Paanajärvi NP © Viktor

Gritsuk

Vlado Vancura, Conservation ManagerPAN Parks Foundation

PROTECT AND EXPERIENCE EUROPE’S WILDERNESS

Paanajärvi NP ©Viktor Gritsuk

What we do

PAN Parks works to protect Europe’s wilderness, the continent’s most undisturbed areas of nature

Archipelago NP © Seppo Keränen

The Million Project

To ensure guaranteed protection of 1 million hectares of wilderness

in Europe by 2015

What is wilderness?

• nature is left to develop on its own• native species, animals roam free• no human intervention

Oulanka NP ©Hannu Hautala

Oulanka NP © Kimmo Salminen

Peneda-Geres NP © Marcos Veiga

Majella NP © Bruno D’Amicis/brunodamicis.com

Archipelago NP © Janne Görling

Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Konstantin Gabrichidze

Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Kote Gabrichidze

„...about 1% of Europe’s territory ...can be called wilderness area”Ladislav Miko,EC DG Environment

Wilderness is a scarce resource in Europe!

Wilderness in Europe

Paanajärvi NP © PNP Archives

Conservation approach

Building partnerships with protected areasthat join our Europe-wide wilderness movement

Partners in The Million Project

COMMUNICATIONS• Raising awareness and creating positive perception of wilderness• Promoting the best wilderness areas of Europe

Oulanka NP ©Michael Hennemann

How does PAN Parks protect Europe’s wilderness?

Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Kote Gabrichidze

TOURISM

• Promotion of sustainable tourism

• Cooperation with local businesses

• Cooperation with international tour operators

How does PAN Parks protect Europe’s wilderness?

Paanajärvi NP ©Viktor Gritsuk

We can protect the last pieces of Europe’s wilderness together for future generations!

Join The Million Project!

PAN Parks works to protect

Europe’s wilderness, the

continent’s most undisturbed

areas of nature

www.panparks.org