Development Association of Alto Tâmega’s Region

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Location

Alto Tâmega’s Statistic Information

• 6 Municipalities• 2932 Km2

• 104.768 Inhabitants • Migration – 6.88 % • Agriculture Area – 271.446 Ha• Forest Area – 142.762 Ha

Regional Description

• Periphery Region.• Agriculture and Rural Region.• Population Exodus.• Abandon of the Traditional Activities.• Low levels of Technologies and Qualifications.• Weak Service Sector.• Natural Potential.

ADRAT Description

• Development agency, created in 1989, that works in the rural realm.

• Constituted by: Municipalities, Cooperatives, Associations and other regional non governmental Organisms.

• Departments:– Coordination (president and general secretary)– Cooperation (Technicians – INTERREG / Leonardo da Vinci, etc)– Rural Development (Technicians - LEADER) – Training – (Technicians – SME’s and ADRAT’s Staff )– Financial and Administrative

Services

• Information and Steering• Rural Development• Animation and Support• Qualification training• Definition of strategic guidelines• Elaboration of work plans• Technical and Financial support• Creation of support structures• Regional Promotion

B2N – in Portugal

• Municipalities of Alto Tâmega’ region with Natura 2000 network: Chaves, Montalegre and Vila Pouca de Aguiar

• Montalegre – Peneda Gêres Natural Park

• Ecomuseum of Barroso – gathers tourism activities with environment and heritage sustainability

Other ongoing projectsINTERREG 4B Sudoe• TEREMARED – Thermal Tourism Network

LEONARDO DA VINCI• EQUIJOBS – Training paths for the Labour insertion of rural

women in sectors with more male presence.

• ECO DIAGNOSTIC – Innovation transfer of environmental self diagnosis to SME’s using online platform.

• MYRCAS – Transference and adaptation of the new training itineraries for the qualification in the rural realm.

Other ongoing projects

European Commission

European Centre of Information

LEADER

SME’s – Training

CLAII – Immigrants Integration Centre

Former Projects• INTERREG IIIA (border cooperation north of Portugal / Galiza)

RURALIS (Training and ecological agriculture experiences) ;

CTC Tâmega (Cooperation support to border institutions and support to the European Grouping on Territorial Cooperation (EGTC);

REDE CULTURA (Creation and signalization of the Galaico-Portuegesa Museum Network);

CASTAÑA (Promotion of the chestnut);

INDITRANS (Creation of border infrastructure to promote and dynamic the socioeconomic entrepreneurship)

Former Projects• INTERREG III B Atlantic Area

AGRO (Chestnut, ecological agriculture and mycology promotion)

• INTERREG III B Sudoe VAGEM (Ecomuseum Management and Valorization)

• INTERREG III C EUROMOUNTAINS.NET (Mountain area products promotion)

• LEONARDO DA VINCI FONTES (Thematic Network to validate and disseminate good

practices models in rural areas – nature interprets, active tourism, etc NATURA.NET (Natura 2000 Network Management) AQUANET (Expert training on professions and key sectors in efficient

water management) AGRONARTUR (Transference of innovative training for the rural

realm)

ADRAT Contacts – B2N

• ADRAT – tel: + 351 276 340 920 / geral@adrat.pt

• António Machado – coordinator / antonio.machado@adrat.pt

• Susan Luzio – technician / susan.luzio@adrat.pt

• Marco Fachada – technician / marco.fachada@adrat.pt

Activities - Schools

Training – Active Tourism Training Centre / Greenhouses

Montalegre

National Park Peneda-Gerês

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