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Case studies

How to implement, coordinate and manage trilateral cross-border nature protection cooperation in practice?

Pasvik-Inari Trilateral Park brings together three countries, seven protected areas (in 2020) and five management organizations active in the transboundary nature protection cooperation. The first joint action plan covered the…

Living History – guided theme hiking trails

In cooperation with the neighbouring region in Germany, the Our Nature Park developed an innovative tourist product to preserve the region’s cultural heritage and enable visitors to experience it. Under…

DANUBEparksCONNECTED – management planning process

The aim of this case study is to analyze the management planning process for the project DANUBEparksCONNECTED. This project was implemented between 2017 and 2019, funded by the Interreg Danube…

Growing together: Commonalities and difference between two Adriatic Marine Protect Areas.

The beauty of the Adriatic Sea makes the region an attractive place to live and work. Each year, more and more tourists spend holidays in the region. In addition to…

Landscape monitoring in two transboundary parks from Romania and Serbia: Iron Gates Nature Park and Djerdap National Park.

The Iron Gates Nature Park administration implements a monitoring strategy developed in a European project. This activity started in 2015 and the monitoring protocol is applied every three months. The…

Project LIFE DINALP BEAR – Population level management and conservation of brown bears in northern Dinaric Mountains and the Alps

The project LIFE DINALP BEAR (LIFE13 NAT/SI/000550) strives to pave the way for a transition from local-scale to population-level conservation, management and monitoring of brown bears across four countries. We are…

Experience as lead partner of the LIFE+ Project WOLFALPS “The wolf in the Alps”

Co-financed by the EU, LIFE WOLFALPS project has the objective of achieving coordinated actions all over the Italian Alps for the conservation and management of the wolf Alpine population. It…

Promoting transboundary co-existence of large carnivores and humans

The project used a participatory decision-making process to develop a transboundary bear management plan for two protected areas (PAs), including a nature park in Italy (Prealpi Giulie) and an adjacent…

Transboundary research on the ecology of Eurasian lynx and its ungulate prey in the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem

Although the Bohemian Forest Ecosystem (BFE) includes the largest contiguous region of strictly protected woodlands in Central Europe, even here the long-term survival of a Eurasian lynx population cannot be…

Saving our joint treasure: sustainable trout fisheries for the transborder Oulanka river system

A cross-border project that aimed at creating sustainable use and healthy status of the migratory brown trout populations in the Oulanka River system, safeguarding the natural reproduction and maintaining the…

Natural Border Waters – A project for common water management in Germany and the Netherlands

The river Maas is a transboundary water fed by streams and rivers from both sides of the Dutch-German border. In order to improve water quality and habitat for aquatic life…

Invasive river plants eradication in Podyjí and Thayatal National Parks

Eradication of the neophyte Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) is a successful joint project of two bordering national parks Thayatal (AT) and Podyjí (CZ) that led to a significant decrease of…

Connecting nature pearls along the Green Belt of Fennoscandia

The Green Belt of Fennoscandia (GBF) is an ecological network of existing and planned protected areas situated in the border areas of three countries. In 2010 a Memorandum of Understanding…

Wetland habitats in Maas-Swalm-Nette Nature Park: filling gaps in the network

The project “Network of wetland habitats in Maas-Swalm-Nette Nature Park” aimed at creating larger core habitats for endangered aquatic plants and animals. Most of the activities took place in areas…

Webinars

¿Cómo superar barreras y mejorar la cooperación entre áreas protegidas transfronterizas? El Programa de Cooperación Transfronteriza de EUROPARC.

(Versión en Español) En este webinario organizado en el Año Internacional de la Paz y la Confianza 2021 por la Federación EUROPARC en colaboración con EUROPARC España, reflexionamos sobre el papel de las…

Webinar: Large Carnivores in Transboundary Parks 2019

During centuries, European large carnivores (including the brown bear, wolf, lynx and wolverine) suffered dramatic declines in numbers and distribution. Human activity, habitat loss and the decrease of prey, pushed…

Webinar: Transboundary Cooperation

Transboundary Cooperation: increasing benefits for nature and local communities 20.11.2017 Europe is a complex continent with thousands of years of human interaction overlaying the natural world. The most obvious manifestations…

Webinar: Visitor Management in Transboundary Parks 2017

Visitor Management in Transboundary Parks 26th April 2017 In this EUROPARC webinar, we have seen 2 examples of how Transboundary Parks are cooperating to achieve a high-quality, ecologically compatible and environmentally…

Videos

Transboundary Parks strategy planning

Members of the Transboundary Parks programme met in Regensburg, Germany, to plan its future strategy. Learn more about the meeting and about the opinions of the participants, Stefano Santi, Arto…

Transboundary Cooperation – Michael Hosek

As Coordinator of the EUROPARC Central and Eastern Europe Section, Michael Hosek explains what is the Transboundary programme and its importance in this region.

