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© Blackdown Hills AONB / Michael Collins
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EU Programmes SWPL has co-ordinated the development of a bid under INTERREG IV 4a Manche (South Channel Programme) Cross Border strand of the EU Territorial Co-operation Programme. Working with 19 Landscape partners across SW England and NW France our bid sets out a major investment in our collective knowledge base about forces for change and their impacts on the multiple benefits society derives from designated landscapes. The bid, if successful, will be a significant boost to the evidence base for landscape change and cast light on future directions and practices through focusing on landscape products such as agriculture, food, fruit, wood fuel and natural building materials. The bid was submitted to the EU Secretariat on April 27th 2009. In Oct 2009 we were informed that the bid had been rejected but partners were encouraged to resubmit. A restructured bid, under a new title of CORDIALE. was submitted in March 2010 and appraised in April. final decision will be now be on October 14th 2010. An English Partners Group has been established: Tim Selman (Tamar AONB), Richard Hayman (Devon County Council), Linda Blanchard (North Devon Coast AONB), Linda Watson (Plymouth University) and Dave Dixon (SWPL). Documents:
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