We are happy to present you the publication that was produced as part of the “Culture and Nature. Local communities for heritage: good practices from Central Europe” conference held at Cieszyn Castle on March 29th, 2023. The idea of Culture and Nature was taken from Jan Gwalbert Pawlikowski’s 1913 conservation classic “Culture and Nature”. Jan Gwalbert Pawlikowski (1860–1939) was an acclaimed publicist, economist and politician and one of the precursors of environmental protection in Poland.

The conference proceedings provide a broad sampling of local good practices in cultural and natural heritage protection. They are a collection of inspiring stories of how heritage represents an enduring value for our communities, with examples from Central Europe, Poland and the transnational region of Cieszyn/ Těšín Silesia. The topics covered include approaches to heritage interpretation and protection, development of ecotourism, the role of women leaders in using heritage to drive local development, improve livelihoods and make us all more sensitive and appreciative of the beauty that lies in culture, nature and landscape.

Redakcja | Editing:

Dominika Zaręba (wersja polska | Polish version)

Piotr Szmigielski (wersja angielska | English version)

Autorzy i autorki tekstów | Authors:

Monika Banach, Konrad Budzyński, Jadwiga Budzyńska, Zuzana Burdová, Małgorzata Chyczyńska, Grażyna Chyra (wywiad | interview), Agata Fogler, Yvonna Gaillyová, Alicja Gniazdowska, Katarzyna Hełpa-Liszkowska, Igor Iwaszko, Bogdan Kasperek, Dorota Kozakiewicz-Brol, Marcin Lipski, Magdalena Marczakiewicz, Magdalena Młodzianowska-Chilmon, Katarzyna Paterek, Joanna Pawluśkiewicz, Dorota Pędziwiatr, Magdalena Polańska, Bogusław Pyzocha, Danuta Rączka-Vargas, Waldemar Rudyk, Aivar Ruukel (wywiad | interview), Teresa Rysztak, Katarzyna Szczęśniak, Tomasz Szwałek, Sofija Todorovic, Alicja Włudarska, Anna Woźniak-Lubaś, Katalin Varga, Renata Zalewska, Dominika Zaręba, Elżbieta Ząbczyńska, Irena Zguda

Tłumaczenie | Translation:

Piotr Szmigielski

Współpraca | Cooperation:

Katarzyna Szczęśniak

Korekta i redakcja | Proofreading and editing:

Barbara Gąsiorowska

Opracowanie graficzne | Graphic design:

Karolina Gościniak, muamua design

Zdjęcia | Photos:

archiwa organizacji i autorów | Organizations’ and authors’ archives

Zdjęcie na okładce | Cover photo:

Stowarzyszenie Rozwoju i Współpracy Regionalnej „OLZA” | ”OLZA” Association for Development and Regional Cooperation

Wydawca | Publisher:

Fundusz Partnerstwa, 2023

Produkcja | Production:

www.reqlama.pl

ISBN: 978-83-958359-7-1

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These conference proceedings were published as part of the „Reclaim our Civil Space!” project, which involves a consortium of organizations from Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia and Norway. The project is made possible thanks to a 1.8 mln EUR grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway as part of the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation.

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