SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

- ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION and TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

 

2001-2004

  1. - Educational trainings trainings and researches on environment protection including awareness raising campaigns – way to develop tourism is to protect what we inherited
  2. - Sustainable tourism – development projects targeted on local communities in order to create a positive environment for the creation of new accommodation facilities and tourist product following standards of environment protection – camping potentials in Serbia

2004/2005

  1. - “EUROCAMPS in SERBIA” – 7 months project related to European integration processes – learning about EU Standards in Environment protection and Camping / cooperation with Connact from Holland. The level of public knowledge and awareness on camping tourism in general, a need for environmental protection and EU standards in this field, but also the knowledge on factual opportunities in camping business, have immensely been improved. Camping association was founded and registered as Camping Association of Serbia that beside campsites, gathers other service providers from this and similar scopes of business. This association is also a member of EFCO & HPA – European Federation of Camping Organizations and Holiday Park Association (Paris, March 2007). Supported by European Agency for Reconstruction, through the European Integration Fund.

2008

  1. - ‘’Camping Tourism Development – guideline of environmental sustainability in NP Fruska gora’’– This project has achieved very valuable results. The most important result is re-established cooperation amongst Fruska gora’s municipalities itself, as well as the cooperation between Public company NP Fruska gora, municipalities, NGO sector and institutions. Team work also resulted with creating a list of environmental problems that can be solved on local level. Second important result concerns raised awareness among municipalities and institutional representatives about importance of undertaking environmental related activities, and on the other hand with raised awareness among inhabitants about environmental protection issues related to Fruska Gora National Park. Project realized in cooperation with Holland MATRA KNIP programme. Project duration: April – October 2008

2009

  1. “- “My River is not Dump” - regional conference on youth rights and environmental protection issues ” – This project has been resulted with strengthened relations among environmental organizations in the region and Europe in general. Important result was extra education that was provided to participants in order to be able to anticipate the most urgent needs of society and to undertake appropriate actions with a view to deal with problems successfully. Project realized in cooperation with European Youth Foundation. Project duration: February – December 2009