Berekraftig verdiskaping i verdsarvområde?

Summary

Local value creation based on the outlying areas in the world heritage areas in the Norwegian western fjord landscapes cannot be isolated, because it is closely linked to the entire development of society in these areas. The traditional agriculture in these areas has created valuable natural goods such as biodiversity, open hiking areas with high recreational values and other ecosystem services. Many of these products are important for the tourism and they are also important for the world heritage status itself. For agriculture not to be just a “backdrop agriculture”, but a part of a viable operating system, it is now important to develop a new model for agricultural policy instruments in such areas, as well as new sustainable business models for local value creation. Dialogue, democratic planning processes and partnership building can promote responsible participation. There are many research needs for world heritage sites and corresponding areas with large and untapped resources, and the project group’s assessment is concretized in this report.