THE PROJECT
North Hunt is a three year, €1,1 million, international project that has been awarded funding by the European Regional Development Fund within the Northern Periphery Programme. It began in May 2008 and will run until December 2010. North Hunt involves a partnership of ten organisations from Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Scotland and Canada. These are governmental agencies, research bodies and industry related organisations along with entrepreneurs in each of the countries. North hunt will be led and managed by the University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute, Finland.
OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the project is to support the development of sustainable hunting tourism that will diversify the economic activity of peripheral regions in Northern Europe. To be able to reach the overall objective, the project has 6 sub-objectives, which are to:
OUTCOMES
The project results will help the development of existing hunting tourism companies and enhance the viability of new companies in Northern Europe. The results will also bring valuable information to support decision making at both administrative and entrepreneurial levels and also assist in creating social acceptance in the operational environment of the enterprises. In addition the results will benefit training and advisory activities by providing suitable tools and material and enhance the co-operation networking and marketing of sustainable hunting tourism in Northern regions.
North Hunt is a three year, €1,1 million, international project that has been awarded funding by the European Regional Development Fund within the Northern Periphery Programme. It began in May 2008 and will run until December 2010. North Hunt involves a partnership of ten organisations from Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Scotland and Canada. These are governmental agencies, research bodies and industry related organisations along with entrepreneurs in each of the countries. North hunt will be led and managed by the University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute, Finland.
OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the project is to support the development of sustainable hunting tourism that will diversify the economic activity of peripheral regions in Northern Europe. To be able to reach the overall objective, the project has 6 sub-objectives, which are to:
- Develop and enhance sustainable and competitive national and transnational business concepts, based on hunting cultures of Northern Europe.
- Develop the operational environment of hunting tourism by reducing obstacles for entrepreneurship and lowering entry-thresholds for start-up companies in the sector, without jeopardising ecological and social sustainability of hunting.
- Strengthen the co-operation between different stakeholders in developing hunting tourism nationally and transnationally.
- Strengthen the connections between the hunting and tourism sectors nationally and transnational.
- Evaluate the possibilities for cross-country co-operation to develop a ‛Northern brand’ for sustainable hunting tourism.
- Create and analyse knowledge required for directing future hunting development in the Northern periphery area.
OUTCOMES
The project results will help the development of existing hunting tourism companies and enhance the viability of new companies in Northern Europe. The results will also bring valuable information to support decision making at both administrative and entrepreneurial levels and also assist in creating social acceptance in the operational environment of the enterprises. In addition the results will benefit training and advisory activities by providing suitable tools and material and enhance the co-operation networking and marketing of sustainable hunting tourism in Northern regions.
