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CHAPTER 4
Social capital
On our excursion through
deciding power on all activities of of the final management plan and why
the commune. We have organised others were ignored.
meetings at different hours to reach
The Knyszyńska Forest Landscape
Podlaskie we reach Knyszyńska a broader public. In the morning Park was established in 1988. The
Forest Landscape Park. Director we talk with local authorities, in the Park’s area is 745 km 2 , 85% of which
Joanna Kurzawa explains how the afternoon with local representatives of are forests and woodlands. The
consultation and dialogue with communities. We have also organised whole surface is under EU Natura
stakeholders unfold in order to thematic meetings for foresters, the 2000 support schemes since it is
define the park’s management plan: local population and many more.” After home to over 200 species of nesting
“Depending on the sites, twenty to thirty this, all opinions are gathered and birds. In contrast to national parks or
people join our meetings, which include decision makers have to explain why nature reserves, agriculture, timber
representatives from the municipality. certain suggestions or concerns were production and other productive land
The mayor has almost exclusive taken into account in the formulation uses located within the boundaries of
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