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European Youth Eco Tourism Initiative

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2020-3-FR02-KA205-018549
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for youth Funder Contribution: 224,707 EUR

European Youth Eco Tourism Initiative

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Little YETI (youth eco-tourism initiative) aims to support young people in their commitment to share and value Europe in a more sustainable and civic-minded way than before the COVID crisis:These young people carry out their own tourism projects to promote European heritage, by proposing :- an inclusive added value, while respecting the social and economic environment in which their initiatives are implemented- citizen engagement and activism affirmed through strong communication between young people, strengthening their European citizenship - high environmental added value by encouraging environmentally friendly economic development For 3 years, Little YETI offers1/ the identification of initiatives of young Europeans in the field of ecotourism (20) in Southern Europe, Balkans, Western Europe, Scandinavia. A digital guide of good practices is produced through reports constructed by young people. It proposes portraits, reports, presentation of sites, eco-tourist dimension of the projects and their economic model.2 /Based on an online consultation and the good practice guide, the partners are building a toolbox to support young people's initiatives. It proposes tools in terms of- Knowledge of the environment, and measuring the impact of recreational activities on the environment- Knowledge of the challenges of enhancing intangible heritage and the inclusion of inhabitants in the tourist offer- Technical tools for economic odre and adapted economic models- Tools for measuring indicators related to the environmental and sustainable dimension of projects- Use of digital tools to promote initiatives and knowledge of communication networksThis toolkit is accessible to young people, and to adults who support the approaches of these young people, actors of youth. They are people working in the sectors of tourism, environment, creative industries and cultural heritage enhancement, and in the support to entrepreneurship and the creation of activity for young people.3 / Training programme for youth actors in the eco-tourism sector. The partners mobilise youth actors and experts in the field of tourism and environment (IR and Desfimed), Valorisation of intangible heritage (FR/ Laba), Support for youth initiative and entrepreneurship (MT, RO, SE).They are building 4 online training programmes, which they are experimenting during 2 training sessions (C).4/ The partners carry out 5 dissemination events highlighting 5 tourist routes carried out on their territory. During these events, they present the productions made during the project to political decision-makers, young people, inhabitants, youth actors, tourism and environment professionals. They then organise five debates bringing together young people, youth actors and political decision-makers and collect the exchanges developed during these debates, which they record in their communication tools.Little YETI brings together 6 complementary partners (tourism, environment, European cultural heritage and youth) and geographically spread throughout Europe.YETI becomes a tool for mediation between young people and European policy makers, by proposing new citizen models of valorisation of European heritage and by proposing models of public actions based on successful initiatives of young European citizens. YETI mobilises 180 youth actors, who produce tools that will be consulted by 18,000 people (young people and youth actors) at the end of the project.

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