Unifying theme(s),
integrated territorial development
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Jose Manuel Silva Rodriguez, Director General for Agriculture
at the European Commission
Turning unifying themes into development levers
Choosing one or more “unifying themes” to build a development
strategy can prove effective if this choice is based on
participation, integration and openness to change. A theme is a
means, not an end in itself.
Making the most of the environment and “cultural landscape", the
focal point of the LEADER group of Nord-Saarland (Germany):
Applied ecology
Finding ways to use local natural and cultural resources,
supporting the commercialisation of organic and farmhouse products
in short distribution channels, raising awareness of the quality of
the environment, promoting renewable sources of energy are all at
the heart of LEADER’s environmentally oriented intervention in
North Saarland.
Wool, tourism and Romanesque heritage, three favourite themes of
LEADER Anglona-Monte Acuto (Sardinia, Italy):
From community revitalisation to transnational cooperation
Nature, agriculture, crafts and heritage are key resources of
Sardinia. In the northern section of the island, the LEADER group
of Anglona-Monte Acuto has focused on three fields of action and
cooperation: finding new ways to use wool, organising a rural
tourism network and promoting its Romanesque heritage. The “hunt”
for potential projects, the creation of an innovative financial
instrument and the optimal use of the transnational cooperation
possibilities offered by LEADER II seem to have established a
sustainable dynamic for the development of this area.
LEADER Magazine no.24 - Autumn 2000
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