Pilot MOL Policy

Testing ReStart Compass at local level for horizontal axis ‘Policy’ on the 3 vertical focus areas (Balancing Tourism; Climate adaptation & mitigation; Comm. involvement and QoL).

Partners: Municipality of Leeuwarden (in close cooperation with CRB & KOB)

Period: January 2027 > December 2028

Objectives:

- Set up and implement (supported by BUAS) a monitoring framework for the existing policy (indicators, criteria) on the impact on balancing tourism and Community involvement and QOL.

- Set up and implement a framework for local stakeholder engagement in policy evaluation including open dialogue workshops.

- Evaluate internal and external initiatives (events, exhibitions).

- Develop recommendations and a draft of the new tourism policy including regenerative tourism aspects.

Expected results:

- Development of a new tourism policy which is the basis for further steps after project end (finalization & implementation new policy).

- Improvement of ReStart Compass component ‘Policy’.

- On the long term, a wide spread local regenerative tourism policies in NWE.