PROWAD LINK

Updated best practice examples of sustainable businesses in touristic nature areas

03 November 2021 - Published by Annika Bostelmann
The online publication “Sustainable businesses in touristic nature areas – Best case examples from 5 countries” has been updated with additional examples of how of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) incorporate the responsibility of protecting the nature area around them into their enterprises.

The brochure shows 15 examples from the Interreg project “Prowad Link” region: from the the Wash/ North Norfolk Coast, the Geiranger Fjord and the Wadden Sea. The publication is a living document to which new examples will be added with the aim to inspire other entrepreneurs to make their nature areas their biggest assets and thrive for more sustainability in their local tourism – following Prowad Link’s motto to “protect & prosper”.

The publication was compiled by the project partners University of Groningen and Norwegian University of Science and Technology in the framework of Prowad Link. The transnational Interreg project aims to unlock the potential of nature as a driver for jobs and sustainable development. This is achieved by working directly with SMEs to develop nature as a brand, creating mutual benefits for SMEs and the natural environment. 14 partners from five countries (Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and United Kingdom) are working in collaboration to build knowledge about sustainable business operations in touristic nature areas and to develop sustainable products and services.

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