The document discusses the need for and basis of a European Wilderness Convention. It would establish a common framework for protecting wilderness characteristics across Europe through strictly protected areas. Most European countries already classify some protected areas as strictly protected (IUCN Ia/Ib), though protections vary. The convention could promote uniform strict protection legislation. Strictly protected areas often coincide with high wilderness quality areas and exist inside larger protected areas. The convention would advance wilderness preservation without needing the term "wilderness" which doesn't translate universally across Europe.
Protected areas for the 21st century: Lessons from UNDP /GEF’s PortfolioUNDP Eurasia
Protected areas need to change to meet 21st century challenges of climate change, resource scarcity, and development goals. They must be planned and financed collaboratively, provide ecosystem services, and connect habitats. UNDP/GEF has established over 100 million hectares of protected lands, strengthening over 450 existing areas. Protected areas store carbon, provide water, alleviate poverty, and conserve biodiversity, so integrated planning is needed to balance these benefits. True protected area value must be understood to increase commitment and finance landscape-scale resilience.
This document provides guidance on assigning protected area management categories and governance types. It discusses four important points to consider when applying categories: 1) The category is based on the primary management objective for at least 75% of the area. 2) Zones within protected areas can have different categories if they are clearly defined and managed separately. 3) Size can indicate category, with larger areas often Category Ib, II, V, or VI. 4) Naturalness also correlates with category, with most natural areas usually Category Ia/Ib and least natural Category IV or VI. The document aims to help properly define and categorize protected areas.
This document provides a summary of the IUCN protected area categories system. It outlines the history and development of the categories from 1975 to the present. The key elements summarized are:
- The 2008 definition of a protected area as a clearly defined geographical space recognized and managed to achieve long-term conservation of nature.
- The six protected area management categories (Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V, VI) based on conservation objectives and levels of protection.
- Four governance types for protected areas (governments, various parties, private entities, indigenous groups).
- Global trends including a significant increase in protected areas from 1,000 sites in 1962 to over 200,000 sites
This document summarizes a workshop on assessing forest fire risks and innovative fire prevention strategies held in Rhodes, Greece in May 2010. The workshop aimed to review national forest fire prevention systems, identify best practices and policy tools, and develop recommendations to help prevent forest fires in Europe given the risks posed by climate change. Over 70 experts from 19 countries discussed presentations on various countries' fire prevention approaches and concluded that forest fires threaten European forests and their economic and environmental services. Innovative strategies and policy cooperation are needed to address increasing fire risks.
This is Nuria Selva's presentation during the special wilderness research seminar during the 3rd European Conference on Conservation Biology (Glasgow, August 2012). Nuria uses the roadless area initiative to try locating (potential) wilderness areas in Europe.
Next steps for Wilderness in Europe by Toby AykroydWILD Foundation
Toby Aykroyd, Director of the Wild Europe Initiative and Vice-Chairman of the Wilderness Foundation, UK, spoke during the Saturday (7 November) WILD9 plenary on Global Wilderness Commitments, specifically on "Next steps for Wilderness in Europe."
The document discusses PAN Parks' contributions to implementing the Prague recommendations for protecting wilderness areas in Europe since 2010. This includes developing management guidelines, lobbying for inclusion of wilderness protection in biodiversity strategies, and raising awareness through conferences and social media. It also discusses defining wilderness and wild areas, and verifying wilderness data in different countries. PAN Parks aims to further develop funding and protection efforts for wilderness areas across Europe.
The document discusses the need for and basis of a European Wilderness Convention. It would establish a common framework for protecting wilderness characteristics across Europe through strictly protected areas. Most European countries already classify some protected areas as strictly protected (IUCN Ia/Ib), though protections vary. The convention could promote uniform strict protection legislation. Strictly protected areas often coincide with high wilderness quality areas and exist inside larger protected areas. The convention would advance wilderness preservation without needing the term "wilderness" which doesn't translate universally across Europe.
Protected areas for the 21st century: Lessons from UNDP /GEF’s PortfolioUNDP Eurasia
Protected areas need to change to meet 21st century challenges of climate change, resource scarcity, and development goals. They must be planned and financed collaboratively, provide ecosystem services, and connect habitats. UNDP/GEF has established over 100 million hectares of protected lands, strengthening over 450 existing areas. Protected areas store carbon, provide water, alleviate poverty, and conserve biodiversity, so integrated planning is needed to balance these benefits. True protected area value must be understood to increase commitment and finance landscape-scale resilience.
This document provides guidance on assigning protected area management categories and governance types. It discusses four important points to consider when applying categories: 1) The category is based on the primary management objective for at least 75% of the area. 2) Zones within protected areas can have different categories if they are clearly defined and managed separately. 3) Size can indicate category, with larger areas often Category Ib, II, V, or VI. 4) Naturalness also correlates with category, with most natural areas usually Category Ia/Ib and least natural Category IV or VI. The document aims to help properly define and categorize protected areas.
This document provides a summary of the IUCN protected area categories system. It outlines the history and development of the categories from 1975 to the present. The key elements summarized are:
- The 2008 definition of a protected area as a clearly defined geographical space recognized and managed to achieve long-term conservation of nature.
- The six protected area management categories (Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V, VI) based on conservation objectives and levels of protection.
- Four governance types for protected areas (governments, various parties, private entities, indigenous groups).
- Global trends including a significant increase in protected areas from 1,000 sites in 1962 to over 200,000 sites
This document summarizes a workshop on assessing forest fire risks and innovative fire prevention strategies held in Rhodes, Greece in May 2010. The workshop aimed to review national forest fire prevention systems, identify best practices and policy tools, and develop recommendations to help prevent forest fires in Europe given the risks posed by climate change. Over 70 experts from 19 countries discussed presentations on various countries' fire prevention approaches and concluded that forest fires threaten European forests and their economic and environmental services. Innovative strategies and policy cooperation are needed to address increasing fire risks.
