PROMORIVER
Site description
The municipality of San Michele al Tagliamento, near the mouth of Port Baseleghe, near the tourist resort of Bibione Pineda was identified as the scope of action.
It is a coastal area located on the east bank of the Canal Lovi, and it can be accessed from the same named lagoon along a six hundred meters long canal sided by white and red dolphins (a man-made marine structure that extends above the water level and is not connected to shore) which is a part of the Venetian coast, the waterway that connects to inland waters, the Po to the lagoon of Venice all the way to Monfalcone.
The project areas delimited as follows:
● state area
● SIC site - Caorle lagoon mouth of the Tagliamento
● ZPS site Valle- Vecchia-Zumelle - Valleys of Bibione
● restricted areas on the basis of L. N.1497/39
● hydrogeological constraints
The Bibione area is of particular environmental interest because of its ecology, vegetation and flora as well as for its extraordinary aesthetical appeal.
From an environmental point of view the mouth of Port Baseleghe is a stopover for migratory species of continental importance.
Existing problems
The project intended to enhance, requalify and reconstruct the coastal habitats, taking advantage of the natural tidal and wind energy and intervening in an area of great natural value and more risk-sensitive due to the large tourist pressure during the summer season. Bibione is in fact the second beach in Italy for the number of tourists.
Objectives
The project’s main goal is to preserve the natural environment, to contain the loss of biodiversity, to protect natural areas and to conserve biodiversity of the project’s area of interest.
The Mediterranean garden provides in detail the development, requalification and the reconstruction of coastal habitats by exploiting the natural tidal and wind energy.
Five Rivers Festival
(Festival dos 5 Rios), Tagus River Basin, Portugal
Case study description
The “Five Rivers Festival” (Festival dos 5 Rios) is an activity as part of the Transnational Cooperation project, “Tejo Vivo”. This project is based on a strategy of use and promotion of existing recourses around the Tagus River (Rio Tejo). The project “Tejo Vivo – Network for the Enhancement of Regions connected to the Tagus” aims to contribute to an increase in competitiveness and social, cultural, economic and environmental development of the regions. The organisation of the Five Rivers Festival is managed by ADIRN, with the help of participating Munincipalities, QUERCUS and Ideias Sustentáveis, an outside company hired to perform activities during the 5 Rivers Festival.
Project statistics
Start date: 13/09/2013
End date: 09/03/2014
Date of festivals:
● 13-16/09/2013 Tejo River - V.N. Barquinha
● 18-20/10/2013 Zêzere River - Ferreira do Zêzere
● 1-3/11/2013 Alviela River - Alcanena
● 21-23/02/2014 Almonda River - Torres Novas
● 7-9/03/2014 Nabão River - Ourém, Tomar
Nº of people: 500 adults (weekend activities) and 850 children (play activities) over the 5 events
Partners: 6 Municipalities: Torres Novas, V.N. Barquinha, Ferreira do Zêzere, Alcanena, Ourém, Tomar, QUERCUS, Projecto Life – Habitats
Budget:
● Festival activities: €37640
● Environmental consultancy: €21320
● Total: €578960
Location: 6 Municipalities within the area of operations of ADIRN: Torres Novas, V.N. Barquinha, Ferreira do Zêzere, Alcanena, Ourém, Tomar
Implementation
The organisation of the Five Rivers Festival is managed by ADIRN, with the help of participating Munincipalities, QUERCUS and Ideias Sustentáveis, an outside company hired to perform activities during the 5 Rivers Festival. Each festival is composed of:
● Play activities for children aged between 10 and 15 years old
● Discovery workshops, to learn about the animals of the regions and including a practical element about the plants and invertebrates associated to each river and how their dependence on good water quality of the river.
● Active Nature Tourism activities for enthusiasts of canoeing, mountain biking and hiking.
● Cultural activities
● Taste of local produce
● Observation and interpretation of nature/fauna and flora
Activities performed:
Play activities were performed on the following dates, during the morning and afternoon between 9h - 13h and 15h to 17h: 13/09/2013 – 16/09/2013 – 18/10/2013 – 1/11/2013 – 21/02/2014 – 07/03/2013
Preferred target audience: 10-15 year olds
● Rafting/canoeing
● Mountain Biking Obstacle Course
● Photo Paper
● Inflatable Human Bowling
● Traditional games
● River workshop
● Children’s snacktime
● Discovery workshop (Practical/Outside) Duration: 20 minutes. Target audience: 10-12 years
● Discovery workshop (Theoretical/Inside) consisting of a half hour presentation about the natural heritage of the river in question, with encouraged participation (to recognise animals and learn facts about ecology and the river). Complemented by a practical element involving flora and invertebrates, so as to understand the water quality of the river by using biological indicators. Duration: 35 minutes. Target audience: 10-12 years old (one school group at a time)
Outcomes and success
● Creation of a set of tourist activities based around the 5 Rivers that include a strong element of environmental interpretation.
● Promotion and preservation of natural, cultural and historical heritage of the 6 municipalities, thus contributing to their sustainable development
● Awareness amongst the younger population of water quality in the Rivers
● Promotion of the region and active-tourism activities through social networks and large urban centres
● Awareness of environmental protection
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