introduction | site restoration | maximizing the natural resource | employee involvement in health & safety | sustaining a rural economy | renaturalization of a river area | innovative regional development | operational best practice | conserving natural heritage | working with a fishery association | reducing employee accidents | lowering emissions | developing geo-tourism | health & safety best practice | local community partnership | facilities for local organisations | protection of species - biotopes | decreasing environmental impacts | cooperation with regional authorities
Developing Geo-Tourism
GEO-TOURISM PROJECT
BACKGROUND
Faber Straßen-und Tiefbau GmbH, Schlierschied is a subsidiary of the Faber Group, Alzey.
The Faber Group has several quarries and gravel-sites in Saxony and Hungary. 115 workers are employed at the Schlierschied location and 350 at the location in Alzey.
Faber Straßen-und Tiefbau GmbH is planning to develop a new quarry called 'Tagebau Marta'. The quarry is located in the province Rheinland-Pfalz. It is situated in the area of the Hunsrück Mountains, within the nature conservation area of Soonwald near to the Nahe river valley.
It is planned to extract materials for construction. Potentially unfavourable effects concerning the local recreation and tourism in the region were considered during the application process.
ACTION
In order to compensate for the negative impacts during production, the company proposed to use the geo-touristic potential of the site for regional tourism, recreation activities and education.
The company will offer plant tours and erect an observation platform. A local geological trail will connect the site with other geological outcrops in the close vicinity. Additionally other outcrops in the vicinity were registered in order to assist the local community with the development of the regional geo-tourism.
RESULTS
By developing the geo-tourism potential it will contribute
to the sustainable and future promotion of the tourism sector.
introduction | site restoration | maximizing the natural resource | employee involvement in health & safety | sustaining a rural economy | renaturalization of a river area | innovative regional development | operational best practice | conserving natural heritage | working with a fishery association | reducing employee accidents | lowering emissions | developing geo-tourism | health & safety best practice | local community partnership | facilities for local organisations | protection of species - biotopes | decreasing environmental impacts | cooperation with regional authorities
