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In 1998 a Countryside
Recreational Strategy was published to promote the recreational
use of the countryside and the natural environment and to
manage the impact of such use. The Strategy included the recommendation
to establish a Countryside Access and Activities Network,
which is now operational.
The CAAN network
is an umbrella body which aims to coordinate the views of
all countryside recreation governing bodies, statutory agencies,
environmental bodies, landowners representatives and other
appropriate groups throughout Northern Ireland.
Contact can be
made through the Network Officer at Countryside Access and
Activities Network, House of Sport, Upper Malone Rd, Belfast
BT9 5LA (Tel: 028 9068 7665) or through their website at:
www.countrysiderecreation.com
The HPA provides
expertise on health and physical activity issues to this group
as well as policy advice on the Northern Ireland Physical
activity strategy's activities.
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