European sustainable development rural actor database









- Structure type:
-
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NGO
- Independant service provider
Intervention type: National
Employement number:
5
Main objective:
Coordinate the actions of the local Village Action Groups, be the voice of rural development on the national scale
- Country:
- Suède
- Adress:
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Stortorget 7111 29 StockholmSWEDEN
- Phone:
- 00 46 8 24 13 50
- Fax:
- 00 46 8 24 28 05
- Contact:
- staffan.bond_ANTI_SPAM_@bygde.net
- Web:
- http://www.bygde.net/
Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva is a member organization consisting of more than 4 000 Village Action Groups all over Sweden. The network coordination takes place in a small office in Stockholm.
Its “Rural Parliament”, which is held every two years, provides guidance for the network’s work, as well as the Annual Meeting and the committee. Hela Sveridge Ska Leva is supported by 23 länsbygderåd, i.e. councils on a country level.
To stimulate and support local development
To enhance communication and cooperation between the Swedish Village Action Groups
To act as a spokesperson for Village Action Groups
To inform the public as well as decision/ policymakers
To try and influence rural policies
Agriculture, environment and territory
| Covered topics: |
Support farmers’ diversification
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| Projects/Wishes: |
The organisation would be interested in having a European partnership on this theme, for example regarding the production of sustainable energy, or of small-scale food. |
| Europeans partnerships: |
So far, Hela Sverige ska Leva has only had occasional contacts, mainly through the LEADER programme. |
Environmental education and citizenship
| Covered topics: |
Education and training of professionals or local representatives
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| Projects/Wishes: |
It is however interested in having a European partnership on the theme of the education of local action groups and local representatives |
Employment and inclusion through environmental work
| Covered topics: |
Economic sustainable development
|
| Projects/Wishes: |
It is however interested in having a European partnership on the above theme |