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EUROPARC represents 441 protected areas, governmental departments, NGO's and businesses in 36 countries, who themselves manage the green jewels of Europe's land, sea, mountains, forests, rivers and cultural heritage. Nature knows no boundaries and we therefore facilitate international co-operation in all aspects of protected area management to further and improve and conserve our shared natural inheritance. We endeavour to exchange expertise, experience and best practise as well as to collaborate with others to ensure the value and meaning of protected areas is at the heart of Europe.

If you want to find out more about who we are or what we do please follow these links or use the menu at the top of the page to navigate through the EUROPARC network and its work. Within the site you will also find interesting information about how we work together with various organisations or groups of people, whats on and new within the Federation and downloadable copies of some of our publications in our library.

IMPORTANT: EUROPARC office move

The Grafenau office will close on 22^nd of February and re-open in Regensburg on 8^th of March (see article in the e-news for more information). The Brussels team will be available during that time and can relay calls as required.

Latest News

E-News January 2010 now available!

Welcome to our first E-News of 2010! A belated happy new year to you all and our best wishes for 2010!

Lots has happened in the last few months, in particular the EUROPARC Lobbying seminar and the opening of the International Year of Biodiversity, and it’s all happening for the Grafenau team in February as they prepare for their move to Regensburg at the end of the month. You can read about these events here and also about:

Funding possibilities from the EU including the Peak District National Parks (UK) experience with the LIFE funds
The opening of the Alfred Toepfer Scholarship applications in February!!
The Parks and Benefits workshop in Berlin on Marketing Sustainable Tourism in the Baltic Sea Region
The European Day of Parks 2010 and the EUROPARC conference in September
The second symposium for Dark Sky Parks
The Wild9 Conference, concerning the worlds wilderness
The upcoming international parks leadership conference in Australia
The International Ranger Conference as experienced by Ranger Tünde Ludnai (HU)
What EUROPARC Consulting are currently up to
EUROPARC Italy’s new Director
EUROPARC Nordic-Baltics spring seminar