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| | | Happy European Day of Parks!
Parks: The Next Generation
It's time to celebrate! Today, 24th of May, we invite everyone to partake in events (on or offline) where possible and enjoy Europe's natural areas. Under the theme "Parks: The Next Generation" a lot of exciting things are planned for today and the upcoming week.
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| Youth involvement, new visitor management, nature education... There are many ways in which Europe's Protected Areas are preparing for the future and are helping to build back a better, greener and more resilient Europe. EUROPARC has received many video messages from it's members, that showcase just how adaptive and important Protected Areas are. We've promoted the messages across our social media in the past weeks.
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| | Where possible, we invite you to get out to your favorite Park or Protected Area and enjoy nature. Below you can get an idea of the different events that are organised throughout Europe. You can of course also still celebrate the European Day of Parks by making some noise on social media with #EuropeanDayOfParks! The official banner is available on our website here. If you are posting on social media, then don't forget to tag us:
Twitter & Facebook: @europarc Instagram: @europarc_federation |
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| | Join the events With COVID-19 restrictions still in place in many countries across Europe, this European Day of Parks will have to be celebrated in an adapted form. Whilst in some countries face to face events will be possible, in others the celebration will need to take place online again. Down below you can find just a few of the many creative ways Protected Areas are celebrating this European Day of Parks:
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| | Tiny Tales in the Netherlands
How can we make sure The Next Generation finds their way to National Parks? Well, by taking them on an adventure of course! IVN organised the "Tiny Tales" competition in The Netherlands. The competition is aimed at elementary schools across the country. Teachers can sign their class up and they will receive a special educational package with fun and interesting facts about the National Parks in The Netherlands. School children can then pick their "adventure animal", write a story about the adventures it has in a National Park and draw a picture. Their teacher will submit on of these stories to IVN and the winning school class will win a visit to the "Nature School" in either National Park Hollandse Duinen or National Park Lauwersmeer. |
| | Webinar by EUROPARC SpainOn the 24th of May at 12:00, EUROPARC Spain is organising the webinar “Protected Areas for Climate Change adaptation, health and environmental education”. The webinar looks at the “new generation” of Parks, that are called upon to face new global challenges that need local responses, with new approaches that enrich the progress made, by incorporating new generations of active, creative and committed people. |
| | Poster Competition in Austria
National Park Hohe Tauern is organising a poster competition for schools cooperating with the National Park. Through the poster the National Park gives children and young people the opportunity to show what they want from a National Park in the future. Their partner schools in Salzburg, Tyrol and Carinthia are invited to participate. On the European Day of Parks NP Hohe Tauern will award the winner of the competition. Additionally, the posters will be presented in one of their visitor centers. |
| | Discover the Latvian Protected Area that best suits you
Youth+ in Latvia have created an online quiz that allows you to find out which Protected Area in Latvia suits you best! What is your favorite activity? Do you prefer water, woods, or meadows? What food are you craving? Answering these questions will help you find out where to go for the European Day of Parks. You can take it here. |
| | And much more...
It would be impossible for us to list all the events that are taking place, but we want to thank everyone for joining in on this European Day of Parks. You can find many more events on our website, or by following the #EuropeanDayOfParks on social media. From nature walks in Estonia, to an online competition on biodiversity in Poland, get inspired by The Next Generation of Parks.
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| | EUROPARC programmes
EUROPARC works hard to help our members get ready for the future. Whether it is on Youth Engagement, Sustainable Tourism or capacity building, we want to support Parks and Protected Areas to deliver the best outcomes for nature, and for people.
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| | About the European Day of Parks...
Imagine a day when all Parks and Protected Areas come together
across Europe, to celebrate their successes and declare the value and
benefits of Europe’s Protected Areas to communities, decision-makers and
the wider public. Well, that is EUROPARC’s European Day of Parks!
Every year the European Day of Parks takes place on and around 24th
of May. It aims to bring people closer to nature and raise public
awareness on the importance of the natural beauty preserved in Protected
Areas and the importance of conservation and sustainable management of
those places. |
| | | | For any questions or comments, please contact the EUROPARC Communications Department: communications@europarc.org |
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