EcoSphere – Youth Community Engagement
Youth communities. Ecosphere. Cultural and natural heritage values.
The thematic framework that unites the 8 member states involved in the EcoSphere (“European EcoSphere – Building Youth Community Resilience through Nature Engagement”) project (Latvia – Rēzekne Municipality, Spain, Serbia, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, Portugal).
Lūznava Manor Manager Iveta Balčūne, representing the Culture and Tourism Department of the Rēzekne Municipality, and Diāna Selecka, Nature Education Specialist of the Latgale Regional Administration of the Nature Protection Department, participated in the first meeting and planning event of the EcoSphere project in the municipality of Pego, Spain, from February 20th to February 23rd, 2025, where cooperation agreements of the project member states were also symbolically signed.
Throughout the two-year project, young people from the Rēzekne municipality will participate in educational and cultural activities, explore natural heritage, research biodiversity and ecotourism in Rāzna National Park, and engage in discussions on innovative nature tourism. The project also includes developing and testing new routes and international experience visits.
It is planned that this summer an international group will visit the Rēzekne municipality, attending the Art Picnic and Rāzna Travelers' Days on July 12th-13th.
Project implementation period: 01/02/2025–31/12/2027.