This is Nuria Selva's presentation during the special wilderness research seminar during the 3rd European Conference on Conservation Biology (Glasgow, August 2012). Nuria uses the roadless area initiative to try locating (potential) wilderness areas in Europe.
Next steps for Wilderness in Europe by Toby AykroydWILD Foundation
Toby Aykroyd, Director of the Wild Europe Initiative and Vice-Chairman of the Wilderness Foundation, UK, spoke during the Saturday (7 November) WILD9 plenary on Global Wilderness Commitments, specifically on "Next steps for Wilderness in Europe."
The document discusses PAN Parks' contributions to implementing the Prague recommendations for protecting wilderness areas in Europe since 2010. This includes developing management guidelines, lobbying for inclusion of wilderness protection in biodiversity strategies, and raising awareness through conferences and social media. It also discusses defining wilderness and wild areas, and verifying wilderness data in different countries. PAN Parks aims to further develop funding and protection efforts for wilderness areas across Europe.
Summary Keynote on the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for Wildern...WILD Foundation
Sam Hamilton, Chief of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior, gave a summary keynote following the signing of the first ever international agreement on wilderness - the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for Wilderness Conservation between Mexico, Canada and the United States.
PAN Parks is a leading wilderness protection organization in Europe that works to protect the continent's last true wilderness areas. Only 4.2% of Europe's land remains unmodified by human activity, and wilderness values are being lost at a rate of 3 species per hour due to extinction. PAN Parks' mission is to establish a system that protects existing wilderness areas through strict non-intervention management and restores modified landscapes to wilderness to preserve these vital ecosystems for future generations. Their long term goal is to protect 5% of Europe as wilderness areas through expanding protected areas and public support over the next 10 years.
Author: Erika Stanciu (ProPark)
Presentation for Topic 3: Practical Tools for conservation and local development
2nd European Ecotourism Conference
23-25 October 2013, Romania
During the future of Wild Europe conference organised in the framework of the Environmental Humanities for a Concerned Europe project in University of Leeds, I presented my paper which summarised the road leading to the European Parliament's Resolution on Wilderness the achievements between 2009 and 2016, and highlighted 11 key recommendations for the future. Enjoy reading it and I hope my recommendations will be of use to further strengthen European wilderness policy
The document discusses the concept of "wilderness" in a Central European context. It provides examples of areas that could potentially be considered wilderness in Central Europe, such as long-unmanaged forests and former industrial sites. However, there is no universal definition of wilderness. The document also summarizes the results of a survey conducted in Mueritz National Park, Germany, which found that visitors generally have positive connotations with wilderness but definitions varied depending on lifestyle and education levels. While some saw the park as wilderness, others felt it showed too many signs of human impacts. The concept of wilderness may still be relevant for Central Europe if carefully defined and communicated.
A presentation on Wildlife conservation. Biodiversity makes Earth different from all other planets. Biodiversity is the plants, the animals, and, of course, humans.
Protecting the world’s last wilderness areas is a cost-effective conservation investment for ensuring that intact ecosystems and large-scale ecological and evolutionary processes persist for the benefit of future generations.
Natura 2000 and wilderness - the link to European policyZoltan Kun
in the lack of the representation of the European Commission, the Chairman of the European Wilderness Society put together a presentation about the link between wilderness protection and European Union policy in Europe.
This document provides an overview of the IUCN protected area categories system. It discusses how IUCN developed 6 categories in 1994 to classify protected areas based on management objectives. This system influenced conservation planning and policy. IUCN revised the guidelines in 2008 following consultations, keeping the 6 categories but clarifying definitions and guidance. The categories are used globally to assess and plan protected area networks, while governance types describe protected area management responsibilities. IUCN continues working to build capacity on properly applying the categories system.
The document provides an overview of a presentation on the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 in India. It discusses key aspects of the act such as its objectives to conserve wildlife habitat and protected species. It outlines national and state-level protected areas and species. It also summarizes provisions regarding offenses against wildlife, penalties, and rules framed under the act regarding licensing and management of protected areas and species. The presentation discusses the constitutional context and amendments of the act over time to strengthen wildlife conservation in India.
Jan Šeffer. Sites of Community Interest / Special Areas of ConservationVasyliuk Oleksij
This document discusses the establishment of Natura 2000 sites in Slovakia. It describes the 4 phase process: 1) developing a scientific proposal for sites of community interest, 2) adjusting borders based on cadastral maps, 3) negotiations with landowners, and 4) governmental approval of the national list of sites. A key part of phase 1 was synthesizing 200 layers of habitat and species distribution data to identify pre-selected sites with high biodiversity.
Presentation at Natura 2000 biogeographical seminarZoltan Kun
This was the presentation which I hold during the ECNC, CEEWEB workshop on Natura 2000 biogreographical process. I used the Kalkalpen National Park as an example how wilderness and non-intervention management might be implemented in Europe, in mountains and in Natura 2000 sites
1. The group discussed prioritizing deforestation alerts from Global Forest Watch by filtering them based on areas of high conservation importance for biodiversity, like key biodiversity areas, intact forests, and sites for endangered species.
2. They proposed three options - filtering by ecoregions, mapping sites of range rarity as a continuous layer, or allowing users to select layers like protected areas, tiger habitats, and ape sites.
3. Integrating biodiversity data into Global Forest Watch could help conservation groups and governments better target responses to deforestation alerts in the most critical areas for nature. However, challenges may include refining models and maps
The document summarizes a project called "Putting Nature on the Map" that applied the IUCN protected area categories system to areas in the UK for the first time. Key results included identifying over 176,000 hectares of land managed by conservation NGOs as protected areas, assigning specific IUCN categories such as Ia, II, and III to UK areas, and providing more accurate data on protected areas to international databases. The project helped the UK meet international conservation obligations and established a baseline for future protected areas work, management, and policy debates.
