Greenways for democracy
RebelFarmer
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Hi there,
I am a founding member of a European NGO called RebelFarmer working among others towards the sustainable development of European rural regions and agrotourism.
This year we would like to bring cyclist’s attention on Belarus.
Belarus is quite an unknown country stucked between Poland and Russia, often referred to as "the last dictatorship of Europe", and having one of the few centrally-planned economies left in the world. Although it became independent in 1991, its president still governs the country in a quite authoritarian way BUT thanks to several international initiatives the country is now slowly but surely opening to the world.
At RebelFarmer we thus feel it’s our duty to support the population in this objective.
Rural tourism is still in its infancy in Belarus but its beautiful natural surroundings (the highest biodiversity in Europe!), the hospitality and traditional skills of the population, offer plenty of growth possibilities for the near future.
We are working (under the UN flag of Local Agenda 21) with a number of villages on the so-called GREENWAYS .
GREENWAYS are multi-functional heritage trails developed along natural corridors, rivers, historical trade routes and railways.
Perfect trails to cycle and a first attempt to introduce local democracy in Belarus
!
Check the photos of our last expedition on http://www.flickr.com/photos/12463228@N07/show
We organised it once again this year in August 2008, so anymore that is interested can drop me a line or two at rebelfarmer (at) hotmail.com
www.rebelfarmer.org
I am a founding member of a European NGO called RebelFarmer working among others towards the sustainable development of European rural regions and agrotourism.
This year we would like to bring cyclist’s attention on Belarus.
Belarus is quite an unknown country stucked between Poland and Russia, often referred to as "the last dictatorship of Europe", and having one of the few centrally-planned economies left in the world. Although it became independent in 1991, its president still governs the country in a quite authoritarian way BUT thanks to several international initiatives the country is now slowly but surely opening to the world.
At RebelFarmer we thus feel it’s our duty to support the population in this objective.
Rural tourism is still in its infancy in Belarus but its beautiful natural surroundings (the highest biodiversity in Europe!), the hospitality and traditional skills of the population, offer plenty of growth possibilities for the near future.
We are working (under the UN flag of Local Agenda 21) with a number of villages on the so-called GREENWAYS .
GREENWAYS are multi-functional heritage trails developed along natural corridors, rivers, historical trade routes and railways.
Perfect trails to cycle and a first attempt to introduce local democracy in Belarus
!Check the photos of our last expedition on http://www.flickr.com/photos/12463228@N07/show
We organised it once again this year in August 2008, so anymore that is interested can drop me a line or two at rebelfarmer (at) hotmail.com
www.rebelfarmer.org
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