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Pete Rawcliffe
  Council candidate
  
 
 Nationality/Citizenship: Scotland, United Kingdom 
Member Organization: NatureScot 
Current Position: Head of the People and Places Activity Team 
 
 Pete is a current EUROPARC Council Member and chairs our Healthy Parks Healthy People Commission. He was nominated by the Cairngorms National Park Authority to keep fulfilling this role as EUROPARC Council Member.
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Hendrik Oosterveld
  Council candidate
  
 
 Nationality/Citizenship: Netherlands 
Member Organization: National Park Drentsche Aa 
Current Position: Chairman Area Charity Fund National Park Drentsche Aa 
 
 Hendrik has extensive experience working for, amongst others, the Ministry of Agriculture and Nature in the Netherlands, as well as a range of Protected Areas like Wadden Sea and Drentsche Aa National Park. He was nominated by Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland.  |  
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Dominique Lévêque
  Council candidate
  
 
 
Nationality/Citizenship: French Member Organization: Parc Naturel de la Montagne de Reims Current Position: President / Parc Naturel de la Montagne de Reims  
 
 Dominique is passionate about protecting nature and biodiversity. He has worked both on local level as a mayor, but also on an international level through his involvement in different EU Institutions. He was nominated by the Federation of Regional Nature Parks in France.   |  
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Marta Múgica Council candidate
  
 
 Nationality/Citizenship: Spanish Member Organization: Fungobe (Fundacion Fernando Gonzalez Bernaldez) Current Position: Director / Fundación Fernando González Bernáldez 
 
 Marta is currently on the EUROPARC Council as section representative. She is an ecologist and has extensive experience working in public administrations. Marta was nominated by Diputació de Barcelona.  |  
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Enzo Lavarra  Council candidate
  
 
 Nationality/Citizenship: Italy 
Member Organization: Parco Naturale Regionale “Bosco e Paludi di Rauccio” 
Current Position: Voluntary assistant at Parco Naturale 
Regionale “Bosco e Paludi di Rauccio” on projects of agricultural and 
environmental regeneration 
 
 Enzo has been a EUROPARC Council Member since 2017. He was a member of the European Parliament and as such has collaborated a lot with parliamentarians and the EU Commission. His efforts resulted in the mention of Protected Natural Areas in the Dorfmann Pac report and incorporating the role of Protected Areas into one of the pillars of the EU Cohesion and Regional Development fund.   |  
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Stefano Santi  Council candidate
  
 
 Nationality/Citizenship: Italian 
Member Organization: Associazione Rete Italiana European Green Belt APS 
Current Position: Member of Associazione Rete Italiana European Green Belt APS 
 
 Stefano
 was Park Manager of the Julian Prealps National Park for 20 years and supported the creation of transboundary cooperation and youth involvement. 
Currently, he is co-chair of the EUROPARC Transboundary Task Force. He was nominated by Tuscan Archipelago National
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Sonia Anelli  Council candidate
  
 
 Nationality/Citizenship: Italian 
Member Organization: Pantelleria Island National Park 
Current Position: Director / Pantelleria Island National Park 
 
 Sonia has 20 years experience managing Protected Areas, focussing on environmental education and nature conservation programmes. She was nominated by Ente di Gestione per i Parchi e la Biodiversità – Emilia Occidentale.  |  
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EUROPARC online Conference 2021
  
 
 In
 the two days following the General Assembly, the EUROPARC Conference 
will take place online. We have prepared a programme full of 
inspiration, to help Protected Areas make the most of the spotlight they
 are under! This includes... 
  
 
 3 Keynote Speakers - Ladislav Miko, environmental expert and
politician. Ladislav currently works as Deputy Director General at the Directorate-General
for Health and Consumer Protection. He will provide us with input on the
policy framework relevant to Protected Areas and the roles Protected Areas need
to fulfil from a policy perspective. 
 - Dr. George Holmes, Associate Professor of
Conservation and Society at the University
of Leeds. George looks at how Protected Areas and conservation projects emerge. For his keynote address, he has created a special survey for EUROPARC delegates and members, take it here! He will discuss the results during his keynote address. 
  - Frans Schepers, nature conservationist and Director of Rewilding Europe. During his keynote address,
Frans will talk about the need, opportunities and principles for practical
rewilding in Europe, and how this can be achieved. 
 
 10 participatory workshops... ...
 On all topics important for Protected Area professionals. From Climate 
Change to Sustainable Tourism, during our workshops we will work together on solutions and new ideas to take the work of Protected Areas further!
  
 
 Speakers' Corner... Where peers will present their work and projects on the main stage. Connect to new people and find solutions to common problems!
  
 
 We hope to see you all on the 6th and 7th of October! Registration closes Sunday 3rd of October 00:00 CET.   |  
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