The document discusses the global increase in protected areas from 1,000 in 1962 to over 160,000 in 2010. It explains the IUCN categories for protected areas and governance types, and how the UK currently has incomplete and inaccurate data on protected areas according to these international standards. The Putting Nature on the Map project aims to apply the 2008 IUCN guidelines to identify protected areas in the UK and provide verified data to international databases. Phase 1 developed a handbook interpreting the guidelines for the UK context, and Phase 2 will involve collecting updated protected areas data from agencies and organizations for review against the standards.
The presentation provided during the 3rd European Conference of Conservation Biology by Steve carver and Mark Fisher. Their conclusions are:
1. Wilderness Register (ongoing) will deliver a new, unified WQI for Europe but a) it needs to be extended into adjoining countries in the east and b) it is only a broad brush indicator
2. More opportunity mapping for PAs based on overlaps identified from multiple layers
3. Importance of the “moving frontier” of carnivore distribution towards NW Europe
Need for mapping champions across the whole of Continental Europe to work at national/regional/local scale using coordinated methods/data
Priority Sites for Conservation in the Philippines: Key Biodiversity Areas (K...No to mining in Palawan
The document discusses Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in the Philippines, which are globally significant sites identified using criteria of vulnerability and irreplaceability. 128 KBAs covering over 6 million hectares were identified for threatened and endemic species. Currently 45 KBAs have protected area status, while the remaining 83 lack formal protection. 10 sites were prioritized as Alliance for Zero Extinction sites that are last strongholds for critically endangered species. Safeguarding KBAs requires a network of protected areas and community reserves within compatible land uses.
1. The document describes tools and data that can be used to identify and map the ecological value of landscapes, especially outside protected areas, at a fine spatial scale. It details data on biodiversity, threatened species, fragmentation, connectivity and resilience that provide information on key ecological properties and features.
2. The Local Ecological Footprint Tool (LEFT) combines these data layers to provide an index of overall ecological value for each pixel in a map. It was shown to accurately identify threatened species present in a study site in Honduras when compared to field data, though it had some errors of omission and commission.
3. Developing such tools using globally-available web databases allows assessing the ecological value of
Summary Keynote on the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for Wildern...WILD Foundation
Sam Hamilton, Chief of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior, gave a summary keynote following the signing of the first ever international agreement on wilderness - the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for Wilderness Conservation between Mexico, Canada and the United States.
PAN Parks is a leading wilderness protection organization in Europe that works to protect the continent's last true wilderness areas. Only 4.2% of Europe's land remains unmodified by human activity, and wilderness values are being lost at a rate of 3 species per hour due to extinction. PAN Parks' mission is to establish a system that protects existing wilderness areas through strict non-intervention management and restores modified landscapes to wilderness to preserve these vital ecosystems for future generations. Their long term goal is to protect 5% of Europe as wilderness areas through expanding protected areas and public support over the next 10 years.
Author: Erika Stanciu (ProPark)
Presentation for Topic 3: Practical Tools for conservation and local development
2nd European Ecotourism Conference
23-25 October 2013, Romania
During the future of Wild Europe conference organised in the framework of the Environmental Humanities for a Concerned Europe project in University of Leeds, I presented my paper which summarised the road leading to the European Parliament's Resolution on Wilderness the achievements between 2009 and 2016, and highlighted 11 key recommendations for the future. Enjoy reading it and I hope my recommendations will be of use to further strengthen European wilderness policy
The document discusses the concept of "wilderness" in a Central European context. It provides examples of areas that could potentially be considered wilderness in Central Europe, such as long-unmanaged forests and former industrial sites. However, there is no universal definition of wilderness. The document also summarizes the results of a survey conducted in Mueritz National Park, Germany, which found that visitors generally have positive connotations with wilderness but definitions varied depending on lifestyle and education levels. While some saw the park as wilderness, others felt it showed too many signs of human impacts. The concept of wilderness may still be relevant for Central Europe if carefully defined and communicated.
A presentation on Wildlife conservation. Biodiversity makes Earth different from all other planets. Biodiversity is the plants, the animals, and, of course, humans.
Protecting the world’s last wilderness areas is a cost-effective conservation investment for ensuring that intact ecosystems and large-scale ecological and evolutionary processes persist for the benefit of future generations.
Natura 2000 and wilderness - the link to European policyZoltan Kun
in the lack of the representation of the European Commission, the Chairman of the European Wilderness Society put together a presentation about the link between wilderness protection and European Union policy in Europe.
This document provides an overview of the IUCN protected area categories system. It discusses how IUCN developed 6 categories in 1994 to classify protected areas based on management objectives. This system influenced conservation planning and policy. IUCN revised the guidelines in 2008 following consultations, keeping the 6 categories but clarifying definitions and guidance. The categories are used globally to assess and plan protected area networks, while governance types describe protected area management responsibilities. IUCN continues working to build capacity on properly applying the categories system.
The document provides an overview of a presentation on the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 in India. It discusses key aspects of the act such as its objectives to conserve wildlife habitat and protected species. It outlines national and state-level protected areas and species. It also summarizes provisions regarding offenses against wildlife, penalties, and rules framed under the act regarding licensing and management of protected areas and species. The presentation discusses the constitutional context and amendments of the act over time to strengthen wildlife conservation in India.
Jan Šeffer. Sites of Community Interest / Special Areas of ConservationVasyliuk Oleksij
This document discusses the establishment of Natura 2000 sites in Slovakia. It describes the 4 phase process: 1) developing a scientific proposal for sites of community interest, 2) adjusting borders based on cadastral maps, 3) negotiations with landowners, and 4) governmental approval of the national list of sites. A key part of phase 1 was synthesizing 200 layers of habitat and species distribution data to identify pre-selected sites with high biodiversity.
