Working cross-border:

EUROPARC April Webinar, 26th April 2017

Benefit for Nature and People

Introduction to EUROPARC‘s

Transboundary Parks Programme and its TransParcNet

Visitor Management in Transboundary

Parks - an overview

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Travel and Tourism Industry Represents:

9.8% of World's GDP

7% of World's Exports

9.5% of World's Jobs

Global Tourism Nowadays

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World’s protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a

year (Balmford et all, 2015)

Tourism and Protected Areas

US$600 billion/year

US$10 billion/year – Nat. cons.

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„Strategies and measures (practices, tactics) which

influence visitors in their attitudes, decision making

and behaviour to minimize negative impacts on the

subjects of protection and to maximize positive

effects for parks and people.“ (Bähre, 1996, König

1998, Arnberger, 2016)

Visitor Management – a definition

Avoid impacts and conflict

Maintain or improve the quality of the recreation

experience

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Visitor management is based on transboundary

partnerships for the management:

Recreation

Tourist

Service activities’

Visitor Management – TB areas

Integration

Co-ordination

Planning and operational

management activities

Princip

les

Collaborative

processes

(Hamilton et al., 1996)

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Evolved from “Parks for Life - Action for

Protected Areas in Europe” by IUCN and

EUROPARC in 1999

Launched in 2003 at WPC in Durban/SA

Transboundary Parks Programme

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Successful tool to support and enhance

cooperation between European PAs

Innovative and unique

system of basic standards

Distinctive method

Encourages best practice

and experience exchange

The TransParcNet

Unifying ecosystems and people

Transboundary Parks Programme

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10 of the 14 criteria must be achieved

Transboundary Parks Programme

Recreation and Sust. Tourism

Centre of the evaluation process

Prealpi Giulie Nature Park & Triglav National Park (I/SLO)

Neusiedler See (A) & Fertö Hansag (H) National Parks

Bavarian Forest (D) & Šumava National Parks (CZ)

Pasvik-Inari Trilateral Park (FIN/ N/RUS)

Krkonoše (CZ) & Karkonozse (PL) National Parks

Thayatal (A) & Podyji (CZ) National Parks

Oulanka (FIN) & Paanajärvi (RUS) National Parks

Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park (NL/D)

Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland (CZ/D)

Hainaut Cross-border Nature Park (B/F)

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10 certified Transboundary Areas

23 Protected Areas in 13 countries

Working cross-border:

EUROPARC April Webinar, 26th April 2017

Benefit for Nature and People

Introduction to EUROPARC‘s

Transboundary Parks Programme and its TransParcNet

Visitor Management in Transboundary

Parks - an overview

• Case Study 1 – Plans for a future common visitor monitoring in Bavarian Forest and Šumava National Parksby Florian Porst, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany

• Case Study 2 – Towards a more sustainable tourism in the

Julian Alps: Application of the European Charter for

Sustainable Tourism in a transboundary area

by Mojca Smolej, Triglav Forest National Park, Slovenia

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Come to the TransParcNet annual meeting - Ecoregion Julian

Alps (Prealpi Giulie Regional Nature Park, IT and Triglav National

Park, SI) – 6th of June 2017

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http://www.europarc.org/toolbox/transboundary/

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