Croatian Section of ECOVAST

Zagreb, Croatia

The European Council for the Village and Small Town, was set up in 1984 to further the well-being of rural communities, and the safeguarding of the rural heritage, throughout Europe. Its formal aims are to foster the economic, social and cultural vitality and the administrative identity of rural communities throughout Europe, and to safeguard, and to promote the sensitive and imaginative renewal of the built and natural environments of such communities. ECOVAST's membership has grown rapidly, to over 500 members in 20 countries in East and West Europe. The membership is widely drawn, to include individuals, academic bodies, government and non-government organisations, from local to international level. ECOVAST can thus act as bridge between decision-makers and those who are active at local level, between experts and practitioners