Presentation at Natura 2000 biogeographical seminarZoltan Kun
This was the presentation which I hold during the ECNC, CEEWEB workshop on Natura 2000 biogreographical process. I used the Kalkalpen National Park as an example how wilderness and non-intervention management might be implemented in Europe, in mountains and in Natura 2000 sites
1. The group discussed prioritizing deforestation alerts from Global Forest Watch by filtering them based on areas of high conservation importance for biodiversity, like key biodiversity areas, intact forests, and sites for endangered species.
2. They proposed three options - filtering by ecoregions, mapping sites of range rarity as a continuous layer, or allowing users to select layers like protected areas, tiger habitats, and ape sites.
3. Integrating biodiversity data into Global Forest Watch could help conservation groups and governments better target responses to deforestation alerts in the most critical areas for nature. However, challenges may include refining models and maps
The document summarizes a project called "Putting Nature on the Map" that applied the IUCN protected area categories system to areas in the UK for the first time. Key results included identifying over 176,000 hectares of land managed by conservation NGOs as protected areas, assigning specific IUCN categories such as Ia, II, and III to UK areas, and providing more accurate data on protected areas to international databases. The project helped the UK meet international conservation obligations and established a baseline for future protected areas work, management, and policy debates.
The document discusses the global increase in protected areas from 1,000 in 1962 to over 160,000 in 2010. It explains the IUCN categories for protected areas and governance types, and how the UK currently has incomplete and inaccurate data on protected areas according to these international standards. The Putting Nature on the Map project aims to apply the 2008 IUCN guidelines to identify protected areas in the UK and provide verified data to international databases. Phase 1 developed a handbook interpreting the guidelines for the UK context, and Phase 2 will involve collecting updated protected areas data from agencies and organizations for review against the standards.
The presentation provided during the 3rd European Conference of Conservation Biology by Steve carver and Mark Fisher. Their conclusions are:
1. Wilderness Register (ongoing) will deliver a new, unified WQI for Europe but a) it needs to be extended into adjoining countries in the east and b) it is only a broad brush indicator
2. More opportunity mapping for PAs based on overlaps identified from multiple layers
3. Importance of the “moving frontier” of carnivore distribution towards NW Europe
Need for mapping champions across the whole of Continental Europe to work at national/regional/local scale using coordinated methods/data
Priority Sites for Conservation in the Philippines: Key Biodiversity Areas (K...No to mining in Palawan
The document discusses Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in the Philippines, which are globally significant sites identified using criteria of vulnerability and irreplaceability. 128 KBAs covering over 6 million hectares were identified for threatened and endemic species. Currently 45 KBAs have protected area status, while the remaining 83 lack formal protection. 10 sites were prioritized as Alliance for Zero Extinction sites that are last strongholds for critically endangered species. Safeguarding KBAs requires a network of protected areas and community reserves within compatible land uses.
1. The document describes tools and data that can be used to identify and map the ecological value of landscapes, especially outside protected areas, at a fine spatial scale. It details data on biodiversity, threatened species, fragmentation, connectivity and resilience that provide information on key ecological properties and features.
2. The Local Ecological Footprint Tool (LEFT) combines these data layers to provide an index of overall ecological value for each pixel in a map. It was shown to accurately identify threatened species present in a study site in Honduras when compared to field data, though it had some errors of omission and commission.
3. Developing such tools using globally-available web databases allows assessing the ecological value of
This document discusses potential synergies between forestry and Natura2000, the EU network of protected areas. It outlines several pan-European initiatives related to sustainable forest management and EU directives focused on habitat and species conservation. While guidelines have been established, the document notes that wood production remains the main goal of most forest management. Only 4% of European forests are undisturbed by humans. It questions whether efforts so far have put the EU on track to achieve its 2020 Biodiversity Strategy goals for forests and synergies with Natura2000.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), formerly called World Conservation Union, network of environmental organizations founded as the International Union for the Protection of Nature in October 1948 in Fontainebleau, France, to promote nature conservation and the ecologically sustainable use of natural resources. The IUCN’s membership includes more than 1,000 governmental and nongovernmental organizations from more than 140 countries. It is governed by a democratically elected council, which is chosen by member organizations at each World Conservation Congress.
In cooperation with Sheila Wren from the John Muir Trust I presented the concept of the European Wilderness Convention during the 1st European Wilderness Academy (www.wilderness.academy)
The approach to protecting and enhancing wild placesZoltan Kun
During the Wilderness Academy in Mittersill, Austria, Stuart Brooks the CEO of John Muir Trust was talking about the Scottish experience of preserving wildlands for future generations. He highlighted the philosophy of rewilding and the 3-step approach of JMT to work for better protection of of wild areas:
- to protect
- to enhance
- to ENGAGE
Mapping wilderness in Europe with special focus on wilderness registerZoltan Kun
During the Wilderness Academy days, Steve Carver from Wildland Research Institute c/o University of Leeds presented his experience of mapping wilderness in Europe
Protecting wilderness and UNESCO World Heritage through public engagementZoltan Kun
Luke Chamberlain from Australia shared his experience on how public engagement helped Wilderness Australia to designate the Tasmanian Forest Wilderness as UNESCO World Heritage Site and later to protect it from delisting!
Wilderness Academy: Opening keynote speech by Victoria HaslerZoltan Kun
"Thank God the highway is not as broad as it is long"
Victoria Hasler opened the 1st European Wilderness Academy days in Mittersill in the visitor centre of the Hohe Tauern National Park, Salzburg, Among other things she was talking about the innovative ways how the Ministry for Livable Austria tries to bring nature and wilderness closer to people! Examples were the Sounds like Nature and the Vienna Fashion Week projects
Introduction to the work and MANTRA of the European Wilderness SocietyZoltan Kun
The European Wilderness Society is a citizens' inititative based on the outcomes of the 10th World Wilderness Congress. The organisation has a simple mantra: MORE WILDERNESS IN EUROPE.
