UNDP Croatia - Project COAST Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in the Dalmatian Coast through Greening Coastal Development - 7 M US$ GEF Grant, 2007-2013 - implemented by Ministry of Environment and Nature and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Gojko Berlengi, COAST Project Manager
Dalmatia - development issues 65,000 unemployed 150,000 have abandoned agricultural land 300,000,000 import of agricultural and food products 23,000,000 tourist overnights, 2,8 milijardi income ~ 30% rural population decline over last 100 years
NEN ~50% future Natura2000 around 40% - 47% of the critically endangered and 73% of endangered plant species grow in COAST area - 125 species of fauna included in the Red Data Book and 70 species strictly protected by the international conventions 9 national and nature parks, 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites
Green Business Support Programme key components
Supported green business practices - organic agriculture, autochthonous varieties and breeds, - eco-agritourism, eco-educational tourism, nature friendly adventure tourism, sport fishing, - shellfish farming, organic mariculture, - conservation of traditional agricultural landscape - terraces, fences, stone walls, ponds,
Opportunity: rural and agritourism Country Italy Italy France Austria Croatia Region Tuscany Umbria Provence Tirol Dalmatia current Area (km2) 22,993 8,456 31.400 12,647 12,900 Inhabitants 3,750,000 906,940 4,900,000 710,100 858,000 Dalmatia posible Agritourisms 4,061 1,064 6,840 1.599 150-200 1,500 Beds 50,636 17,115 55,956 17,000 500-700 15,000 Arrivals 556,658 236,417 2,720,000 1,395,000 Overnights 2,923,092 944,148 17,600,000 6,445,000 Income (mil ) 237 60 704 374 75 mil Income/bed 4,680 3,506 12,581 22,000 Income/night 81 64 40 58 Beds / agritourism 12,5 16,1 8,1 10,6 Beds / km2 2,2 2 1,8 1,3 Agriturism / 1000 inh 1,1 1,2 1,4 2,2 Total income from tourism in Dalmatia is 1,5-2,8 bil
COAST Green Business Support Programme 300 applications 97 projects 20 loans from PGL Fund 28 mil US$ total value of projects 1 mil US$ grants 0,1 mil US$ technical assisstance
- Family Farm Frano Milina Bire, Island of Korčula - Established first organic vineyard with autochthonous varieties of Grk and Plavac Mali, upgraded existing tourist offer on Family Farm - Total value: 150,000 US$ - Duration: 12 months - GBSP contribution: 24,000 US$ (grant 20,000 US$ and TA 4,000 US$)
- Mariculture Business Innovation Center MARIBIC - Pilot commercial farming of Warty Venus (Venus Verrucosa) - Total value: 75,000 US$ - GBSP contribution: 22,000 US$ grant - Duration: 24 months
- Vinifera, Frano Miloš - Pilot organic vineyard (min 0,5ha out of 10ha), in policulture with autochtonous medical and aromatic herbs (1ha), in traditional agricultural landscapes with terraces - Total value: 1,600,000 US$ - Duration: 24 months - GBSP contribution: 25,000 US$ (grant 18,000 US$ and TA 7,000 US$)
- NGO Falcon center - Protecting birds of prey through eco-educational tourism - building of new bird s accomodation units, video room for visitors and new water ponds - Total value: 80,000 US$ - GBSP contribution: 22,000 US$ grant - Duration: 12 months
- Vis Adventure craft - Construction of traditional fishing boat Falkuša, development and marketing of eco-touristic offer based on Falkuša - Total value: 78,000 US$ - GBSP contribution: 18,000 US$ grant - Duration: 24 months
Green vision for rural Dalmatia economic 8-10.000 new jobs through use of locally available resources, 3-4% GDP growth social revitalisation of laging behind areas, profit stays in local communities environmental conservation/sustainable use of natural resources, protection of cultural landscape cultural protection of traditional activities and rural identity
Rural small business development infrastructure - key functions/activities Direct measures support to individual businesses 1. Information and motivation 2. Specialized technical assisstance 3. Financial instruments 4. Monitoring and mentoring Indirect measures support at cluster level 1. Capacity building and support for innovation 2. Green or eco standards 3. Facilitation of networking 4. Branding, marketing 5. Sectoral programmes and action plans Business support infrastructure management 1. Clear development objectives 2. Coordination and responsibility 3. Monitoring and evaluation 4. Issue reporting and response actions 5. Performance funding
Rural business support infrastructure at regional level key partners Coordinating partner(s) at the national level Sources of financing Public sources of financing : -ministries -counties -HBOR / HAMAG -FZOEU Commercial banks EU funds (green) business business networks (clusters, coops, assoc.) Rural development support activities Coordinating partner at county level (CDA), one stop shop Public sector: - county depts. and public institutions - AES Private sector: - business centers; - consultants; Civil sector
UNDP Montenegro - using challenge-prizes to unlock citizen potential and innovation
Foursquare for development - Montenegro case UNDP Innovation Fund contest with the aim to empower communities to use new technologies to create and promote tourism products in the north of Montenegro Source: http://europeandcis.undp.org/blog/2012/07/11/foursquare-for-development-of-northern-montenegro/
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