European Parks麓 Academy 鈥 A new training format for protected area professionals
The European Parks麓 Academy is a new training format on protected area management for executives and professionals from all over the world. Based on the outputs of the听香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Parks Congress 2014 and the 鈥淧romise of Sydney鈥, the two-week听summer academy with different training modules听has just been held for the first time from 18- 29听July in Klagenfurt in Austria. Based on the great response and successful implementation of this year's听event, the European Parks麓 Academy will be organised annually with alternating topics, lecturers and keynote speakers.
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The seminars of this years麓 academy focused on two topics: 鈥淓ffective financing of protected areas鈥 and 鈥淣ew challenges in the governance of protected areas鈥. In addition, the was spotlighted during a full-day workshop with James Hardcastle. Facilitated by outstanding trainers from 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and other international conservation initiatives 鈥 Dr. Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend, Prof. Roger Crofts, Dr. Francis Vorhies, Dr. Michael Jungmeier, and Dr. Andrej Sovinc - the academy offered participants numerous high-level inputs and guidance, and wasn't short听of enlightening reflections and discussions.
The good working atmosphere and enriching exchange were supported by the size of the seminars - limited up to 18 people - and the lively participation, motivation, and professionality of participants. Coming from a working context directly linked to protected areas and their management,听participants could learn from each other during in-depth discussions or peer group coaching.听
All together, ten countries and almost all decision-making levels related to the governance and management of protected areas were represented during this years麓 academy: the Albanian National Agency of Protected Areas, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, the research departments of the Biosphere Reserve Spreewald (Germany), the Plitvice National Park (Croatia), the management of the Biosphere Reserve Nockberge (Austria), the Ljubljansko barje Landscape Park (Slovenia) and the Synevyr Nature Park (Ukraine), an NGO from Ethiopia, the protected area department of Dubai Municipality, the sub-national cultural heritage department of Estonia, international donor organizations and the German consultancy.
The selection process of relevant topics for next year's听academy already started. With financing and governance of protected areas two very relevant issues have already been tackled. But as challenges and learning fields related to protected area management are endless, we are confident to identify new interesting and relevant issues also for the next European Parks麓 Academy in July 2018! So, cards, topics and lecturers will be mixed again, and 鈥渙ld鈥 as well as 鈥渘ew鈥 participants can apply for participation in 2018. Please听contact the organizers or check their for updates on this event.
The organising team is:
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Commission on Protected Areas and听E.C.O. Institute of Ecology, Klagenfurt
Partners & sponsors are:
- Austrian Ministry of Environment
- Institute of Instructional and School Development (IUS), Alpe-Adria University Klagenfurt
- Technical University Vienna
- University College for Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy
- University of Primorska
Contact:
Andrej Sovinc, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播听WCPA :听[email protected]听
Alexandra Joseph, E.C.O. Institute of Ecology:听[email protected]听
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