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The LEADER Transnational Cooperation Awards collected 60 applications from participating countries.

The first selection of the nominated Nordic-Baltic Leader transnational cooperation projects is now done!

The finalists of the five categories were chosen out of 60 nominees in Roskilde, Denmark on the 6th June 2013. The evaluation committee included the representatives of Estonia, Lithuanian, Latvia, Swedish, Finnish and Danish rural networks.

LOCAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT -
Bees and Biodiversity - Together to Stop Pollinating Insects Decline and Protect Biodiversity

		Seven LEADER partner areas working on local projects with three main goals: land management (all types of land use so that measures take into account pollinating insects, biodiversity and environment-friendly farming), beekeeping activity and economy (increasing the volumes of beekeeping, enhancing product marketing, development of networks, financial support), and information and education (inform and raise awareness amongst all publics in order to influence practices in agriculture, public spaces maintenance by local authorities and private people’s gardens.) More info HERE
Leading partner: LAG Pays Voironnais (France)		Partners: LAG Zlata Cesta (Slovakia), LAG Duebener Heide (Germany), LAG Pays des Tiges et Chavées (Belgium), LAG Living Kainuu LEADER (Finland), LAG Oulujarvi LEADER (Finland), MTT Sotkamo,(Finland), LAG Merthyr Tydfil (Wales), LAG Lolland (Denmark)

LOCAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT - Forest Trail

The “Forest Trails” projects aim is to diffuse a completely new concept of forest therapy tracks and the multisided use of forest in Europe. In Ikaalinen,Finland was developed a special concept of forest tracks which has been studied in its psychological and physiological effects in university level. The track contains several exercises which must be done with certain intervals (timing) in the forest. The effects of this kind of track are measurable directly in the human beings physiological valors (cortisol level, stress level, immunological level of cells). Within the transnational collaboration the scope is to diffuse this unique track idea and increase also the possibility to healthier live for persons also in different countries as well in Finland. The multiple use of forest property and areas can promote also the rural tourism as well the sustainable use of forests and other economical aspects. Within the project were established the first private wellbeing enterprise paths as well the first “Wellbeing tracks” in Sweden, Luxembourg and France. Read more HERE

Leading partner: LAG Aktiivinen Pohjois-Satakunta (Finland)

Partners:LAG Mullerthal (Luxembourg), LAG Växtlust Värmland (Sweden), LAG Pays de la Deodatie (France)

LOCAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT - Growing Gastrounauts

The main objective of the project is to strengthen links between schools and local food producers. The aim of the project is to study the implementation options of short supply chain from producers and processors "from farm to pot", exchange experiences and to learn from each other. The second objective is to teach children practical examples, farm work, food preparation, etc. The project activities are divided into two groups:
1. Activities oriented towards school children; Called "farm to fork", it includes activities during school hours or after school, it helps to better understand the whole process starting from farmers contribution till the final product is in the market by offering students to see and experience the whole process – in their own country or in some other country.
2. Activities oriented towards staff of schools and pre-schools/nurseries. Together with partners they are organizing a variety of events and thematical days, which are related to topics of local food and eating habits, such as exchange of school cooks in individual partner country, in England and in France; introducing the values of local food to children. As the result of the project, a number of movie clips will be produced to make the learning process more interesting together with the interactive cookbook, that is translated into English, French and Estonian. More info HERE

Leading partner: LAG Pays Vallée du Loir (France)

Partners: Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership (England), Central Warwickshire Villages LAG (England), LAG Hiidlaste Koostöökogu (Estonia), West Estonian Islands LAG (Estonia)

LOCAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT - Management fishing in the Lakes Finjasjön and Bosarpasjön. The Transnational Project: Developing Methods of Management Fishery and Utilization of Haul

In this international project, various methods for restoring the balance in fish communities have been implemented in lakes with algal blooms. We have developed and refined fishery strategies with the purpose of minimizing the costs and protecting and promoting the valuable predatory fish.
By fyke nets and seines, we have fished up bream and roach. A consequence of this fishery was clear lake water that in turn improved the recreation area and increased the tourist value. The fish catch was successively used by humans as food. The small fish became an excellent feed for storks in a stork breeding project.
More info HERE

Leading partner: LAG Etpähä (Finland)

Partners: LAG PH (Sweden), Ykkösakseli ry (Finland)

LOCAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT - Traditional Sailing and Maritime Heritage

The aim of the project was to revive the maritime heritage and ship building traditions in Baltic Sea. For this partners organised joint seminars, sailing trainings for crews and youth in traditional sailing ships, open ship days for public, building of traditional sailing vessels (galeass Ihana in Finland, sailing boat Ota in Denmark and sailing schooner Halulaev in Estonia), and dissemination of the results of the project in web and with brochure. More info HERE

Leading partner: LAG Karhuseutu (Finland)

Partners: LAG Hiidlaste Koostöökogu (Estonia), LAG Bornholm (Denmark)

Date of nomination:	(11) 2013-05-15
Nomination country:	Finland
Title:	Konst-och kultursommar Österbotten (Art and culturesummer Ostrobothnia)
Nominees:	Participant
Category:	Tourism
Countries:	Sweden, Finland, Germany
Leading partner:	Sweden
Documents:	http://www.maainfo.ee/public/files/11%20new%20Kultursommar.doc
Photos link:	http://www.maainfo.ee/index.php?b=395&page=3538&action=pic_list&
Summary:	To let artist an culture people from each country visit the other countries and describe what they see in their own way / piece of art. These pieces of art will then show tourists what to be seen in the other area, but also tell the area itself how it is seen by a foreigner´s eyes. It will also make visitors aware of our common history. In the 18th century we were all parts of the same country (Sweden) now we have been for a long time separated in three different countries and sometimes hard to keep in touch because of politics etc.

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