Partnerships for protected areas

The PAN Parks Foundation launched The Million Project in 2010 with the aim to safeguard 1 million hectares of European wilderness by 2015. PAN Parks will build partnerships with wilderness protected areas joining its Europe-wide wilderness movement.

PAN Parks launched its Europe-wide
wilderness movement:
The Million Project (Rila NP)

We are looking for Wilderness Partners that are:

• protected areas,
• have a wilderness* area,
• and are willing to work on improving their wilderness management.

*Wilderness: Wilderness areas are large unmodified or slightly modified natural areas, governed by  natural processes, without human intervention, infrastructure or permanent habitation, which should be protected and managed so as to preserve their natural condition and to offer people the opportunity to experience the spiritual quality of nature. (European Wilderness Working Group, September 2011)

PAN Parks will encourage partner areas’ commitment to preserve their wilderness and will cooperate in improving their wilderness management techniques, identifying and eliminating some of the risks of the wilderness areas’ long term protection.

Benefits of becoming a Wilderness Partner:

• international recognition
• technical support in wilderness management
• support in lobbying at decision makers
• opportunity for expertise exchange

Be part of the movement with your wilderness protected area to contribute to ensuring the preservation of Europe’s undisturbed areas for future generations!


Click here to find out which areas have already joined our wilderness movement!

Certified PAN Parks provide best practice examples
of European wilderness management (Majella NP)

If you’re interested in becoming a Wilderness Partner, contact Zoltan Kun, at zkun [at] panparks [dot] org

If your protected area has a wilderness area that is larger than 10,000 hectares, it can be showcased as one of the best practice examples of European wilderness management.

Click here if you are interested in learning more about verification of the best wilderness protected areas.