Organised by the Council of Europe on a regular basis since 2002, the Meetings of the Workshops for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention take a detailed look at the implementation of the Convention. Special emphasis is given to the experiences of the state hosting the meeting. A genuine forum for sharing practice and ideas, the Meetings are also an opportunity to present new concepts and achievements in connection with the Convention.

The theme chosen of the Meeting provides a framework to discuss jointly current developments in the field of infrastructures policies and the way they incorporate landscape as an essential part of them. In order to achieve strong, forward looking policies, strategies and effective measures for landscape governance, there is a need to explore and to understand the forces of landscape transformation. The structure of the Meeting aims to combine and exchange insights, perspectives, practical and theoretical approaches from the European, national, regional and local levels.

The Meeting is organised by the Council of Europe, Cultural Heritage, Landscape and Spatial Planning Division, Directorate of Culture and Cultural and Natural Heritage in cooperation with the Government of Spain – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Rural and Marine Affairs – the Junta de Andalucía, Department of Public Works and Transports, and the Center for Landscape and Territory of Andalucia, Seville, Spain.