pan parks, the european wilderness watchdog
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During the WILD10 conference (10th World Wilderness Congress), my colleague Vlado Vancura was presenting PAN Parks and highlighted the importance of our verification process, which audits the management effectiveness of wilderness areas across Europe. This process makes PAN Parks the European Wilderness Watchdog. We have the unique expertise to check the existence of wilderness and advise protected areas how to improve management effectiveness This third-party evidence based verification is going to be the basis of our newly developed Wilderness Integrated Management (WIM, working title) system.TRANSCRIPT
Slowinski NP © M.Zblewska
Vlado Vancura, Wilderness Advocate, PAN Parks
PAN PARKS WILDERNESS WATCHDOG
Astrachanski NP © ANP Archives
What is PAN Parks?
Astrachanski NP © ANP Archives
What is PAN Parks?
PAN Parks works to protect Europe’s wilderness, the continent’s most undisturbed areas of nature
Astrachanski NP © ANP Archives
What is PAN Parks?
PAN Parks works to protect Europe’s wilderness, the continent’s most undisturbed areas of nature
...identifies, assists in the designation, supports the management, creates awareness and lobbies to protect Europe’s wilderness...
Oulanka NP © Kimmo Salminen
Wilderness is a priceless heritage for future generations!
Why do we need wilderness ? Why do we need wilderness watchdog?
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The leading wilderness protection organisation in Europe.The leading wilderness protection organisation in Europe.
Why do we need wilderness? Why do we need wilderness watchdog?
Wilderness is extremely rare resource and subject of permanent attack...
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The leading wilderness protection organisation in Europe.The leading wilderness protection organisation in Europe.
Tatra NP © PAN Parks
99% of Europe’s land modified
Tatra NP © PAN Parks
99% of Europe’s land modified
Wilderness in Europe is in extremely threat!!!
Berezinski NP © Belarus
Less then 1% left
Wilderness in Europe is extremely rare!!!
Lower Oder Valley NP © Olaf Rochlitz
Why wilderness???
Lower Oder Valley NP © Olaf Rochlitz
Important tool to protect biodiversity
Why wilderness???
Lower Oder Valley NP © Olaf Rochlitz
Important tool to protect biodiversity
Why wilderness???
More sustainable way to protect biodiversity
Calimani NP © Archive
Why do we focus on wilderness?
Calimani NP © Archive
Continues pressure on wilderness
Why wilderness???
Calimani NP © Archive
Continues pressure on wilderness
We are losing wilderness values every day
Why wilderness???
Bieszczady NP © archive
Wilderness is essential to human survival on Earth
Bieszczady NP © archive
Wilderness is essential to human survival on Earth
Wilderness belongs to people!
Punia-Prienai Forest NP © Archive
Verifying wilderness management effectiveness!
Punia-Prienai Forest NP © Archive
Verifying wilderness management effectiveness!
To verify what?? Quality standard!
Rila NP © PAN Parks archive
What is wilderness in Europe?
Majella NP © Bruno D’Amicis
Rila NP © PAN Parks archive
What is wilderness in Europe?
Majella NP © Bruno D’Amicis
Area/s without intervention...!
Rila NP © PAN Parks archiveMajella NP © Bruno D’Amicis
Area/s without intervention...!
Mission: Protecting wilderness together!
What is wilderness in Europe?
Prespa NP © Prespa NP archive
Wilderness is not necessary untouched!
Prespa NP © Prespa NP archive
Wilderness is not necessary untouched!
Concept of wilderness continuum...!
European wilderness concept - Wilderness continuum
Rewilding Europe Network
National Parks and other protected areas
Wilderness
Good wilderness potential
Limited wilderness potential
WILDERNESS CONTINUUM MISSION: PROTECTING WILDERNESS TOGETHER
Top of wilderness continuum
Rewilding Europe Network
PAN Parks
Restoration can contribute to wilderness
Natura 2000
PAN Parks
Wolf Foundation
Rewilding Europe Network
ARK Nature
Hnuti Duha
Large Herbivore Foundation
…etc…
Wilderness & Restoration
Fulufjället NP ©Vitantonio Dell’Orto/exuviaphoto.com
Wilderness quality standard
Fulufjället NP ©Vitantonio Dell’Orto/exuviaphoto.com
Wilderness quality standard
Wide spectrum of interpretation...!
Rila NP © Petar Paunchev
Wilderness quality standard
Rila NP © Petar Paunchev
Wilderness quality standard
Wilderness definition...!
Peneda-Geres NP © Marcos Veiga
Wilderness & size
Peneda-Geres NP © Marcos Veiga
Wilderness & size
Is the size actually an issue??
Wilderness & extractive use
Astrachanski NP © Arcchve
Wilderness & extractive use
Astrachanski NP © Arcchve
Is the extractive use actually an issue??
Soomaa NP © Arne Ader
Wilderness & outdoors activities
Soomaa NP © Arne Ader
Wilderness & outdoors activities
Wilderness experience, re-wilding mind...
Rila NP © PAN Parks archive
Wilderness & Restoration
Restoration can be a tool...
The Million Project
The Million Project
Where is wilderness in Europe?
Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Konstantin Gabrichidze
The Million Project
Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Konstantin Gabrichidze
The Million Project
Conservation partnership
Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Konstantin Gabrichidze
The Million Project
Wilderness Partners
Conservation partnership
Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Konstantin Gabrichidze
The Million Project
Wilderness Partners
Conservation partnership
Certify PAN Parks
The European Wilderness Preservation System
Majella NP © Bruno D’Amicis
Majella NP © Bruno D’Amicis
Lower Oder Valley NP © Wiedig_I
The Million Project
Lower Oder Valley NP © Wiedig_I
The Million Project
Protecting wilderness together
Lower Oder Valley NP © Wiedig_I
Local business + Clients = Good experience
The Million Project
Protecting wilderness together
Slowinski NP © G. Jędro
Where do we want to go??
Slowinski NP © G. Jędro
Scaling up wilderness protection
Where do we want to go??
Slowinski NP © G. Jędro
Scaling up wilderness protection
Where do we want to go??
Our dream is 5%
Join our fight for Europe’s wilderness!
Author R. Jakaitis
Join our fight for Europe’s wilderness!
Author R. Jakaitis
If you like this concept
HELP protect European wilderness!
Central Balkan NP © Petar Yordanov Paunchev
Thank you for your attention
Wilderness in Europe deserves our help…
PAN Parks works to protect Europe’swilderness, the continent’s mostundisturbed areas of nature
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