We translated our mantra into a simple goal to protect 5% of Europe based on wilderness principles. More in the presentation
This is a presentation which introduces the basic information and various deadlines linked to the IUCN's 2014 World Parks Congress which is to be organised in Sidney in November.
The presentation belongs to Kathy S. MacKinnon and was used during the meeting of the Steering Committee of the European section of the World Commission on Protected Areas in London on 16-17 April 2014.
Enlarging the European Wilderness Preservation SystemZoltan Kun
The document discusses the European Wilderness Preservation System, which aims to protect 5% of European territory to wilderness quality standards. It provides information on identifying and inventorying existing wilderness areas in Europe, as well as the benefits of wilderness designation for protected areas, local partners, international tour operators, and incoming tour operators. The document also discusses transcontinental perspectives on wilderness protection in Europe and calls for nominations of potential wilderness areas.
Combining wilderness and tourism, is it mission impossible?Zoltan Kun
During the WILD10 conference PAN Parks had a session focused on sharing our lessons learned and experiences about how to combine wilderness and tourism.
One of our speakers was Max Rossberg who currently helps PAN Parks PR and Marketing work but has a great experience about tourism as UNWTO expert.
PAN Parks, the European Wilderness WatchdogZoltan Kun
During the WILD10 conference (10th World Wilderness Congress), my colleague Vlado Vancura was presenting PAN Parks and highlighted the importance of our verification process, which audits the management effectiveness of wilderness areas across Europe.
This process makes PAN Parks the European Wilderness Watchdog.
We have the unique expertise to check the existence of wilderness and advise protected areas how to improve management effectiveness
This third-party evidence based verification is going to be the basis of our newly developed Wilderness Integrated Management (WIM, working title) system.
What makes a good conservation writer? The view of an editorZoltan Kun
As a member of the International League of Conservation Writer (ILCW), I was invited to speak at the ILCW 2nd session during the 10th World Wilderness Congress aka WILD10.
My presentation was focused on what conditions I think make a good conservation writer. I was of course focusing on writing for EUrope's wilderness. Therefore my openbing statement was: we refuse very few slips, because we need more stories arguing for the protection of Europe's wilderness.
Wilderness guidance for Natura 2000 sitesZoltan Kun
this presentation was used at CEEWEB conference on forestry and wilderness organised in Blagoevgrad on 12-14 September (co-financed by the European Commission)
PAN Parks is a European organization that works to protect wilderness areas on the continent. It focuses on protecting undisturbed natural areas and applying sustainable tourism practices. PAN Parks advocates for stronger wilderness protection policies, supports conservation projects for threatened species and protected areas, and aims to create a network of wilderness preservation areas across Europe to conserve 5% of the continent's land as wilderness. Its vision is to gain support from 1 million people and find sufficient funding to advance its field projects and advocacy work.
This presentation was used during the Hungarian focus group meeting of the INVOLEN project to encourage the dialoge between youth and seniors. More than 50 participants
This presentation was used to describe the 4th work package of the INVOLEN project which deals with intergenerational learning for nature conservation volunteers.
Sila National Park promotes sustainable development and integration of the local population with the natural environment to preserve nature. It also protects cultural traditions and supports new compatible industries. The park's management plan integrates with the conservation measures of the Natura 2000 ecological network, as the park contains 25 Natura 2000 sites and conserves biodiversity. Conservation measures allow sustainable forest management and biomass exploitation.
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Unveiling the Dynamic Personalities, Key Dates, and Horoscope Insights: Gemin...my Pandit
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1. Review of status and conservation of wild land in Europe
for the Scottish Government
Mark Fisher and Steve Carver, WRi, Leeds University
Zoltan Kun, PAN Parks
Rob McMorran, Centre for Mountain Studies, UHI Perth
Bob Aiken
Katherine Arrell, Gordon Mitchell, SoG, Leeds University
2. Wildland on the European Agenda
Shaping events in Europe
•COMMITTEE REPORT
Report on Wilderness in Europe adopted by EU Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, 5 December
2008
•RESOLUTION
Wilderness in Europe – non-legislative resolution passed by European Parliament, 3 February 2009
•CONFERENCE
Conference on wilderness and large natural areas, Czech Presidency of the EU Council and European Commission, Prague 27,
28 May 2009
Key conference commitments
•Develop guidance for non-intervention management of wilderness within the frame of Natura
2000;
•Develop a wilderness register – mapping existing wilderness as a basis for tailored protection plans
•Quantification of the value of non-extractive economic, social and environmental benefits of
wilderness and wildland, identifying key beneficiaries;
•Further development of the Wildland Support Network, especially to support implementation of
recommendations from the conference;
•Undertake a full assessment of government, institutional and private sector funding opportunities for
protection and restoration.
3. Mapping the wildland continuum in Europe
Wilderness Quality Index
Mapping based on population density,
land cover/use, transport and
accessibility, and topography
Data sources: Copyright ORNL Landscan
2008TM/UT-Battelle, LCC; EEA Copenhagen 2007;
DLR 2010; ESRI 2010
4. Carnivores and the Wilderness Quality Index
Natura 2000 Annex II species
Brown bear Lynx Wolf
High spatial correlation between Natura 2000 sites for bear, lynx and wolf with high WQI
5. Carnivores and the Wilderness Quality Index
Natura 2000 Annex II species
Arctic fox Wolverine
High spatial correlation between Natura 2000 sites for artic fox and wolverine with high WQI
6. Carnivores and the Wilderness Quality Index
Natura 2000 Annex II species
Brown bear Iberian lynx Wolf
High spatial correlation between Natura 2000 sites for bear, Iberian lynx and wolf with high WQI
7. Natura 2000 and the Wilderness Quality Index
Germany
Top 5% WQI in Germany Natura 2000 Lynx SCI
Annex I distinguishes on a biogeograhical basis, but Indicative of primary habitat?
not between primary and secondary habitats
Low spatial correlation of Natura 2000 sites with high WQI, except for lynx SCI
8. IUCN Categories and naturalness
- the wildland continuum in national protected area systems
A global system, latest guidelines released in 2008
9. IUCN Categories and the Wilderness Quality Index
Germany
Top 5% WQI in Germany IUCN Categories i-v IUCN Categories i-ii
Indicative of primary habitat?
