Transboundary Protected Areas

At the Award Ceremony during the EUROPARC Conference 2022 in France, we were happy to welcome a new member to our Transboundary Parks Programme: The European Nature Park of Scarpe…

The TransParcNet Meeting 2022 was held in “Binntal Veglia Devero Transboundary Park” from June 28th to July 1st. It was hosted by the Binntal Landschaftspark (CH) along with Ente di…

New entry in the EUROPARC Transboundary Parks Programme! A wild arctic area between Finland and Norway [caption id="attachment_20331" align="alignright" width="472"] Haldi TBA map[/caption] The Háldi Transboundary Area consist of the…

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…

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 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…

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…

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,…

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!…

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!…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

"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…

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…

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…

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…

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…