PRESENTACIÓN
ESTRATEGIA SOSTENIBLE
The Territory
GALP Sustainable Coast´s territory is located on the northwest coastline of Galicia, facing the Atlantic Ocean; it includes two main areas: Muros-Noia Estuary and a good part of the Morte coast.
It´s a beautiful coastline territory that has a lot of protected areas and community interest sites, such as Monte Louro, Monte Pindo or Estuario of Tambre; There are really attractive scenarios incorporated to them, such as Cape Fisterra, the ancient end of the world of Romans, a good number of excellent sands and also towns with extraordinary historical center, like Muros and Noia.
This territory reveals a big dependence on the fishing sector of 45%, although it´s necessary to point out the huge importance of tourism. To agree both priority sectors, maintaining the sustainability of the territory, is our main objective; That´s why the valuation of our projects bets specifically on the responsibility with the landscape, taking into account that the coast is an ecosystem with a delicate balance, and on the responsibility with people, looking for a positive impact on the local population.
It includes the town halls of Fisterra, Cee, Corcubión, Dumbría, Carnota, Muros, Outes, Noia and Porto of Son; occupying a total territory of 593,4 Km2, with a population of 62.000 habitants.
GALP Function
The Local Action Group of the Seo Fishing Sector of Fisterra-Estuary of Muros-Noia, Sustainable Coast, or simply, GALP Sustainable Coast, is responsible at its territory for the management of European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. It is the interlocutor for local promoters in their search of financing for initiatives of economic and social interest.
GALP Sustainable Coast finances projects for the creation or improvement of economic activities and services of local interest from 2015 to 2020.
Action Plan and Objectives
Strategic Objective: 1. FISHING SECTOR.
Promote a fishing sector more environmental and economical sustainable through the most efficient management of the resources and the increase of the added value, diversification and the innovation of the value chain linked to the transformation, the distribution and commercialization, getting aligned to the main objective of the Blue Growth.
Strategic Objective: 2. ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.
Promote the economic development by the productive diversification, the increase of the competitiveness, the undertaking, the improvement of the job opportunities and the alternative employment to the job in the sea made supported by the touristic sector and the diversification in general of the productive activity of the territory, taking into account its maritime conditions as the distinguished element.
Strategic Objective: 3. CULTURAL AND NATURAL PATRIMONY.
Quality of life improvement for the coastal collectives, through the environment preservation and the traditional culture, the rehabilitation and the start of giving value to the cultural heritage and natural coastal.
Sustainability Concept
It covers several aspects:
- Attention to the technical, economic, social and financial viability of the projects. It is very important that projects start from a rigorous analysis of their future options.
If they are oriented to the market –the productive projects- they should be viable in this environs.
- Environmental and landscape sustainability. The coast is a landscape always in a delicate equilibrium. Any action should take into account its impact in the environment.
We will count with its implications on the local ecosystem and every way of landscape impact to get that human action keep and enrich the natural and cultural environment.
- Social responsibility . The GALP bet for job formulas with a positive impact in the local society. In addition to job creation, we must fight for the participation of all the citizens on the benefits of progress, attending disfavored people or with specific necessities.
Territory Strategy
Local Participatory Development Strategy, is a document that collects the basic lines for GALP work to determine what kind of projects may count with its support to get the objective of sustainable development.
It was approved by GALP, meeting to the representatives of the several sectors and territory interests, and for the Sea Counseling.
¿¿What will you find on EDLP Sustainable Coast?
- The analysis of the territory with its potentials.
- The marked objectives.
- Types of subsided projects.
- Applicable funding rates.
- GALP operating standards.
- Execution budget.
