Intervention type: Local
Employement number:
8
Main objective:
Territorial development
2, Chemin du Moulin6630 MartelangeBELGIUM
The Belgian Natural Park Haute-Sûre Forêt d’Anlier covers the communes of Bastogne, Vaux-sur-Sûre, Fauvillers, Habay, Martelange and Léglise. Developing around the two main éléments of the Haute-Sûre basin and the Anlier forest massif, it represents a surface of 72,000 hectares and a population of 32,000.
The Park is a territorial actor and aims at protecting the local heritage (both natural, cultural and architectural), while guaranteeing the population’s well being and the region’s economic development.
On the transnational scale, the Natural Park wishes to come to the creation, in the mid term, of a transborder Park covering the Haute-Sûre area in Belgium and Luxembourg. In this perspective, a common management platform could be created.
Land planning
Protection and promotion of natural resources
Development of tourist products
Support rural economy
| Covered topics: |
Biodiversity / wildlife protection
Support farmers’ diversification
Land use (urbanisation control)
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| Actions examples: |
Creation of a Park’s brand for traditional/handcrafted products, in the frame of a Leader programme, from 2003 to 2008Setting up a transborder river management strategy, in the frame of an Interreg IIIA programmeRestoration of the European otter’s habitats, in the frame of a LIFE programme, from October 2005 to October 2010 |
| Europeans partnerships: |
Our Park, LuxembourgHaute-Sûre Park, LuxembourgLorraine natural regional Park, France |
| Covered topics: |
Education to environment and sustainable development for youngsters
Education and training of professionals or local representatives
Raising public opinion’s awareness (residents and tourists)
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| Actions examples: |
Setting up a laboratory minibus to welcome pupils in a thematic activity on water quality, discovery of the river and of running waters, in the frame of an Interreg programmeTraining to identify hints of otters’ presence, delivered to administrative agents and natural scientists, in the frame of a LIFE programmePublications for residents (Park’s newspaper) and tourists (3 guides, many folders, brochures and maps) |
| Europeans partnerships: |
Our Park, LuxembourgHaute-Sûre Park, LuxembourgLorraine natural regional Park, France |
| Projects/Wishes: |
The Park would like to set up an enterprise aiming at the inclusion through environmental work. More precisely, it would consist in providing « green » services to the community, i.e. looking after walking trails, hedges planting and cutting, arranging green ways, … |