NEA 2 – Nautisme Espace AtlantiqueJan 2009 – Jan 2012Sustainable development of marine leisure in the European Atlantic space

Alexandra LakeNEA 2 Project ManagerProjects ConsultancyCornwall Development Company

Aims of the day Awareness of the project Networking Alignment of efforts in the sector Set the scene for joint working Opportunity for resource sharing Build sustainability within the sector … ?

Interreg IVb - Transnational Co-operation

Atlantic Area Programme Area:2007-2013

The NEA 2 project follows on from NEA 1

NEA1 had 11 partners from Wales, Ireland, Cornwall, Britanny, Galicia and Northern Portugal.

The project focused on watersports tourism with the main focus in Cornwall on running the Interceltic Watersports Festival which ran for a week in August 2006.

The NEA 1 project found that in a combined 30,000km of coastline, the Atlantic Area regions have:

An estimated 2.5 million people engaged in marine activities

Over 100 million tourists per year are attracted to the whole area

NEA 2: Aims and Objectives

With the new focus of the EU Commission on growth and jobs, NEA 2 has a harder economic/environmental focus than NEA 1.

The project builds on the raised profile of marine leisure in the Atlantic Area.

It aims to foster marine leisure business innovation, build skills, improve environmental credentials and include the socially excluded in the Marine Leisure Industry in the Atlantic Area.

NEA 2: Four Strands in the NEA2 Project

Economic development of the marine leisure industry

Environmental awareness and protection in the marine leisure industry

Social inclusion in the marine leisure industry

Project management, communication and support for the project showcase: The Atlantic Area Watersports Games

NEA 2: Management and Delivery StructureCOORDINATION

of all 23 PARTNERS

LEAD PARTNERCR BRETAGNE

COORDINATORENVIRONMENT(N PORTUGAL)

COORDINATORECONOMY

(CORNWALL)

COORDINATORSOCIAL

(FINISTERE)

CoordinatorRégion 1

Localcontractors

Localcontractors

Localcontractors

CoordinatorCornwall Dev

Company (CDC)COAST

and CDCCMN and

CDCCMN

and CDC

CoordinatorRégion 23

REGIONALPARTNER

1

REGIONALPARTNER 16

Cornwall Council

REGIONALPARTNER 23

Etc …

NEA 2: More information

www.nea2.eu