High spatial correlation of IUCN Categories i-ii with high WQI
10. IUCN Categories and the Wilderness Quality Index
IUCN Categories i-iii protected areas IUCN Categories i-ii with WQI continuum
11. Wildland – human concept or biophysical reality?
“Postmodern criticism [of wilderness] fails to address the biological component of the
word wilderness, nor does it fully address wilderness as a description of land that is
wild”
“Thus, wilderness protected by law is not a place whose reason for being is to exclude
people, but rather a formally designated place where only certain human uses are
allowed in order to maintain its wild character. To be effective, a wilderness law must
specify which uses it permits and which it excludes”
Cyril F. Kormos & Harvey Locke in “A handbook on International Wilderness Law and Policy”, Cyril Kormos, ed., 2008
The IUCN system categorises a range of different management approaches for
protected areas, from strict nature reserves to protected landscapes, and which is
based on the degree of human use and extractive activity
12. What links the IUCN system to wildland in Europe?
Evidence:
•The majority of legislation for national protected area systems across Europe directly
reflects the IUCN system; most of the remaining countries have legislation for at least
Category ii National Parks, or have a national policy commitment to the IUCN system
•National protected area legislation lays down restrictions on use as the means to protect
“natural processes”, “ecosystems”, “biocenosis”
•Zoning, nesting and ecological networks are widespread in national protected area systems
and legislation (spatial integration)
•State ownership is widespread in national protected area systems and legislation
•The IUCN system is aspirational
13. National protected area system legislation in Europe
directly reflecting IUCN categories i-v
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azebaijan, Belarus, Boznia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech, Estonia, Georgia,
Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine (27/44)
Examples
Article 4 Article 11
Categories of protected areas Categories and types of protected areas
1. Important or threatened parts of the environment are declared protected 1 - Protected areas may be under national,
areas regional or local interests that seek to
according to the following categories: safeguard.
a) strict nature reserve/scientific reserve (Category I); (Art 5) 2 - Without prejudice to paragraph 6,
b) National Park (Category II); (Art 6) protected areas are classified into the
c) natural monument (Category III); (Art 7) following types:
d) manage natural resources / management area of habitats and a) National Park; (Art 16)
species (Category IV), (Art 9) b) Natural park; (Art 17)
e) landscape protection (Category V); (Art 10) c) Nature reserve; (Art 18)
f) protected area managed resource / protected area of multiple-use d) Protected Landscape; (Art 19)
(Category VI). (Art 11) e) Natural monument. (Art 20)
2. A buffer zone can be declared around a protected area. Act on conservation of nature and biodiversity,
Protected Areas Act, Albania - Nr. 8906, dated 6/6/2002, amended by On some Portugal, Decree-Law No. 142/2008
Supplements and Changes in Law NR.8906, dated 6.6.2002 "Protected Areas"
Nr.9868, dated 4/2/2008 Portugal
Albania
14. Legislative and extra-legislative commitment to
IUCN categories in Europe
Reflects IUCN categories i-v over two Acts
Greece, Liechenstein
National Park (IUCN ii) category in protected area Act or National Park Act
Cypress, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland
No National Park (IUCN ii) in legislation
Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg , Netherlands, UK
Commitment to IUCN outside of legislation
Examples
“It is the policy of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and “National Parks
Local Government, endorsed by successive governments, to abide by Generally, the selection, establishment and management of National Parks in the
the criteria and standards for National Parks as set by the IUCN” Netherlands follow as much as possible the concepts and guidelines from the IUCN
National Parks and Wildlife Service, Ireland Management Category System”
CBD Thematic Report of the Netherlands on Protected Areas, 2003
Ireland
Netherlands
15. Wildness and IUCN categories in legislation –
Strict Nature Reserve/Wilderness area
Examples
Category of Strict Natural Reserve Article 3
Article 68 Definitions
(1) Strict Natural Reserve shall be an area, which, because of its For the purposes of this Act the following meanings shall apply:
significant or characteristic ecosystems, geological or 4. Wilderness: an area of land at least 25 km2 in size, or in which it
physical and geographical features and/or species, as well as originally is possible to enjoy the solitude and nature without
preserved wilderness, acquires the status of natural heritage, disturbance from man-made structures or the traffic of
primarily for the purpose of carrying out scientific surveys or motorised vehicles on the ground, which is at least 5 km away from
monitoring of the protection. man-made structures or other evidence of technology, such as
(2) The space of the area of the Strict Natural Reserve shall provide power lines, power stations, reservoirs and main roads, where no
integrity and achievement of the objectives for which it acquired the
status of natural heritage.
