Ecolnet Case Study :: Lake Võrtsjärv Foundation
Country
ESTONIA
Contact Details
Address: Rannu 61120, Tartumaa, Estonia
Tel: +372 5298561
Email: jaanika@vortsjarv.ee
Web: http://www.vortsjarv.ee/en
Tel: +372 5298561
Email: jaanika@vortsjarv.ee
Web: http://www.vortsjarv.ee/en
Keywords
network, communities, rural, development, ecotourism
Case Description
Lake Võrtsjärv Foundation consists of communes united by their location in the immediate vicinity of the lake Võrtsjärv in Central-Estonia.
Best Practices
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Criterion 1 B.1. Community Development
Criterion 2 C.3. Protection of Sites
Description
Criterion 2 C.3. Protection of Sites
Description
The Lake Võrtsjärv Foundation raises the awareness of the public by developing unified views on the balanced development of the Lake Võrtsjärv region, preserving and protecting Lake Võrtsjärv as a sensitive body of water, and promoting the image of Lake Võrtsjärv as a rapidly developing recreational region both in Estonia and beyond.
Lake Võrtsjärv is member of Living Lakes International network and partnership whose mission is to enhance the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of lakes, wetlands, other freshwater bodies of the world and their catchment areas.
Lake Võrtsjärv is member of Living Lakes International network and partnership whose mission is to enhance the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of lakes, wetlands, other freshwater bodies of the world and their catchment areas.