Cooperation Offer

Clean natural environment as a base for improving quality of life

Offer name: 
Clean natural environment as a base for improving quality of life
Expiry date: 
30/06/2018
Offering LAG: 
Lokalna Grupa Działania Ziemia Gotyku
Country:
  • Poland
Spoken languages:
  • anglais - polonais

Looking to cooperate with

Country(ies):
  • Danemark, Finlande, Les Pays-Bas, Pologne, Suède
Type of area:
  • National / Regional borders, Inland, Island, Lakes & rivers, Coastal, Mountainous, Peri-Urban, Urban, Small town, Historic centre, Rural, Isolated / Remote, Baltic
Assets of the area:
  • Cropland, Pasture, Forest, Non-productive

Project idea

Project type:
    • Cooperation within the country
    • Across regions
    • Cooperation within the country
    • Within the same region
    • Transnational cooperation
    • Cross - border cooperation
    • Transnational cooperation
    • With other MSs (no shared border)
    • Sea basin cooperation
    • Baltic
Project topic:
    • Innovation
    • Knowledge transfer / education / training activities
    • Natural environment & Resources / Landscape
    • Local energy production / renewable energies
    • Circular economy / bio, green economy
Context: 

In our area of Local Development Strategy there are 45 thousand inhabitants. The area is partly characterised by traditional agriculture and partly it is a small town with a historic downtown and rural areas with mostly dormitory town function (for people from Toruń). One of the greatest issues is a pollution, coming from agricultural production, means of transport, inappropriate waste management and use of heating units which do not meet environmental norms.
There have been promoted renewable energy sources for a last few years, eg network of solar panels on the residential and public buildings, LED illumination and aquisition of wind power. However, high cost of renewable sources of energy and a low level of environmental consciousness among inhabitants lead to marginalization of such pro-environmental actions. Hence, the necessity of actions in the field of environmental awareness and an increase of pro-environmental solutions which can reduce water, air and soil contamination, help in saving the energy, decrease the waste production and so on.

Project idea summary: 

Promoting sustainable and renewable forms of energy and environmentally friendly attitudes among inhabitants of our area of Local Development Strategy by:
 exchanging of the ideas and experiences,
 training courses,
 developing of a handbook,
 study tours,
 developing of good habits etc.

Objectives: 

 The increase in the awareness of the inhabitants of our LDS area in the field of environmentally sustainable managing of natural resources,
 development of pro-environmental attitudes,
 popularization of ecological solutions and a growth of usage of renewable sources of energy.
 engaging in actions promoting protection of natural environment and effects of climatic changes.
 exchanging the experiences between LAGs and developing good practices.