Durbuy (BE)

Contributor	DiegoNunez
Country	Belgium
Keywords	Destination management organization Destinations-in-Europe Economic monitoring Europe Greenhouse gas emissions Local career opportunities Low-impact transportation Promotion Support for community Supporting local entrepreneurs and fair trade
Release date	10/06/2014
Landscape type	Rural
Topics	Certification & Marketing Human Rights & Labour Rights Value Chain Management & Fair Trade
GSTC Criteria for Destinations	A2 Destination management strategy and action plan B1 Measuring the economic contribution of tourism B2 Decent work and career opportunities B8 Access for all D.4. Greenhouse gas emissions D.12. Low-impact transportation
Marketplace category	Certified Green: Destinations
Type	(Best Practice Destination)

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Good Practice Innovation Sheet

Items	Description
1. WHO
Key people and organisations (initiator, leader, partners)	Office for local development of the Municipality


Key Figures	Surface	Inhabitants	Tourism arrivals	Tourism nights
	157 km²	11.222	unknown	350.000 / year
2. WHY
Reason for taking the good practice action	To encourage local restaurants to use local food. To organize local producers to find local markets
Issues and challenge	We aim to be at 50% of local food in the restaurants of Durbuy. They are at 10% for the moment. The challenge is to organise professional delivery.
3. HOW
Methods /steps / tools used (to develop the good practice)	The work now is to establish virtual platform on internet to facilitate order for restaurant and visibility for producers.
4. RESULT
Specific/measurable results, benefits	We increased producers visibility (logo), give them a new identity and offer them different occasions to sell their products (markets, events). On the same time we offer restaurants to join a new label : Local Food ! it’s an opportunity to be associated with local producers.
Recognitions (e.g. awards)	2nd Prize Winner of the VISTAS Award 2014
5. REFLECTION
Lessons learned	The covered area must be at least 400 km² with a good potential of products. Take time to progress (be sure consumers are following) !
Challenges met	Less transport of food products More local jobs for young entrepreneurs Opportunity for farmers to increase variety of products Keep our community unique
Critical success factors
6. MORE
web-references, documents	www.durbuy.be