Webinar: National Approaches to Protected Area Management Effectiveness

Join this upcoming webinar, organised as part of the LIFE PAME-Europe Project.

• 14.10.2026
• 11:00 – 12:30 CEST
• Registration is open to all

Join the first webinar of the LIFE PAME-Europe Project!

How do we know whether Protected Areas are being managed effectively? How can we assess where there is room for improvement?

Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME) assessments help managers answer these questions. By looking systematically at how a Protected Area is planned, governed, managed and monitored, PAME assessments can identify what is working well, where challenges remain, and where management can be strengthened to achieve better outcomes for biodiversity.

Across Europe, countries have developed their own approaches to assessing management effectiveness, reflecting their different conservation systems, governance structures and experiences. These national approaches offer valuable lessons for others, whether they are just beginning their PAME journey or already have an established assessment process in place.

The LIFE PAME-Europe project is working towards a PAME Framework that can be applied across Protected Areas in Europe. As part of this process, the project consortium is learning from existing international and national approaches to ensure that the emerging system is practical, easy-to-use, relevant and available for use across Europe.

This webinar will showcase four national approaches to PAME, offering insights into how assessment systems have been developed and implemented in different contexts. Speakers will share experiences, lessons learned and perspectives from Spain, Estonia, Germany and Finland and highlight what makes a PAME process useful for Protected Area management.

The webinar will also provide an update on the LIFE PAME-Europe project and its work towards a European approach.

Whether you are considering your first PAME assessment or looking to strengthen an existing system, this webinar will provide practical inspiration and an opportunity to learn from colleagues across Europe.

Speakers

We are joined by PAME experts from across Europe:

• Anja May: Technical advisor for national parks and wilderness at Nationale Naturlandschaften e.V.
• Kirsi Loide: Nature conservation planning specialist at the Estonian Environmental Board
• Dr Ben Ross: Head of Protected Areas, Innovation and Data at NatureScot
• Francisco Guil Celada: Head of MPA programme, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge Spain

Discover the full programme and register here.