direct indications of human activity are visible and
(3) The conservation of the biological diversity within the area of the nature can develop without anthropogenic pressures
Strict Natural Reserve shall be achieved through protection, with no
The Nature Conservation Act, No. 44, 22 March 1999, Iceland
deliberate influence whatsoever on the natural
processes in the habitat or on the species populations
Law on Nature Protection, No. 67/2004, Macedonia IUCN Category ib - Iceland
IUCN Category ia - Macedonia
16. Wildness and IUCN categories in legislation –
National Park
Example
Article 19
Conservation Regime of the National Park
The conservation regime of the national park in the Republic of Armenia is:
It is prohibited in the reserve zone of the national park:
Any activity disturbing the water regime;
Construction and exploitation of economic and residential objects, roads, pipelines, electro-transmission cable and other
communication facilities, except the construction of objects necessary for the operation of the national park (forest guard
hut, entanglements, marking signs, etc) and road construction;
Disturbance of conditions of flora and fauna habitats, including loggings and animal grazing;
The use of pesticides for plants’ protection, as well as the use of mineral fertilizers;
The use of plant and animal objects and their products for commercial purposes;
Geological survey, mining activities and mineral processing, destruction of soil cover, exploitation of ore minerals, ore
protuberances and abruptions of stratums;
The traffic of motor or caterpillar transport out of roads of general use and streams and the parking out of the road net or
in the places not planned thereof
The law of the Republic of Armenia on specially protected natural areas, 2006
IUCN Category ii - Armenia
17. Wildness and IUCN categories in legislation – Natural
Monument
Example
Natural Monuments
Article 23
(1) Typical or remarkable non-living natural features, such as rock forms, rock exposures
of scientific value, earth pyramids, caves, potholes, waterfalls, fossil beds, mineral
occurrences, sand dunes and others of outstanding value because of the inherent
rarity, representative or aesthetic qualities thereof or of scientific or cultural
significance, shall be designated natural monuments.
(2) Natural monuments shall be managed for the purpose of preservation of the natural
IUCN Category iii - Bulgaria
features thereof.
(3) Natural monuments shall be designated with an adjoining area as shall be necessary
for the conservation thereof.
Article 24
Any activities that may disturb the natural state of natural monuments or impair the
aesthetic value thereof shall be prohibited in natural monuments.
Law for the Protected Territories, Bulgaria SG 133, Nov 1998
18. Zones and nesting in national protected area
systems in Europe
Zoning in national protected area legislation:
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azebaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia,
Liechenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine
(24/44)
Example
Art 28
(7) the territory of all national parks shall be classified in natural, managed and
demonstration zones in compliance with the international obligations and the
principles pronounced by the Minister in Decrees.
Art 29
(4) by virtue of this Act, the natural zone of national parks, the core areas of
Use of zoning to restrict activities
biosphere reserves and the core areas of forest reserves shall be declared in Hungarian National Parks
strictly protected.
Buffer zones
Article 30
(1) Protected natural areas shall, in case of necessity, be defended by buffer zones.
The provision of law declaring protected status shall also provide for the extension of
the buffer zone (subject to Article 24 paragraph (3) section b)).
(3) The function of buffer zones is to eliminate or moderate effects which are
unfavourable to the conditions or the function of protected natural areas.
Nature Conservation Act No. LIII. of 1996, Hungary
19. Zones in National Park management plans
Examples
PAN parks
Criterion 2.5 National Parks
The protected area has an ecologically unfragmented wilderness
area of at least 10,000 hectares where no extractive uses are across Europe
permitted and where the only management interventions are those
aimed at maintaining or restoring natural ecological processes
and the ecological integrity.
Principles & Criteria 1-3, PAN Parks Verification Manual 2008
Management zones have been identified within the National Park
In order to protect the variety of biocenosis and
as follows:
A Zone (Natural Zone) – Areas of high conservation value which unique landscape values, within the Park area the
require little or no management intervention. This includes following zoning connected with the permitted
undamaged bog and heath, and aquatic habitats. range of human interruption is applied:
B Zone (Active Management Zone) – Areas of high conservation - strict protection (54.4%),
value where management input is needed to return them to a - active protection (42.2%),
more desirable state. The long-term aim of is to upgrade the - landscape protection (3.4%)
natural value of zone B areas, possibly to the level where Bialowieski National Park, Poland
they can be re-classified as zone A. Poland
C Zone (Intensive Use Zone) – Areas used intensively by visitors,
National Park administration, or areas subject to intensive
landscaping, or suitable for such use or management
Killarney/Wicklow Mountains National Park Management Plans
2005-09, NPWS Ireland 2005
Ireland
20. Zoning and nesting in National Parks
IUCN iv
IUCN vi
NP buffer zone
IUCN v
IUCN iv
IUCN ia
NP core area
IUCN ii IUCN ib
Vanoise National Park, France Karula National Park, Estonia Mols Mountains NP, Denmark
(DK22 - not IUCN categorised yet)
IUCN ib
Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria (IUCN ii)
21. National Ecological Networks
Ecological Networks in national protected area legislation:
Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Boznia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Liechenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Spain (15/44)
Examples
Ecological network Article 20. Ecological corridors and mountain areas.
Article 53 The government shall provide in its environmental planning or
(1) For the purposes of conservation, maintenance or management plans for Natural Resources, mechanisms to achieve
restoration to a favourable conservation status of the the ecological connectivity of the area, setting or resetting
environmentally important areas, a coherent ecological corridors, particularly between the protected areas Natura 2000
network of special areas of conservation shall be and between those natural areas of unique relevance to
established. biodiversity. This will give a priority role to the river courses, drove
(2) The ecological network shall represent the system of roads, mountain areas and other parts of the territory, linear and
interconnected or spatially close to each other continuous, or act as focal points, regardless of having the status
environmentally important areas, which significantly of protected natural areas.
contribute to the protection of the natural balance and the The government guidelines will promote conservation of
biological diversity through their balanced biogeographical mountain areas to address at least the scenic, environmental and
distribution. water in them.
Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Law 42/2007, Spain
Law on Nature Protection, No. 67/2004, Macedonia
Macedonia Spain
23. National Ecological Network in Macedonia (MAK-NEN)
Core nature areas and corridors mapped from Slovenia to Greece (2003-06).
