Dear Members,
Dear Friends,
As
2020 moves into 2021, we hope you all remain hopeful and look forward to
meeting together next year in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands on the 4th till 8th of October 2021 for the EUROPARC Conference. Currently,
our planning goes into TOP GEAR. Through input from our members we want to ensure that we provide a programme that accurately represents the most
important topics for Protected Areas and National Parks in Europe today. Have a look at the "Call to Action" below and see how you can contribute!
Additionally, we want to take this opportunity to share with you the topic for next year's European Day of Parks, which will be "Parks - The Next Generation". We welcome parks to look at what lessons they have learned from COVID-19 and how we can apply them. It is time to refresh and rethink what parks offer, to adapt to new methods of communication, new infrastructures and new visitors. Of course, when thinking about a next generation of parks, youth involvement is absolutely essential - on all levels of parks management. After all, they are the next generation of nature professionals! To further push this, EUROPARC will also undertake a "Youth Manifesto" campaign in 2021. More information and materials for the European Day of Parks will come in the new year, so stay tuned.
For now, the whole directorate team and the EUROPARC council wishes all our members happy holidays. We are taking a small extended break from the 21st of December until the 4th of January and look forward to seeing you again healthy and well in 2021.
Your Directorate Team & EUROPARC Council
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Time to share YOUR ideas and experience!
The next EUROPARC conference will take place from the 4th till the 8th of October, in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. The theme is “Tribute to our Landscape: Where Nature and People Meet in Harmony”. With
the themewe are
responding to major current developments regarding health, climate, sustainable
economy and the major transitions that await us. What does this mean for us?
Finding harmony in the long run is the challenge. How can we act to meet this
challenge, related to nature, human development, and sustainable economy?
This is why we want to hear from you!
We are looking for practical examples and good ideas to share in our "Inspiration Sessions". In particular, we are looking for case studies in the following areas: - Restoration and
protection: How do you decide what the restoration priorities are? What are the
criteria to decide resource allocations? What tools and technological approaches
can be used to restore nature? If you are doing some work in these topics.
Give us a Call!
- Biodiversity (directly linked to
the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy): Can new technologies be the
key to more integrated nature management?
We would love to include some new ideas. Get in touch!
- Species Re-introduction
animals or plants: In a rapidly changing world, creating space for
nature is a pressing challenge: as a species, are humans nature’s ally or foe?
What is the purpose of species re-introductions? How can we create the
necessary conditions to facilitate international migrations and what is its
importance? Let us know what you are up to in this field!
- Landscape
storytelling: It is more important than ever that we connect people and nature and
to mobilise Protected Areas as the collective voice for all nature and landscape areas. How do we learn
from the past to create a sustainable future for nature, valued by people? Tell
us your Stories on innovative communications!
- Capacity building / knowledge
building:
We all need new ways of working, but what skills and competencies do we need to
do our work more effectively? Do you have you a new training tool you can
show us?
- Technology & nature: Which new technology in monitoring, GEO information,
management planning, supporting sustainable tourism, digital nature experience,
ticketing, counting visitors and spread of visitors do you use? Come on
techno geeks …show us your park “toys” so we can play together 😊
- Landscape
assessment / Integrated spatial planning: how to apply this
in watershed areas (nature estuaries) and Protected Areas? How can landscape biography help with landscape assessment and planning?Is this something you are doing? Can you
show others how?
- Youth: How is your
Protected Area/National Parc involving
youth? What challenges did you overcome? How did youth involvement improve your
work? Can you share the stage with a young person to inspire us all?
Overall, we will focus on the vital and dynamic relationships between nature and people. Our aim is to search for ways to enable societies to live in better harmony with nature - crucial for persent and future genenerations.
Your case studies will be part of new inspiration sessions, that will enable us to elaborate the conference theme: "Tribute to our landscape, where nature and people meet in harmony". These case studies need to be presented in English.
So please get in touch with ideas from your park
or project, we look forward to hearing from you! Please
drop an email with information about your case study to the EUROPARC Conference
2021 team info@europarc2021.nl
until Friday 15th of January 2021. We’ll be in touch. Many
thanks, The
EUROPARC Federation & the EUROPARC Conference 2021 team.
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