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Podcasts

The time for Urban Forestry is now – An interview with Cecil Konijnendijk

Urban Forestry is an effective way to help cities adapt to climate change AND battle biodiversity loss. To learn more about this Nature-based Solution, we spoke to Cecil Konijnendijk, who counts…

Involving young people in Protected Areas – an interview with young environmentalists Ainya Taylor and Carolina Chinese

In this podcast, we’ve taken a closer look on the role of youngsters in Protected Areas and how the EUROPARC Youth Manifesto is implemented in two Protected Areas in Italy and…

Ignace Schops – the importance of connections, social change and his presidency at EUROPARC Federation.

In this interview, we get to know a bit more about the life of Ignace Schops, environmentalist and president of EUROPARC Federation from 2014 to 2021. Ignace reflects on the…

Sophia Pachini – Sustainable Tourism on Protected Areas and its political scope

In this interview, Sofia Pachini, Policy Officer at the Unit D.3 Nature Protection of the Directorate-General for Environment – European Commission, speaks about Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas and Natura 2000 sites, and…
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