Transboundary Parks Programme on PANORAMA

A new booklet entitled “Solutions in Focus: Transboundary Protected Area Solutions” has just been published by IUCN under the initiative “PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet”, coordinated by IUCN and GIZ.  In the booklet, you will find 17 solutions that have been implemented by protected area managers addressing conservation and economic challenges in transboundary regions.

Eight of the solutions (see Table below) focus on parks that have been certified through the EUROPARC Transboundary Parks Programme.  These were developed in collaboration between protected area professionals and members of the Institute of Silviculture at the University of Natural Resources in Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria (BOKU) (Brady Mattsson and Sophia Fettinger) through the EU funded ForAdapt project.

Transboundary Parks on “PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet”

“PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet” focused on protected areas certified through the EUROPARC Transboundary Certification Program.  These were developed in collaboration protected area professionals and members of the Institute of Silviculture at the University of Natural Resources in Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria through the EU funded ForAdapt project.
	Panorama Solution
Protected Areas in Focus	Title	Topic
Bavarian Forest National Park (DE) and Šumava National Park (CZ)	Transboundary strategy for communication about nature conservation	External communication
EUROPARC Transboundary Parks	Following nature’s design – A certification system for transboundary cooperation in protected areas	Transboundary certification
Julian Alps Transboundary Ecoregion (IT/SI)	Promoting transboundary co-existence of large carnivores	Bear management
Maas-Schwalm-Nette Nature Park (NL/DE)	Transboundary coordinated natural development and national park extension	Transboundary park enhancement
Neusiedler See-Seewinkel & Fertö-Hanság (AU/HU)	Developing a transboundary network of protected areas to improve nature experience	Establishing transboundary network of PAs
Oulanka-Paanajärvi Transboundary Parks (FI/RU)	Enhancing Sustainability and Cooperation in Transboundary National Parks	Visitor information & management
Pasvik-Inari Trilateral Park (FI/NO/RU)	Promotion of transboundary nature protection and sustainable nature tourism	Promotion of nature protection & sustainable nature tourism
Podyjí-Thayatal Transboundary Parks (CZ/AU)	Transboundary cooperation for the removal of an invasive river plant	Reduction of an invasive plant
Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland	Transboundary integration and enhancement of public transportation system in a National Park region	Public transportation

Transboundary Parks Programme on PANORAMA Webinar

One of the EUROPARC certified transboundary regions was also highlighted in an associated PANORAMA webinar “Transboundary Protected Area Solutions”, held on 7 December 2016. You can access the entire webinar recording and all presentations.