MAK – NEN:
•3 year project (to July 2011) mapping ecological corridors and restoration areas in
Macedonia
•connect with the existing core areas and buffer zones to provide ecological
connectivity with a special focus on brown bears
The Bear Corridor Management Plan will be a vehicle for:
•a better understanding of the bear’s ecological functions;
•gaining better acceptance of its needs; and
•raising the awareness and willingness of key stakeholders to accept the implementation of
the Plan.
24. State ownership in national protected area systems
State ownership of National Parks and/or strict reserves in legislation:
Armenia, Azebaijan, Cyprus, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Ukraine (10/44)
Examples
Article 4. Classification and Status of Specially Protected Natural Areas Article 4. Ownership of the territory and objects , nature reserve fund
Specially Protected Natural Areas in the Republic of Armenia are Areas of natural reserves, protected areas of biosphere reserves, land and
State ownership. It is prohibited to transfer the state owned lands of other natural resources provided by National Natural Park, are the property
specially protected natural areas to a private ownership. of the Ukrainian people
The Law of the Republic of Armenia on Specially Protected Natural Areas, On Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine, 16.06.1992 € 2456-XII (as amended)
2006
Armenia Ukraine
State ownership of National Parks and/or strict reserves as a national policy:
Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Italy, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey (24/44)
Mixed ownership:
The land of Kemeri NP is owned by the State, local governments and
private owners. 29,507ha (77.3%) of the land belongs to the State,
6,704ha (17.6%) are in the possession of local governments and
private owners.
Management Plan of Kemeri National Park 2002-2010, Latvia
Ownership in Kemeri National Park, Latvia Ownership in Austrian National Parks
25. IUCN categorisation is aspirational for national
protected area systems - CDDA
COMMON DATABASE ON DESIGNATED AREAS (CDDA)
Version 8 (2009) of the CDDA data set. 34 countries updated their
information on legislative instruments, sites and site boundaries. The table
shows the differences in protected areas (PA) i-iii between the 2009 and
the 2004 data set. The latter is currently shown on the WDPA.
•France has categorised its Forest Biological Reserves as IUCN ia
•Ireland has uprated its National Nature Reserves from IUCN iv
to IUCN ia
•Liechenstien, Luxembourg and Slovenia have identified PAs to
categorise as IUCN ia or ib
•Belgium has uprated its National Parks to IUCN ii
xx - indicates new entrant into this category •Norway, Spain and Switzerland have begun to designate
Natural Monuments (IUCN iii)
26. IUCN categorisation is aspirational for national
protected area systems – Germany/Austria
“Most of Germany's national parks today are still in the
development phase, meaning that they only partly meet the
criteria of leaving nature untouched over large areas.
Measures implemented under management plans over the next
two to three decades will allow dynamic natural processes to
be given priority in most of the territory covered by these parks.”
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
German National Parks developing
towards 75% non-intervention
Diversity of habitats
Our aims: By the year 2020, throughout 2 % of Germany’s territory, Mother Nature is once again able to German commitment to
develop undisturbed in accordance with her own laws, and areas of wilderness are able to evolve
National Strategy on Biological Diversity, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear 2% wilderness by 2020
Safety, October 2007
Development of the National Parks
The renouncing of any economic utilisation on at least 75% of the area is an
objective of the Austrian National Park policy and the precondition for achieving the Austrian National Parks achieved
international recognition as National Park from the World Conservation Union IUCN. 75% non-intervention
In the meantime all six Austrian National Parks have gained this status.
National Parks, Austria
27. IUCN categorisation is aspirational for national
protected area systems – France
Art. 4. The conservation based management of the heritage of the core zone is intended to maintain, in
particular, a good state of conservation of natural habitats, fauna and flora, ecological functions and the
dynamism of ecosystems, to avoid a fragmentation of natural environments and to guarantee the Looking for wildland
preservation of a regional identity. The control of human activities, including tourism, must be
sufficient to guarantee the protection of the heritage in the park’s core zone and to guarantee the
(wilderness) in the core
conservation of its character. In this context, the national park charter must more particularly: areas of their National
2 - Identify important natural reference areas in the core zone which could be classified as
wilderness areas; Parks
Order enacting the fundamental principles applicable to all National Parks, Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable
Development, France 2007
Protecting and managing biodiversity and natural
environments
- Creating a green belt network (green corridors) and a blue
belt network (waterways and bodies of water, together with
surrounding areas of vegetation).
- Develop national strategy on protected areas
- Open 3 new national parks.
Environment Round Table: Initial conclusions, le Grenelle
Environnement special issue/November 2007, Ministry for
Ecology, Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning State and civil society in France working
Action
together to set ambitious goals – three
1-1 Protect key elements of the national ecological network
1.1.4 - Complete the network of 9 national parks through the
new National Parks - that were
creation of three new national parks: Mediterranean, lowland incorporated into the national strategy for
hardwood forest, wetland
Action Plan for Natural heritage: 2nd programming period 2008 to 2010, National biodiversity
strategy for biodiversity, Department of ecology, energy, sustainable
development and spatial planning, April 2009
28. Use of IUCN categorisation for the protected
areas of the UK
“As you know there has never been a thorough exercise to categorise all the protected areas
(including both state and privately managed protected areas) in the UK. The publication of the
revised guidelines has already created a renewed interest in the use of the IUCN categories system
in the UK and I would encourage the IUCN-UK National Committee to work with its members and
the wider protected area community to consider a more thorough use of the IUCN categories
nationally. This is particularly important as the reporting of protected areas using the category
system is a requested action under the CBDs Programme of Work on Protected Areas, to which
the UK is a signatory. The UK is currently lagging behind many countries in its quality of protected
area reporting but the revitalised national IUCN Committee presents a real opportunity for the
country to become a global leader in this field”
Nik Lopoukhine, Chair of IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas, December 2009
IUCN-UK has set up a Protected Areas Assignment Working Group to revise and expand the
application of IUCN protected area categories in the UK, and to improve coverage of UK
protected areas on the World Database on Protected Areas.