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
Leo Reyrink, verifier , Germany- Task Force Co-chair
Mojca Smolej, co-chair, Triglav National Park, Slovenia
Stefano Santi, EUROPARC Federation Council Member, Italy
André Claassen, Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park Netherlands/Germany
Daniele Piazza, Veglia Devero Park – Ossola Nature Parks, Italy
David Freudl, Thayatal National Park, Austria
Jakub Kaspar, Krkonoše National Park, Czech Republic
Kirsi Ukkonen, Inari-Vätsäri Wilderness Area, Finland
Tiia Kalske, Øvre-Pasvik National Park, Norway
Ulf Zimmermann – Saxon Bohemia Switzerland, Germany
Nella Sergejeva, EUROPARC Directorate, Germany
Special role: Tit Potočnik, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, to support the Task Force in the Balkan
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