Introduction to European Wilderness Society
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This presentation explains why and how the European Wilderness Society was set up. The slide show describes the threefold aim of the society.
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Introduction to European Wilderness Society
- 1. 1st WILDERNESS WEBINAR 18 DECEMBER 2013 repeated on the 9 January 2014 and later available online Organised by the European Wilderness Society (EWS)
- 2. SUBJECTS Introduction of the EWS The outcomes of WILD10 and how these are linked to EWS Explaining the threefold mission Setting up and enlarging the European Wilderness Preservation System EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 3. SPEAKERS ZOLTAN KUN, wilderness advocate at EWS, former director of PAN Parks, WCPA member, member of IUCN’s Wilderness Specialists Group, Transboundary PAs Group and Tourism and PAs Group VLADIVOJ VANCURA, wilderness advocate at EWS, former conservation manager of PAN Parks, WCPA member and frequent volunteer of Parks Canada EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 4. RULES & SCHEDULE 5 MINUTES SHORT INTRODUCTION 2 * 20 MINUTES PRESENTATIONS 15 MINUTES FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS QUESTIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED DURING THE PRESENTATIONS IN WRITING! EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 5. ON THE WAY FOR A WILDER EUROPE SETTING UP THE EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY ZOLTAN KUN Wilderness Advocate European Wilderness Society
- 6. BUILDING ON ACHIEVEMENTS European Parliament Resolution on wilderness EC Message from Prague 1 million hectares in a network of wilderness areas but are these enough to bring wilderness closer to people EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 7. POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES vs ACHIEVEMENT ON THE GROUND Management guidance for N2000 managers available Wilderness register is being produced for 39 countries but people are getting increasingly isolated from wilderness and wildlife EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 8. WILD 10 – A NEW OPPORTUNITY Launching the Vision for a Wilder Europe Launching the 1st European Wilderness Map but the event made clear that Europe is the only continent where wilderness protection is NOT the main conservation principle! EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 9. A VISION FOR A WILDER EUROPE Saving our wilderness Restoring wilderness Allowing wildlife comeback For all! EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 10. RESOLUTIONS OF WILD10 Out of 33 resolutions 10 deal with Europe from being country specific (protecting wildland in Scotland or Sumava in Czech Republic) to continent wide 1. Vision for a Wilder Europe 2. European Wilderness Convention Our wilderness advocates are behind the two above! The resolutions are available through our website! EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 11. BUILDING OF THE OUTCOMES OF WILD10 Adopt the 5% target of wilderness cover in Europe Look for more public engagement Save all existing wilderness NOT 1 m² of wilderness should be lost in Europe Promote natural processes for halting biodiversity loss EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 12. Setting up a new entity to bring wilderness closer to people! EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 13. EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY Focuses on • Europe • Wilderness • People = Society An inclusive organisation which is registered as an association in Austria, having representatives in various European countries EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 14. WHO WE ARE Individuals who have involved in wilderness protection for a long time: 1. Steve Carver, research fellow 2. Mark Fisher, research fellow 3. Max Rossberg, tourism specialist 4. Vlado Vancura, conservation specialist 5. Susanne Werth, communications expert 6. Zoltan Kun, conservation specialist Advisors / Consulting bodies: Wild Europe, OETE, UNEP Grid Arendal, Wilderness Foundation UK, Wildland Research Institute EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 15. MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANISATION We are looking for individual and institutional members • Protected areas • Goverment agencies • Research institutes • Tourism and other for-profit companies Membership information will soon be available on our website Providing membership benefits! EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 16. THREEFOLD MISSION We want more and better protected wilderness in Europe, so therefore we are looking for 1. identifying, designating, assisting in the management and lobbying for existing wilderness areas in Europe 2. increasing the total designated wilderness area in order to balance our human footprint in the continent 3. inspiring Europeans to care for our wild places across the continent EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 17. WILD DREAM 5% WILDERNESS COVER IN EUROPE EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 18. ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR At the beginning of November we set up our website at http://wilderness-society.org One stop shop for wilderness in Europe Readership from 56 countries including Africa and Latin America You can contribute with content generation • writing articles • providing research results EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 19. ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR Starting a wilderness newsletter with over 1100 subscriber in 2 weeks! Bi-weekly production EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 20. ENGAGING IN SOCIAL MEDIA Three platforms are set up, but we will likely set up more for videos and pictures in 2014 EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 21. WILDERNESS DESIGNATION Strong advocacy work in Brussels and beyond European Wilderness Convention Partnership with Lumina Consult in Brussels EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 22. INSPIRING EUROPEANS Providing benefits for local communities Allowing visitors to enjoy wilderness Linking wilderness to urban citizens Being a member of the society EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 23. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT We are working with tourism companies to involve tourists in protecting wilderness We are engaging in campaigns to bring wilderness closer to nature lovers who live in cities (eg Greening Budapest) EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 24. FUNDRAISING We want to work with protected area managers to develop wilderness related proposals which donors can finance EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 25. COMMUNICATION Bi-lingual website Bi-weekly e-newsletter New printed European Wilderness Journal for PA managers, scientists, policy makers and wilderness advocates (with ISBN number for libraries) Membership benefits from knowledge to training EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 26. PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS EUROPE Representation in different countries (positive signals from Italy, Greece, UK, Bulgaria) In order to deliver more successes on public engagement we are working more with other organisations like WWF, OETE, UNWTO, Wild Foundation and various IUCN commissions such as WCPA EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013
- 27. THANK YOU! http://wilderness-society.org zoltan.kun@wilderness-society.org Join us on EUROPEAN WILDERNESS SOCIETY 18/12/2013