PAN Parks Principles and Criteria and verification process

• PAN Parks Principles: cross-cultural or site specific
A comparative study in Bieszczady and Slovensky raj National Parks
Christelle van den Berg and Femke van Bree, Wageningen University (2003)
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• Sustainability of PAN Parks Verification
Investigation of other certification schemes to draw up a sustainability scheme for PAN Parks including financial aspects; and management of the PAN Parks scorecard process showing how many potential PAN Parks candidates are in Europe.
Bart van Engeldorp, Delft HBO, (2002)
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Pre-verification research


• Case study of PAN Parks potential of three national parks in Lithuania
Analysis of three national parks in Lithuania as potential participants in the PAN Parks project.
Silvija Saudyte, Central European University (2000)
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• Eco-tourism in Croatian national parks and their PAN Parks potential
An investigation into the PAN Parks potential of Northern Velebit National Park in Croatia.
Sandra Zupan, Central European University (2000)
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• PAN Parks potential of Central Balkan National Park in Bulgaria
An investigation into the PAN Parks potential of Central Balkan NP in Bulgaria.
Margarita Poromanska, Central European University (2000)
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