Candidates for EUROPARC President and Council elections 2021

Published on: 09/08/21

On the 5th of October, EUROPARC members are warmly invited to the annual General Assembly. This year, an important task lays ahead: to elect the new EUROPARC President and Council members for the next 3 years.

Thank you for your nominations

Over the past weeks, our members had a chance to nominate candidates for the future President and Council of the EUROPARC Federation. All information about the General Assembly 2021 can be found here (restricted access for members only; please use the password provided via email).

Today we bring an overview of the candidates:

Candidates for the President

Name: Michael Hošek

Nationality/Citizenship: Czech

Member Organization: Krkonoše Mountains National Park

Nominated by: Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland

Current Position: Project coordinator / Krkonoše Mountains National Park

Candidates for the Council

Name: Leelo Kukk

Nationality/Citizenship: Estonian

Member Organization: Environmental Board of Estonia (Keskkonnaamet)

Nominated by: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Current Position: Deputy General Director/ Environmental Board of Estonia (Keskkonnaamet)

Name: João Cardoso de Melo

Nationality/Citizenship: Portuguese

Member Organization: Cascais Ambiente

Nominated by: ADRIMAG / Montanhas Mágicas

Current Position: Director / Cascais Ambiente

Name: Pete Rawcliffe

Nationality/Citizenship: Scotland, United Kingdom

Member Organization: NatureScot

Nominated by: Cairngorms National Park Authority

Current Position: Head of the People and Places Activity Team

Name: Hendrik Oosterveld

Nationality/Citizenship: Netherlands

Member Organization: National Park Drentsche Aa

Nominated by: Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland

Current Position: Chairman Area Charity Fund National Park Drentsche Aa

Name: Dominique Lévêque

Nationality/Citizenship: French

Member Organization: Parc Naturel de la Montagne de Reims

Nominated by: Fédération des Parcs naturels régionaux de France

Current Position: President / Parc Naturel de la Montagne de Reims

Name: Marta Múgica

Nationality/Citizenship: Spanish

Member Organization: Fungobe (Fundacion Fernando Gonzalez Bernaldez)

Nominated by: Diputació de Barcelona

Current Position: Director / Fundación Fernando González Bernáldez

Name: Enzo Lavarra

Nationality/Citizenship: Italy

Member Organization: Parco Naturale Regionale “Bosco e Paludi di Rauccio”

Nominated by: Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto – S.Maria Leuca – Bosco Tricase

Current Position: Voluntary assistant at Parco Naturale Regionale “Bosco e Paludi di Rauccio” on projects of agricultural and environmental regeneration