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Local partnerships for the strengthening of the biogas sector in the Verdon Regional

Natural Park

Implementation to summer 2014 until summer 2015

LAG

Farmers Chamber of

Agriculture

Local agri-food industries

Collective catering

School canteens

GERES

Verdon Regional Natural

Park

GERES contact: Amélie HIMPENS

June 2014 – Cyprus meeting

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Local partnerships for the strengthening of the biogas sector in the Verdon Regional

Natural Park

180 000 hectares

June 2014 – Cyprus meeting

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Local partnerships for the strengthening of the biogas sector in the Verdon Regional

Natural Park

Why ?

A territory committed to set up a collective project

An interesting potential field of biomass (food industries, agriculture)

June 2014 – Cyprus meeting

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Local partnerships for the strengthening of the biogas sector in the Verdon Regional

Natural Park

co-organizing technical briefings on the topic of biogas (pratical & operational approach)

accompanying land identification & facilitation of a biogas project (definition of actions to be

implemented to mobilize)

support for the implementation of the field study

mobilization and awareness clearly identified stakeholders: farmers, craftsmen /food industries,

restaurants, school canteens common manager, any other player can interact with the

production cycle (supply of inputs, use of digestate purchase of thermal energy).

Next steps

June 2014 – Cyprus meeting