Europe's Wilderness Days 2010

Europe’s Wilderness Days is the annual conference of the PAN Parks Foundation which is a unique event bringing together people dedicated to European wilderness protection. This year’s event - the ninth conference in a row – was held between 4-8 September 2010 in Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. The Georgian PAN Park welcomed more than seventy participants from 18 countries representing national parks, govermental institutions, NGOs.

As the daily management of certified PAN Parks and wilderness protected areas is a complex task requiring the contribution of the whole staff, rangers are one of the most important elements of a successful operation playing a key role in the protection of wilderness. The conference gave an overview on ranger service as a cornerstone of wilderness management highlighting the duties of law enforcement, running tourism infrastructure, research and monitoring and the interpretation of messages towards visitors. Participants could deepen their knowledge in the topics and get valuable up-to-date information from professionals from overseas and Europe. Moreover the event offered opportunity for informal expertise exchange –
also with overseas wilderness experts - and networking.

Programme

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Speakers

You can download the presentations of speakers:

Vaughn Baker, Director, Rocky Mountains National Park, US
Rangers in Rocky Mountain National Park

Bruno D'Amicis, Photographer, Majella National Park, Italy
New opportunities for wilderness communication

Dr. Mark Fisher, Research Associate, Wildland Research Institute, UK
Research opportunities and needs linked to wilderness areas

Greg Horne, Resource Management Specialist, Parks Canada, Canada
Wilderness management of Jasper National Park

Zoltán Kun, Executive Director, PAN Parks Foundation
Current & future policy framework to strengthen wilderness conservation

Gordon Miller, Ex-President, International Ranger Federation
International Ranger Federation, The role of rangers

Natia Muladze, Chief of Visitors Service, Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, Georgia
Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park - within PAN Parks

Ole Opseth, Ranger, Fulufjället National Park, Sweden
Fulufjällets National Park

Hajnalka Schmidt, Business Development Manager, PAN Parks Foundation
Funding opportunities for wilderness protection

Ralph Swain, Regional Wilderness Program Manager, U.S. Forest Service, US
Interpretation of wilderness - Forest Service Examples

Vlado Vancura, Conservation Manager, PAN Parks Foundation
Non-intervention and management: are they contradictory terms?

Location

The Georgian PAN Park, Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park
VISIT Borjomi

Contact

Viola Kovács
Brand Manager
PAN Parks Foundation

PF 264, 9002 Győr, Hungary
Tel: +36 70 326 5926      
Fax: +36 96 523 665
e-mail: vkovacs(at)panparks.org