Saxon Zweistromland - East Elbe FLAG

Official name:

LAG Sächsisches Zweistromland-Ostelbien

Country:

Germany

Region:

Saxony

Code:

DE217

Programming period:

2014-2020

Area

The region is in the northern part of Saxony, close to the border of the federal states of Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt; it has a typical agricultural landscape with several protected areas.

The regions fisheries tradition is over 500 years old. Of the 18km² expanse of water in the FLAG area, roughly 8km² are made up of ponds. Local fish companies are the most important aspect of the area’s aquaculture as they not only produce, refine and directly sell but also continually investigate and develop new production and refinement methods.

The main challenge for the FLAG area is to support local companies in a way that also benefits the local community. Opportunities for this support include tourism activities and actions that raise awareness for local fish as food to the local population. Further opportunities are to regenerate and develop pond areas, which are no longer in use.

Type of area:

Inland
Rural

Sea Basins:

Rivers and Lakes

Protected areas:

The FLAG area has six nature and 12 landscape protected areas. The biggest forests in the area are Wermsdorfer Wald and Dahlener Heide, which is situated in the centre of the region. Elbaue, located in the North, is also a protected area.

Population

62 109

Surface area (km²)

919

Population density

Total employment in fisheries

Aquaculture:

FLAG strategy

The FLAG has three main strategic objectives:

Extending the marketing of and public relations for pond farming and produce.
Extending low-budget tourism and local recreation.
Improving the networking capacities and management of the FLAG.

Themes:

Objective:

Adding value, creating jobs, and promoting innovation along the fisheries chain

Priority:

Supporting diversification

Enhancing and capitalising on the environmental assets

Promoting social wellbeing and cultural heritage

Strengthening the role of fisheries communities in local development

Funding

Total public budget allocated to the FLAG for 2014-2020:

325 000

EMFF:

237 000
MS co-financing:

88 000
Sources of co-funding:

Regional (Saxony)

Project examples

The FLAG's project ideas include:

A ring road around the Wermsdorf ponds, complete with historical and fisheries related information.
The development of investment support for the area’s fisheries companies.

Calls for proposals

The FLAG makes regular calls for projects which are published on the FLAG’s website. Despite these calls for projects having specific deadlines, the FLAG also welcomes potential applicants to get in touch, outside of these deadlines, to nurture developing project ideas.

Website:

http://www.zweistromland-ostelbien.de

Expertise & cooperation

The FLAG is interested in working on cooperation projects with other FLAGs with a pond farming industry. The FLAG is also interested in national and transnational cooperation projects focused on fisheries events and marketing, the labelling of fisheries products and the developments in low-impact tourism.

Links with LEADER or other CLLD groups

The FLAG is integrated with the LEADER LAG Sächsisches Zweistromland-Ostelbien. The FLAG territory, structure and organisation are the same as those of the LAG. The FLAG strategy is a part of the LEADER strategy.

Partnership

Accountable body:

Sächsisches Zweistromland - Ostelbien e. V.

Members of the partnership:

Municipalities; agricultural enterprises, other local enterprises; local cultural associations, environmental organisations and pond farming enterprises.

Number of individuals/organisations in partnership/general assembly:

% of fisheries actors:

% of other (non-fisheries) private / NGO sector actors:

44%

% of environmental actors:

35%

Number of individuals on main decision-making body/board:

% of public actors:

10%

Number of contracted staff in FLAG:

0,10

Map

FLAG Contacts

www.zweistromland-ostelbien.de