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Case studies

More Carbon for our soils

The lack of carbon in cultivated soils is a fundamental problem encountered in Belgium and in Europe. To solve this problem, it is necessary to find and develop other sources…

ECO KARST – a project for Nature and for People

The project built on the opportunity to use the natural heritage of seven protected areas in central and south-eastern Europe as an economic development factor. All project pilot protected areas…

Steuerung der Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien in Naturparken und Biosphärenreservaten (Renewables in Nature Parks and BR)

Das Projekt „Nationale Naturlandschaften und erneuerbare Energien“ befasst sich mit dem Ausbau von erneuerbaren Energien in Naturparken und Biosphärenreservaten. In dem Projekt wurden bisherige Erfahrungen analysiert und untersucht, wie verschiedene…

Carry out a territory development policy based on its contribution and demand for ecosystem services.

The objective of the Sustainable Development Plans (PDS) is to orient investments and actions towards the improvement of the standard of living inside Natural Areas, maintaining the protection and conservation…

SITXELL – Incorporation of the ecological values of natural spaces to urban and land planning.

SITXELL was conceived as a tool to tackle the absence of a common territorial planning basis for the Barcelona region, the insufficient administrative coordination between departments and administrations, and the…

Webinars

How to plan and manage a Park for nature and people: the experience of Periurban Parks

Periurban Parks have the double mission of preserving biodiversity and delivering key ecosystem services to the city, while also meeting the need for outdoor recreation and nature contact from an…

Videos

Protected areas and Climate Change – Ignace Schops

The President of EUROPARC Federation, Ignace Schops, speaks about the role of protected areas in addressing climate change and how EUROPARC is supporting their work.

News

NEW IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology

Last month the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published its Global Typology of Ecosystems, a comprehensive system for classifying and mapping all ecosystems on Earth. Our planet has…

The economic value of nature

New research published in the journal Nature Sustainability led by University of Cambridge and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) proves that exploiting nature is a bad…

Time to restore nature – but where?

A new study published in the magazine "Nature" highlights that restoring nature, is a low-cost and highly effective method to store carbon and battle biodiversity loss. However it strongly depends…

IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions

The current environmental and societal challenges call for highly efficient and sustainable solutions. With that in mind, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently unveiled the Global Standard…

A global moratorium on depleting and destroying ecosystems

Article issued by Ignace Schops, EUROPARC President “A half of a degree less, makes a world of difference”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The IPCC special report “Global Warming of…

Frequently Asked Questions about Mature Forests – LIFE Red Bosques

LIFE Red Bosques, the project that aims to improve the management of Spanish Mediterranean forests included in Natura 2000 network, has recently released the key document "Mature Forests - Frequently…

Nature is the answer: IUCN’s manual on ecosystem services

Guidance for good nature questions IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature) has recently published the manual "Tools for measuring, modeling, and valuing ecosystem services: guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, Natural…

Ocean Mirror: Update on MPA Policy & Practise

Conservation Standards, Good Environmental Status and Coastal Reef Funding -MPAs must be effectively governed, managed and networked across borders – but what resources are there to support MPA practitioners in…

PEGASUS Final Conference: How EU Agriculture and Forestry provide Public Goods & Ecosystem Services

The Committee of Regions in Brussels hosted the final conference of the “PEGASUS” project “Delivering environmental and social benefits from agriculture and forestry in a changing policy context” on 7th…

Green Infrastructure and Restoration (GIR) – 8th Working Group meeting in Brussels

On 31st of January and 1st of February, EUROPARC participated in the 8th meeting of the Green Infrastructure and Restoration (GIR) Working Group (WG) in Brussels. The GIR Working Group…

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