What was accomplished:- A valley wide mission statement was drafted
- The Great Walser Valley Biosphere park management was formed
- The „Köstliche Kiste“ or „Delicious Box“ project was implemented. An impulse project to improve direct marketing of agricultural products
- The „Wanderbus statt Mautstrasse“ or „Migrant bus instead of Toll Roads“ project was initiated successfully
- The environment education programme „Biosphere park adventure“ - a pedagogical nature experience for schools, guests and the locals - was composed
- The "Blickwinkel" (Perspective) - a valley-wide handout about the Biosphere park is released regularly
- The Mountain Timber project was implemented in the framework of a LEADER + programme, and became an example for an economic collaborative in connection with the preservation of the cultural landscape
- 37 tourism partner enterprises operate using the Biosphere park philosophy. 5 of them received the Austrian Environmental award.
- Numerous projects in the area of renewable energy and the award with the 3 e‘s in the scope of a country-wide programme for energy efficient communities was another result.
- The EcoMonte- EU-LIFE Project: Integrated Environmental management in a small region led to an Environment Certification for the whole region - under EMAS
- A number of other projects in co-operation with the tourism industry help to strengthen the Biosphere park idea in the Great Walser Valley.
- Scientific studies and diploma dissertations and much more are all results of the Biosphere park.
If you want information about current activities, please contact the Biosphere park Management in Thüringerberg.
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