Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

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1 Sustainable Tourism & From the Canarian Institute of Marine Science (belonging to the Canarian Government) and the Centre on Biodiversity and Environmental Management (at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University), we have the pleasure to announce an international event where a set of workshops and meetings related to sustainable tourism and coastal management will take place. The Sustainable Tourism & will be co-financed by the Interreg IIIC 1 projects: CoPraNet The Coastal Practice Network, Interreg IIIC West Network DestiLink Network on Sustainable Tourism Destination Development: linking rural regions and research institutions in Europe, Interreg IIIC North Network. The Interreg IIIC South project SUVOT - Sustainable and Vocational Tourism will also be participating. After the identification of common points of all three projects, this is the first time that the Sustainable Tourism Development Cluster Meeting will take place, with the aim of trying to share and complement experiences. All this activity will be taking place during the week from the 21 st 25 th of November in Gran Canaria Island (Canary Islands, Spain). The event developed will consist of: CoPraNet Workshop on Sustainable Littoral & Tourism Management. DestiLink Workshop on Nature Quality: sustainable tourism in nature sensitive areas. Sustainable Tourism Development Cluster Meeting. (For CoPraNet, DestiLink and SUVOT project partners). Study visits will show the tourist and natural values of Gran Canaria Island. 1 Interrreg IIIC projects enable regions to share the knowledge and experience that will help them develop new solutions to economic, social and environmental challenges. 1/7

2 CoPraNet Workshop: SUSTAINABLE LITTORAL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Sunday 20 th : Arrivals to Las Palmas. Check-in at chosen hotels. 20:15 Informal meeting at Glamour Restaurant (Avenida Las Canteras nr. 14, at the corner with Calle Hierro). The group will be leaving Dunas Salud Hotel hall at to walk along the promenade to the meeting point. Monday 21 st : Workshops Sessions 8:00 8:10 8:45 9:00 Pick-up at Parque Santa Catalina and Calle Fernando Guanarteme nr. 54 (in front of Hotel Astoria) to go to the Canarian Institute of Marine Science. Arrival at the Canarian Institute of Marine Science and handling of workshop materials. 9:00 10:00 Welcome by: Juan Manuel García Serrano, Gran Canaria Convention Bureau, Patronato de Turismo de Gran Canaria. Ricardo J. Haroun Tabraue, Biodiversity and Environmental Management Centre, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University. Opening Session by: - Cipriano Marín Cabrera. ITR (Institute of Responsible Tourism - Unesco), INSULA (International Scientific Council for Island Development). Sustainable Destinations, The new windows to the sea. PARALELL ACTIVITIES 10:00 11:00 Visit to the Canarian Institute of Marine Science, divided into two groups: 10:00 Group 1: CoPraNet Coffee break. 11:00 13:00 Session 1. - Coastal Management Case Studies. 2/7

3 Moderator: Patrick McCluskey. Down District Council. - Miguel Ángel Adam. Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas. Research initiatives in the Port of Las Palmas for oil spills prevention and consequences mitigation. - Luis Hernández Calvento. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University. Transformations experienced by Maspalomas Dunes System. - Ana I. Neto (Azores University), Ricardo Araújo (Universidade dos Açores) and Ricardo Haroun (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University). Marine Protected Areas of Macaronesia, the project PARQMAR. - Kazimierz Rabsky and Martyna Rabska. EUCC Poland. Nature coasts in Stepnica Local Community - soft tourism as a new activity. 13:00 13:30 Walking tour on the beach front of Melenara. 13:30 15:00 Lunch at Casa Perico Restaurant. Session 2. - Tools for Sustainable Coasts. 15:30 17:00 Moderator: Corinna Kolf. Ministry of the Interior of the State of Schleswig-Holstein. - Juan Carlos Elgue. Canarian Institute of Marine Science. Online GIS application as a tool for coastal management. - Aquilino Miguelez López. Lanzarote Island Man and Biophere Reserve, Cabildo de Lanzarote. Lanzarote Biosphere Reserve, Magdalena Ariadne Kim Muir: Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism: EUCC and CoPraNet initiative 17:00 17:30 17:30 19:00 Coffee break Session 3. Round table: discussion on the themes of the day. Coastal management: present and future. 3/7

4 Moderator and rapporteur: Kazimierz Rabski. EUCC Poland. 19:30 Arrival at Las Palmas and free night. Tuesday 22 nd : Projects Work Sessions 8:15 8:25 Pick-up at Santa Catalina Park and Calle Fernando Guanarteme nr. 54 (in front of Hotel Astoria) to go to the Canarian Institute of Marine Science. 9:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 Coffee break Work Session. QualityCoast Label - Presentations from partners. Moderator: Cathal O Mahony. University College Cork. Alan Pickaver, EUCC - The Coastal Union Cathal O Mahony, UCC Corinna Kolf, EUCC Germany Eduardo Cózar, Municipality of Calvià M.B.Y. Demmers, Municipality of Zandvoort Patrick McCluskey, Down District Council Margarida Nunes / Teresa Carvalho, CCDRC Tarik Chekchac The Cousteau Society 11:00 13:00 Work Session. QualityCoast Label (continued). - CoPraNet s Quality Coast label. Review and further development. Moderator and rapporteur: Alan Pickaver. EUCC The Coastal Union. 13:30 15:00 Lunch at Perico Junior Restaurant 4/7

5 15:30 17:00 Work Session. QualityCoast Label conclusions and future actions. 17:00 17:30 Coffee Break 17: Moderator and rapporteur: Alan Pickaver. EUCC The Coastal Union. CoPraNet Meetings: Bussiness and Steering Group meetings. 20:00 Arrival at Las Palmas and free night 5/7

