17th Council of Europe Meeting of the Workshops for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention
“Council of Europe Landscape Award Forum of National Selections - 4th Session 2014-2015”
Budapest, Hungary, 9-10 June 2016
Study visit, 8 June 2016
Objectives: The European Landscape Convention provides for a Landscape Award of the Council of Europe that recognises policies or measures which local or regional authorities or non-governmental organisations have adopted to protect, manage and plan their landscapes, which have proven to be lastingly effective and which can thus serve as an example to other territorial authorities in Europe. On 20 February 2008 the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted Resolution CM/ (2008)3 on the rules governing the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe. The Award is given every two years by the Committee of Ministers, further to proposals from the Committee of Experts of the Council of Europe in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Convention. The experiences of high value achieved in the Member States of the Organisation on the occasion of the 4th Session of the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe – 2014-2015 – were presented in this Meeting. They show that it is possible to promote the territorial dimension of human rights and democracy improving the landscape features of people’s surroundings.
Participants: The Meeting was aimed at government officials – Members of the Council of Europe Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) and the Council of Europe Conference on the European Landscape Convention, representatives of other ministries, representatives of local and regional authorities, universities, professionals, public and private governmental and non-governmental organisations working in the fields of landscape and sustainable management, with its environmental, cultural, social and economic dimensions.
Thursday 9 June 2016
Opening Session
WELCOME SPEECHES
- Mr Alfonso ZARDI, Head of Department, Democratic Institutions and Governance, Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
- Mr Sándor FAZEKAS, Minister of Agriculture, Hungary
- Mr János FÓNAGY, Minister of State, Ministry of National Development, Hungary
- Mr Zsolt FÜLEKY, Deputy State Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office, Hungary
- Mrs Liv Kirstine MORTENSEN, Chair of the Council of Europe Conference on the European Landscape Convention, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation, Department of Planning, Norway
- Mrs Sanja LJESKOVIC MITROVIC, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, Montenegro, Vice-Chair of the Council of Europe Conference on the European Landscape Convention, Member of the Bureau of the Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape (CDCPP) of the Council of Europe
INTRODUCTION
Chairs
- Mrs Katalin CSILLAG, Head of Unit of International Affairs, Cultural Heritage Department, Prime Minister’s Office, Member of CDCPP, Hungary
- Mr Mihály MŐCSÉNYI, Honorary President of Landscape Architecture University, Budapest, Hungary
Presentation of the European Landscape Convention and of the Council of Europe Landscape Award Forum of National Selections – 4th Session
- Mrs Maguelonne DEJEANT-PONS, Executive Secretary of the European Landscape Convention, Council of Europe (+
Powerpoint presentation)
Presentation of the Hungarian National Experience of the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe
- Mrs Krisztina KINCSES, National Representative of the European Landscape Convention, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary (+ Powerpoint presentation)
WORKSHOP 1 – Landscape to be protected: Actions to conserve and maintain the significant or characteristic features of a landscape
Chairs
- Mrs Maria José FESTAS, Chair of the Jury of the 4th Session of the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe and Honorary Chair of the Council of Europe Conference of the European Landscape Convention
- Mr Enrico BUERGI, Chair of the Jury of the 1st and 2nd Landscape Award of the Council of Europe and Honorary Chair of the Council of Europe Conference of the European Landscape Convention
PRESENTATIONS
Service Tree, the tree of the Slovácko Region
Municipality of Tvarožná Lhota and NGO International Exchanges (INEX) - Voluntary Service of the White Carpathians, Czech Republic
Representatives of the Ministry
- Mrs Julia TOBIKOVA, National Representative of the European Landscape Convention, Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic
Representative of the Project
- Mr Vít HRDOUŠEK, Project manager, Representative of the Municipality of Tvarožná Lhota and NGO International Exchanges (INEX) - Voluntary Service of the White Carpathians, Czech Republic
- Mr Vitak JIFI, Representative of the Municipality of Tvarožná Lhota, Czech Republic
Liptovská Teplička: protection of unique historical landscape types
Village of Liptovská Teplička, Slovak Republic
Representatives of the Ministry
- Mrs Lucia VAČOKOVÁ, Senior Officer, Environment Agency, Slovak Republic
- Mrs Eva MIHOVÁ, Senior Officer, Slovak Environment Agency, Slovak Republic
Representative of the Project
- Mr Slavomir KOPAC, Representative of the Liptovská Teplička Municipality, Slovak Republic
The Sénia Territory Millennium Olive Tree Landscape
Taula del Sénia Mancomunidad, Spain
Representatives of the Ministry
- Mrs Carmen CARO, Senior Officer, National Representative for the European Landscape Convention, Institute of Historical Heritage, Spain
Representatives of the Project
- Mrs Maria Teresa ADELL PONS, Responsible of the Taula del Sénia Mancomunidad, Spain
With the participation of:
- Mr Rhamses RIPOLLÉS PUIG, President of the Taula del Sénia Mancomunidad, Spain
- Mr Jaume ANTICH BALADA, Director of the Taula del Sénia Mancomunidad, Spain
Ecomuseum Blaca Hermitage
Cultural Centre of Brač, Croatia
Representatives of the Ministry
- Mr Radoslav BUŽANČIĆ, Head of the Conservation Department of Split, Ministry of Culture, Croatia
Representative of the Project
- Mrs Jasna DAMJANOVIĆ, Responsible of the Cultural Center of Brač, Croatia (apologised)
