Members of the Transboundary Task Force, meeting in Regensburg, January 2018
The Transboundary Cooperation Task force is made of professionals of the TransParcNet, the network of EUROPARC Transboundary Parks. They support the Federation in providing strategic guidance on the development of the Transboundary Parks Programme, create new opportunities to promote the programme and reach out to the wider family of Transboundary Parks in Europe who are not yet working collaboratively.
The Transboundary work is overseen by Nella Sergejeva, from EUROPARC Federation Directorate. You can contact Nella at nella.sergejeva @ europarc.org
Overall Mission
To support the EUROPARC Directorate and the EUROPARC Transboundary Steering and Evaluation Committee (STEC) in providing strategic and critical guidance for the Transboundary Parks Program and in the animation of the TransParcNet.
The purpose is also to create opportunities to promote and enlarge the programme and to increase its visibility towards European and international organisations, to advise and involve other cross-border areas in Europe which are not yet working transboundary and to promote the Transboundary certification.
Members of the Transboundary Task Force
- Pavel Bečka (Chair) – Bavarian Forest and Šumava National Park
- Martin Starý – Bavarian Forest and Šumava National Park
- Doris Imhasly – Binntal Veglia Devero Nature Park Transboundary Area
- Leo Reyrink – Consultancy
- Rune Benonisen – Háldi Transboundary Area
- Mojca Smolej – Julian Alps Transboundary Ecoregion
- Stefano Santi – Julian Alps Transboundary Ecoregion
- Jakub Kaspar – Krkonoše and Karkonosze Transboundary Parks
- André Claassen – Maas-Schwalm-Nette Transboundary Area
- Jochen Heider – Neusiedlersee-Seewinkel & Fertö-Hanság National Parks
- Kirsi Ukkonen – Pasvik-Inari Transboundary Area
- Zdeněk Mačát – Podyjí-Thayatal Transboundary Parks
- Handrij Hartel – Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland Transboundary Area
Outcomes
1 webinar per year
Cooperation with IUCN-WCPA Transboundary Conservation Specialist Group
Regular increasing of the number of the Transboundary Areas certified by the EUROPARC programme
Workshop #6 “Climate knows no borders” at EUROPARC Conference in France.
Contribution of the TransParcNet to the Conference on the Future of Europe
Candidature of the EUROPARC-TransParcNet to the European Parliament “European Citizen’s Prize” in 2020
Presentation of Programme and case studies on Transboundary cooperation at the Seminar-Dialogue with DG Environment – Partnerships for biodiversity: European policies and the role of Protected Areas
Large Carnivores in transboundary protected areas Toolkit
Transboundary protected areas’ efforts in Green Infrastructure Toolkit
Terms of reference for EUROPARC Groups TB Task Force