December 2026
Grant awarded: 29800 € (West Flanders, East Flanders, Zeeland, Pas-de-Calais); £6,000 (Kent)
Project status : Approved
Project objectives
This project will see four natural parks and protected landscapes from Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and the UK implement a learning programme to strengthen how they improve the environmental and landscape quality for all users (human and non-human)while considering competing interests.
The two-year programme of field trips and knowledge exchange workshops will cover:
- General park management practices, management structures, processes, administrative operation, financing, challenges and solutions.
- Shared Mutual themes such as: green finance market, working together with farmers, climate and water resilience, biodiversity recovery, and heritage.
The exchanges will inform and inspire, build knowledge on best practices, and strengthen the alliance between the partners for further cooperation.