Canada Kicks Ass
The Central European Greenbelt

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raydan @ Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:37 am

http://www.greenbelteurope.eu/

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The 'Iron Curtain' divided Eastern and Western Europe for almost 40 years cutting off contacts between people on both sides. Nature seized the deserted border areas. Today a string of beautiful habitats with rare plants and animals connects European landscapes and forms a living monument of European history.

The European Green Belt inititative has the vision to create the backbone of an ecological network that runs from the Barents to the Black sea, spanning some of the most important habitats for biodiversity and almost all distinct biogeographical regions in Europe.

By following a course that was in large sections part of the former east-western border - one of the most divisive barriers in history - it symbolizes the global effort for joint, cross border activities in nature conservation and sustainable development. Moreover, the initiative shall serve to better harmonise human activities with the natural environment, and to increase opportunities for the socio-economic development of local communities.

A Green Belt network of protected areas will contribute to the conservation of biodiversity – first of all by harmonizing management methods on both sides of the border. The Green Belt connects National Parks, Nature Parks, Biosphere Reserves and transboundary protected areas as well as non-protected areas along or across borders and it supports regional development initiatives based on nature conservation.

The Green Belt is an initiative that is tailored to fit the current political situation and the development taking place now, focussing on some of Europes most impressive and fragile landscapes. The European Green Belt has the chance to take one of the world's leading symbols of human division and transform it into a model of future nature conservation in Europe.

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bootlegga @ Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:49 am

R=UP

It'd be better if it was bigger, but that's still pretty large on a continent that largely urbanized.

   



andyt @ Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:46 am

I hope they build bike paths thru it - that would make an awesome tour.

   



sandorski @ Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:18 am

andyt andyt:
I hope they build bike paths thru it - that would make an awesome tour.


Or a Rally track, that would be awesome! 8) :lol:

   



raydan @ Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:52 am

andyt andyt:
I hope they build bike paths thru it - that would make an awesome tour.

That would be the "Iron Curtain Trail"... love the name. :D

http://www.ironcurtaintrail.eu/en/index.html

Brochure:
http://www2.ironcurtaintrail.eu/uploads ... _trail.pdf

   



andyt @ Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:59 am

Iron, we don't ride no stinkin iron. The Commie Carbon Cycling Course. How's that?

   



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