News

Outcomes of the TransParcNet Meeting 2021

The TransParcNet meeting 2021 took place online on the 10th of June 2021 with the theme: The Transboundary Protected Areas and the EU Green Deal. The Transboundary Protected Areas and…

TransParcNet 2021

The TransParcNet is the network of EUROPARC's Transboundary Protected Areas. Every year there is a meeting for members of the network. This year, like in 2020, the meeting will be…

Next webinar: ¿Cómo superar barreras y mejorar la cooperación entre áreas protegidas transfronterizas? El Programa de cooperación transfronteriza de EUROPARC

Next EUROPARC Webinar on the 24th of February, 10:30 AM CET: How to overcome borders and improve cooperation between transboundary protected areas? The EUROPARC Transboundary Cooperation Programme. The webinar will…

Welcome to our newest Transboundary park member: Internationaler Naturpark Bourtanger Moor – Veenland

This year, Internationaler Naturpark Bourtanger Moor - Veenland got approved as the newest member of the EUROPARC Transboundary Parks network. Get to know them! In 2020 there were five candidatures…

EUROPARC TransParcNet Meeting 2020 – online!

Due to COVID, a face to face TransParcNet meeting was not possible. However, crossborder cooperation stops for nothing - this is why EUROPARC decided to move the meeting online. Fittingly,…

TransParcNet Meeting 2020 ONLINE

With our huge regrets, the TransParcNet Meeting 2020 will move online due to last minute COVID restrictions. Stay tuned for updates about an alternative online meeting! TransParcNet Meeting 2020 CANCELLED!…

TransParcNet Meeting 2020: Parks & Cultural heritage across borders

Every year, the TransParcNet meeting brings together protected area professionals working with their neighbouring parks, to protect their shared heritage. This year, special focus will be given to cultural heritage!…

For 30 years now is certain, never again an Iron Curtain

The Inter-Nationalpark Thayatal-Podyjí celebrated 30 years fall of the Iron Curtain by a series of transboundary events and were selected as the hosting location for the foreign ministers meeting of…

30 years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Transboundary Parks Declaration

The Berlin Wall fell on the 9th November 1989. On the 30th anniversary, the European Transboundary Parks published a declaration highlighting the need to cooperate across frontiers. Nature has no…

Transboundary Parks Award 2019 – Binntal Veglia Devero Transboundary Nature Park

The EUROPARC’s Transboundary Parks Programme aims to promote and facilitate transboundary cooperation between European Protected Areas. Since 2003 when the Basic Standards evaluation system was launched, 23 European Protected Areas have been successfully…

7 steps for effective cross-border management of river ecosystems

How to protect nature across borders? Ever since humans started to settle, they have erected borders to protected land, property and territory. However, nature does not recognise man-made borders… Protecting and…

Transboundary Parks Award 2018 – Pasvik-Inari Trilateral Park

The EUROPARC’s Transboundary Parks Programme aims to promote and facilitate transboundary cooperation between European Protected Areas. Since 2003 the Basic Standards evaluation system was launched, 23 European Protected Areas have been successfully certified…

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…

TransParcNet 2018 – Registrations are open!

Once a year, members of EUROPARC Transboundary Parks Programme - the TransParcNet - and specialists interested in cross-border cooperation come together for a 3-day workshop, to share experience, best-practice and…

Webinar: Transboundary Cooperation for nature and local communities

20th November 2017, 15:00 CET (Central Europe Time) REGISTER TODAY! Europe is a complex continent with thousands of years of human interaction overlaying the natural world. The most obvious manifestations of…

EUROPARC Transboundary Programme at the European Week of Regions & Cities 2017

Organised every year by the European Committee of the Regions to promote initiatives of local and regional authorities in Europe, the European Week of Regions and Cities 2017 is taking…

Transboundary Parks – Award Ceremony 2017

Every year during EUROPARC Conference we celebrate success with our Transboundary Parks at the Award Ceremony. In 2017, 2 members of the network were successfully re-evaluated, proving that working together…

TransParcNet Meeting 2017 “Changing climate – changing parks”

9th TransParcNet meeting "Changing Climate, Changing Parks" was the theme of the 9th TransParcNet meeting, the annual gathering of protected area professionals involved in cross-border cooperation programmes. Representatives from Parks working…

Counted – asked – observed: On the tracks of national park visitors

One of the main challenges today for the management of national parks, is making the park accessible for visitors’ recreation in accordance with the park´s main aim – leaving nature…

Linking policy and practice: The EU Biodiversity Strategy in the management of Transboundary Protected Areas

Natalya Yakusheva conducted her study visit in the Transboundary Julian Alps Ecoregion, to explore the links between the European Union's objectives for nature conservation, and the day-to-day implementation and management…

EUROPARC Webinar: Visitor Management in Transboundary Parks

"Visitor Management in Transboundary Parks" is the first of a series of 3 EUROPARC webinars focused on Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas, to celebrate the UN International Year of Sustainable…

Transboundary Parks Programme: the strategy planning meeting

Going into its 15th year, the EUROPARC’s Transboundary Parks programme counts with many successes for cross-border cooperation in Protected Areas. However, after such period, it is time not only to keep…

Transboundary Parks Programme on PANORAMA

A booklet about Transboundary Cooperation has just been launched by IUCN "PANORAMA Solutions". 8 out of 17 solutions came from EUROPARC Transboundary Parks! Get to know the solutions our TransParcNet…

Transboudary Parks Awards 2016

In 2016, two Transboundary Parks renewed their commitment to cooperating across borders: Krkonoše National Park (CZ) with Karkonosze National Park (PL) and Oulanka National Park (FI) and Paanajärvi National Park…

Visitor management in Transboundary Protected Areas

TransParcNet Meeting 2016 Visitor management in Protected Areas was the topic of the TransParcNet Meeting 2016, the annual gathering of protected area professionals interested in Transboundary Cooperation. Over 80 participants coming…

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