NEED for education based development INTERREG IV - Theme 2 Sustainable development of natural resources: “Exploring potential ideas concerning sustainable development of natural resources (including tourism) and new energy solutions”. Project initiative: NEED (Finland) / Development of educational sustainable tourism

Before and now KOLI North Karelian Region Finland

Vision This northern periphery project initiative “NEED” will facilitate; – collaboration between several target areas to work on an Interreg IV B Northern Periphery programme application. –the project focuses on environmental education in park sites (especially national parks, world heritage sites and their visitor centres) in Northern Periphery regions. –national parks (etc) and visitor centres can be organised for linking the urban and rural activities and development potential in a novel network for nature science, education, tourism industry and local societies. In Finland Koli National Park and Koli Resort, Lakeland World Heritage Site initiative, the Finnish Stone Centre

Camp-Schools for external education Nature schools for life long learning Koli Camp-Schools Friends of Ukko-Koli Association

Main Themes for the NEED 1. Networking; –urban-rural integrates, electrical learning environments, network marketing 2. Content; –transfer of research results for educative programmes -- geology, environmental change 3. Novel methods for education; – education models, GIS-based learning environment, piloting for different target groups 4. Cluster capacity and awareness rising; –periphery SMEs and local societies, quality

NEED for value added Non-material new resource for development Low-season programmes for educational tourism Sustainable use of protected periphery nature More cost-effective learning results Increased but responsible tourism flow Opportunities for jobs and new enterprises

Preparatory NEED Cluster Finnish integrate –Geological Survey of Finland, Finnish Forest Research Institute –University of Joensuu, Education Faculty –Koli National Park and Finnish Stone Centre –Regional authorities (2) and municipalities (4) –SMEs and partner associations (30) University of Iceland, Vatnajökull NP + FSC (Field Study Council, Derrygonnelly Field Centre), Great Britain + Nordland National Park Centre, Norway +

NEED Framework Years (2010) Budget 1,2-1,5 mill € 4-6 Partners integrated Trans-national approach: – transfer for knowledge – international programmes – network for marketing

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