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Friends of the Earth Middle East

Friends of the Earth Middle East . Friends of the Earth Middle East ist eine grenzüberschreitende Umwelt- und Friedensorganisation – aktiv in Jordanien, Palestina und Israel. FoEME ist der Living Lakes Partner für das Tote Meer

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Friends of the Earth Middle East

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  1. Friends of the Earth Middle East • Friends of the Earth Middle East ist eine grenzüberschreitende Umwelt- und Friedensorganisation – aktiv in Jordanien, Palestina und Israel. • FoEME ist der Living Lakes Partner für das Tote Meer • Der Schutz und die nachhaltige Nutzung der Wasser-Ressourcen sind entscheidend für Umwelt und Frieden in der Region SustainableTourism in Europe´s Lake Regions

  2. SLOW TOUR: Sustainableandcompetitivetourism in Europe´slakeregions Lakes = Attraction for tourism Lakes = Favourablemicroclimate for agriculture Lakes = Waterreservior for agriculture Lakes = Drinkingwaterreservoir Lakes = Providing existential ecosystemservices Lakes = Hotspot ofbiodiversity Different uses – conflictinginterests

  3. SLOW TOUR: Sustainableandcompetitivetourism in Europe´slakeregions 12 Living Lakesregionsinvolved – within Lake Vörtsjärvand Lake Peipsiregions

  4. SLOW TOUR – SustainableTourism in Europe´s • Lake Regions • Improvementofthe environmental qualityoftourismoffers • Improvementofthecompetitivnessoftourismoffers • Measures: • Sustainability Impact Assessment for 12 lakeregions • Surveys for touristsregardingtheirexpectationsandexperience • Surveys for tourismentrepreneursregardingtheiroffers • Comparisionofresults • Support to SLOW TOUR products = Boat, bicycle, trecking, publictransport • Recommendations for tourismmanagement: • Manual of Excellence for Lake Tourism in EuropeInternational Conference at Lake Trasimeno

  5. Sustainability Impact Assessment • Lake Constance (D,A,CH) • Steinhuder Lake (D) • Chiemsee (D) • Lagunas de Ruidera (ES) • Tablas de Damiel (ES) • Lake Balaton (HU) • Lake District (UK) • The Broads (UK) • Lake Trasimeno (I) • Lake Garda (I) • Lake Peipsi (EL, RU) • Lake Võrtsjärv (EL) • MiliczPonds (PL) • Waterreijk Weerribben Wieden (NL) • Data sources • Eurostat • European Environmental Agency • National and regional statistics • Visitorsurvey • Tourismentrepreneursurvey

  6. Sustainability Impact Assessment • University of Perugia • NHTV Breda University ofappliedSciences • Whichaspects will beanalized? • BiodiversitySocialsustainability • Land UseEconomicsustainability • Air quality Management • Energy Monitoring • Transport • Waste Management • Water Quality

  7. Example: Lake Constance (D,A,CH) 09.06.2011 · GNF · 7

  8. Lake Constance Size: 571 km² Shoreline: 273 km Max. Length: 63.5 km Max. Depth: 254 metres Catchmentarea: 11.500 km² Tributaries: 236 Outlets: 1 (Rhine)

  9. Lake Constance: Hotspot ofbiodiversity, Winteringarea for waterbirds

  10. Lake Constance – Drinkingwaterreservoirwithdenselypopulatedwatersheet

  11. Lake Constance: Intensecultivationoffruits, vegetablesandotherproducts

  12. LAKE Constance – Important Tourism Destination • Ca. 10 million overnight stays per year • Average of 5,5 days per vacations • Ca. 27 million of day trippers per year • 85 % of tourists arrive and travel by car • 55.000 registered boats (2/3 sailing boats, 1/3 motor boats • 42 % of the lake shores is urbanized • Only 28 % of the lake shore is still in natural conditions • Tourism grow from 2009 to 2010 = 4,2 % • => 350 million of Euro gross turnover per year / 15.000 full time jobs • (only German part of the Lake Constance region!)

  13. LAKE Constance – Important Tourism Destination The lake and its harbour regions are the most important magnet for vacation guests and locals in their leisure time. 60 % of the annual visitors are concentrated on the ten most attractive places for recreation

  14. Lake Constance shores: 42 % urbanized Since 1975 about 90 restorationmeasuresrealized = ca. 35 km

  15. Lake Constance District – Land Cover Total surface = 665 km² Year 2000 Year 2006

  16. Tourist Survey May – September 2011 Online, paperversion, interviews 250 – 1.000 filledquestionairesfromeachlakeregion What will beasked Personal data Motivation Transport (type andevaluation) Accomodation (type andevaluation) Recreationalactivities (type andevaluation) Environmental quality Price- quality /moneyspent

  17. TourismOffer Survey June - September 2011 Digital format 50 –100 filledquestionairesfromeachlakeregion What will beasked Type oftourismoffer Evaluation ofvariousaspectsoftheregion Evaluation ofqualityoftourismservices Evaluation ofsustainabilityoftourismservices Options toimprovetourismservices

  18. Manual of Excellence for Lake Tourism in Europe By November 2011 Content Background information (policies, challanges) Howtomeasureand manage sustainability Sustainability Impact Assessment – Results Management options for lakeregions Best practise in Europe´slakeregions Conclusionsandrecommendations

  19. Tourism Development at Lake Vörtsjärv: • Whichlevelof • sustainability • hasbeen • achieved? • - Ecological • - Social • Economic • hammerl@ • Globalnature.org This time withoutyou!

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