6 Destilink Workshop NATURE QUALITY PROGRAMME Sunday 20 th : Arrivals to Las Palmas. Check-in at chosen hotels. 20:15 Informal meeting at Glamour Restaurant (Avenida Las Canteras nr. 14, at the corner with Calle Hierro). The group will be leaving Dunas Salud Hotel hall at to walk along the promenade to the meeting point. Monday 21 st : Workshops Sessions 8:00 8:10 8:45 9:00 Pick-up at Parque Santa Catalina and Calle Fernando Guanarteme nr. 54 (in front of Hotel Astoria) to go to the Canarian Institute of Marine Science. Arrival at the Canarian Institute of Marine Science and handling of workshop materials. 9:00 10:00 Welcome by: Juan Manuel García Serrano, Gran Canaria Convention Bureau, Patronato de Turismo de Gran Canaria. Ricardo J. Haroun Tabraue, Biodiversity and Environmental Management Centre, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University. Opening Session by: - Cipriano Marín Cabrera. ITR (Institute of Responsible Tourism - Unesco), INSULA (International Scientific Council for Island Development). Sustainable Destinations, The new windows to the sea. PARALELL ACTIVITIES 10:00 11:00 Visit to the Canarian Institute of Marine Science, divided into two groups: 10:30 Group 2: DestiLink Coffee break. 6/7

7 Destilink Workshop: NATURE QUALITY - Introduction to the topic Nature Quality by the Lead Partner. Session 1. Nature Dissemination. 11:00 13:00 Moderator: Christian Baumgartner. University of Applied Sciences Krems. - Jan Woolhead. Storstroem County. Dissemination: How it reflects quality in nature tourism. - Mª del Pino Rodríguez Socorro. RETUR. Natural and cultural heritage as a tourist resource. - Ricardo J. Haroun. Biodiversity and Environmental Management Centre. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University. Canarias, por una costa viva: a research and environmental education project in the Canary Islands - Margaret Hart. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University. Mediterranean Voices Project. 13:00 13:30 Walking tour on the beach front of Melenara. 13:30 15:00 Lunch at Casa Perico Restaurant. Destilink Workshop: NATURE QUALITY Session 2. - The role of nature in tourism. 15:30 17:00 Moderator: Amanda Drummond. Fife Coast & Countryside Trust. - Kari Salovaara. HDI Oy. Tourism in nature. - Margaret Hart and Mariano Chirivella, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University. Natural resources and tourism. - Ana I. Neto (Azores University), Ricardo Araújo (Universidade dos Açores) and Ricardo Haroun (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University). Marine Protected Areas of Macaronesia, the project PARQMAR. 17:00 17:30 Coffee break 7/7

8 17:30 19:00 Destilink Workshop: NATURE QUALITY Session 3. Tourism and the valorisation of tangible and intangible heritage. Moderator: Aveen Henry. University College Cork CPPU. - Christian Baumgartner. University of Applied Sciences Krems. Valorisation of nature in relation to traveller typology. - José A. González Navarro. Cabildo de Gran Canaria. Patrinet Project - Margaret Hart and Mariano Chirivella. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University. The future of intangible heritage: sustainable tourism. - Eugenio Reyes y Elena León. Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo, Cabildo de Gran Canaria. Los Sabios de la Tierra Project: a source of knowledge. - Ana I. Neto (Azores University), Ricardo Araújo (Universidade dos Açores) and Ricardo Haroun (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University). Marine Protected Areas of Macaronesia, the project PARQMAR. 19:30 Arrival to Las Palmas. 20:00 Meeting for dinner in Las Palmas in the hotel reception. Dinner at La Marinera Restaurant (at the far end of Las Canteras, called La Puntilla area). Tuesday 22 nd : Project Work Sessions 8:15 8:25 9:00 10:30 Pick-up at Santa Catalina Park and Calle Fernando Guanarteme nr. 54 (in front of Hotel Astoria) to go to the Canarian Institute of Marine Science. Destilink Workshop: NATURE QUALITY Work Session. Nature Quality in Sustainable Tourism. 10:30 11:00 Coffee break - Group work (preparation for the dialogue session). 8/7

9 11:00 13:00 Destilink Workshop: NATURE QUALITY - Work Session: Dialogue session on topics within Nature Quality to integrate in the destination development manual. 13:30 15:00 Lunch at Perico Junior Restaurant 15:30 17:30 DestiLink Meetings: Business and Steering Group meetings. 17:30 18:00 Coffee Break 18: DestiLink Meetings: Business and Steering Group meetings. 20:00 Arrival at Las Palmas and free night 9/7

10 STUDY VISITS Wednesday 23 rd : 8:00 8:10 Pick-up at Santa Catalina Park and Calle Fernando Guanarteme nr. 54 (in front of Hotel Astoria). 9:30 12:30 13:00 15:30 Visit to Maspalomas Dunes Natural Special Reserve. - Guided tour - Talk with Miguel Ángel Peña, manager of the reserve. Lunch at Oroval Restaurant in Agüimes, in the frame of Canarian Seafood Gastronomic Week, linked to Pescprof Interreg IIIB project. 17:00 Back to hotels at Las Palmas and free night. Friday 25 th : 8:50 9:00 Pick-up at Santa Catalina Park and Calle Fernando Guanarteme nr. 54 (in front of Hotel Astoria). 9:30 11:30 Visit to Viera y Clavijo Canarian Botanic Garden. 11:45 12:30 Visit to Bandama Caldera. 12:45 14:00 Visit to San Juan Wine Cellar. Tasting of Canarian products: rum, cheese and toasted bread. 14:15 16:00 Luch at Bodegón Vandama. 16:30 Back to hotels at Las Palmas and free night. 10/7

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