Friday 10 June 2016
WORKSHOP 2 - Landscape to be managed: Actions, from a perspective of sustainable development, to guide and harmonise changes
Chairs
- Mrs Anne-Marie CHAVANON, Chair of the Democracy, Social Cohesion and Global Challenges Committee of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe, Member of the Jury of the 4th Session of the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe
- Mr Jean-François SEGUIN, Chair of the Jury of the 3rd Session of the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe and Honorary Chair of the Council of Europe Conference of the European Landscape Convention
PRESENTATIONS
“The Bull by the horns”: grazing in nature and landscape management
Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Central Finland, Finland
Representative of the Ministry
- Mr Tapio HEIKKILÄ, Ministry of the Environment, Department of the Natural Environment, Finland
Representative of the Project
- Mrs Kaisa RAATIKAINEN, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Central Finland, Finland
Agricultural Park of Paduli
Open Urban Laboratory, Italy
Representatives of the Ministry
Powerpoint presentation + Text
- Mr Giovanni MANIERI ELIA, Senior Officer, Landscape and Quality Management Department, Ministry for Heritage, Cultural activities and Tourism, Italy
- Mrs Marina GENTILI, Senior Officer, Landscape and Quality Management Department, Ministry for Heritage, Cultural activities and Tourism, Italy
- Mr Rocco TRAMUTOLA, Senior Officer, Landscape and Quality Management Department, Ministry for Heritage, Cultural activities and Tourism, Italy
Representative of the Project
- Mr Giorgio ANDREA RUGGERI, Open Urban Laboratory (LUA), Italy
- Mr Mauro LAZZARI, Open Urban Laboratory (LUA), Italy (apologised)
The town of Kuldīga in the Venta Valley: preserving a unique landscape for future generations
Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia
Representatives of the Ministry
- Mrs Dace GRANTA, Senior Officer, Representative of Latvia for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention, Regional Planning Division, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Latvia
Representative of the Project
- Mr Kaspars RASA, Director of Kuldiga Development Agency, Kuldiga Municipality, Latvia
Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management in Camili Basin
Camili Environmental Protection and Development Association, Turkey
Representatives of the Ministry
- Mr Erdogan ERTÜRK, Forest Engineer, Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Turkey
Representative of the Project
- Mr Orhan YAVUZ, Camili Village, Borcka, Artvin Province, Turkey
WORKSHOP 3 – Landscape to be planned: Strong forward-looking actions, to enhance, restore or create landscapes
Chairs
- Mrs Jelena HLADNIK, Secretary, National Head of the implementation of the European Landscape Convention, Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment, Slovenia
- Mr Phaedon ENOTIADES, Senior Officer, Department of Town Planning and Housing, Member of the Jury of the 4th Session Session of the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe
PRESENTATIONS
Borderless co-operation of local communities for the landscape heritage of “Fabulous” Hetés
Villages of Bödeháza, Gáborjánháza, Szijártóháza, Zalaszombatfa (Hungary), Villages of Genterovci, Kamovci, Radmožanci, Žitkovci, Mostje, Banuta (Slovenia), Greenways Methodology Association, Iron Curtain Trail Association. Project presented by Hungary
Representative of the Ministry
- Mrs Krisztina KINCSES, National Representative of the European Landscape Convention, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary
Representative of the Project
- Mrs Andrea BEDŐ, Representative of the Project Borderless co-operation of local communities for the landscape heritage of “fabulous” Hetés
Enhancement of the natural site and landscape of Hof ter Musschen
Commission of the Environment of Brussels and its environs asbl, Belgium
Representatives of the Ministry
- Mrs Isabelle LEROY, Senior Officer, Ministry of the Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium
Representative of the Project
- Mr Michel MOREELS, Commission of the Environment of Brussels and its environs asbl, Belgium (apologized for absence)
Development of the Historical Centre of Agios Athanasios
Municipality of Agios Athanasios, Cyprus
Representatives of the Ministry
- Mr Phaedon ENOTIADES, Ministry of the Interior, Department of Town Planning and Housing, Cyprus
Representatives of the Project
- Mrs Marianna CHRISTOU, Municipal Officer, Agios Athanasios Municipality, Cyprus
New Dutch Waterline
Board of the New Dutch Waterline, the Netherlands
Representatives of the Ministry
- Mrs Patricia BRAAMSKA, Senior Advisor for Sustainability, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands
- Mr Peter ROS, Project Manager Landscape, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands
Representative of the Project
- Mrs Inge VAN HECK, Project Manager of the Duch Waterline, Province of Gelderland, Representative of Mrs Josan MEIJERS, Deputy of the Province of Gelderland, The Board of National Project for the New Dutch Waterline, the Netherlands
Closing Session
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
- Mrs Maria José FESTAS, Chair of the Jury of the 4th Session of the Landscape Award of the Council of Europe and Honorary Chair of the Council of Europe Conference of the European Landscape Convention
CLOSING SPEECHES
- Mrs Maguelonne DEJEANT-PONS, Executive Secretary of the European Landscape Convention, Steering Committee for Culture, Heritage and Landscape, Council of Europe
- Mrs Liv Kristine MORTENSEN, President of the Council of Europe Conference on the European Landscape Convention, Senior Advisor, Department of Regional Planning, Ministry of the Environment, Norway
- Mrs Viktória PÁLÓCZI-HORVÁTH, Head of unit, Unit for EU and International Affairs for Education, Culture and Sport, Department for EU affairs and International Organisations, Ministry of Human Capacities, Hungary
- Mr Zsolt V. NÉMETH, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary
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