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(20% of 16,382ha SCHOOLS & COLLEGES SUPPORTED Traditional Have been Way Signs Restored hectares of hay meadow restored of Sites of Special Scientific Interest 1094 FESTIVAL EVENTS ORGANISED SINCE 2005 45 43% BEX ME MB ERS B) ON A 167 organisations involved in AONB Partnership 1400 km TOURISM OPERATORS FEEL THAT THE AONB IS IMPORTANT TO BUSINESS Rights of Way 501,854 GRANTED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS... …and match funds raised by projects £1,030,667 NUMBER OF NEW TOURISM BUSINESSES SINCE 2006 AREA COVERED BY AGRI-ENVIRONMENT GRANTS (529 AGREEMENTS)