PAN Parks, the European Wilderness Watchdog

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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