Soomaa NP © Arne Ader

Paanajärvi NP © Viktor

Gritsuk

INVOLENWP4

Zoltán Kun, Executive DirectorPAN Parks Foundation

Paanajärvi NP ©Viktor Gritsuk

WP4 Pilot testing the learning method

• the WP is linked to WP3 and WP6• the aim is to pilot the learning methodology• the experience will be taken to WP6 helpdesk• project partners will do piloting in 5 countries: GR, SI, FR, IT, HU

Paanajärvi NP ©Viktor Gritsuk

Who we are

Photo: Simon Kertys© Bruno D’Amicis

PAN Parks is the only European-wide organisation focusing on the protection of wilderness areas

©iStock/Graeme Purdy

European Parliament special report on wilderness

• adopted on 3 February 2009

• PAN Parks is quoted as best practice example to combine wilderness management and tourism

Our achievements

Majella NP © Barbara Mayer

EC Presidency Conference in Prague, May 2009

• adopted the Agenda for Europe’s wilderness with 24 recommendations

• Policy

• Awareness building

• Information needs

• Supporting capacity

Our achievements

The European

Wilderness Preservation System

What is PAN Parks?

Majella NP © Bruno D’Amicis

How to implement WP4

Selecting locations for the courses are crucial

• N2000 sites prefered! Various habitat types! Areas with HR capacity and visitor centre

• HU: Fertő-Hanság NP

• SI: Triglav NP / Solina NR

• IT: Majella NP

• FR: Les Cevennes / Vercors

• GR: ? (marine)

• local NGO partner?

Soomaa NP © Arne Ader

We need to collect information about similar projects across Europe

• Europarc: Youth Ranger programme

• Wilderness Foundation UK: Duke of Edinburgh Award

• any other example?

How to implement WP4

Oulanka NP © Paavo Hamunen

Each course will have 6 units (organised in a week)

• Unit 1-4 classroom meetings

• needs assessment from PAs!!!

• Unit 5: conservation activity (one day out)

• Unit 6: game development (basics done on-site, but work might continue online!) http://gotomeeting.com

How to implement WP4

Majella NP © Bruno D’Amicis

There are 4 outputs

• the 5 pilot courses organised in the countries

• five online mobile games (6 languages)

• online database with seniors’ stories

• report of the results (including evaluation questionnaires)

How to implement WP4

Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest

Youtube.com

USE various social media platforms

Fulufjallet NP © Vitantonio Dell’Orto

Participating partners

• PAN Parks: LEADING

• Prisma: Kick-off and reporting

• national courses: LALIGUE, IBIMET, NEC, HOS, PANPARKS

• implemented in 6 months (between 12 and 17)

How to implement WP4

Questions which require clarification• ownership of mobile games (definition of game)

• why not using international groups

• web development must be simple (eg. Use Google drive to share/store docs)

• needs assessment from parks

• why having difference days for the 4 national partners (much less for HOS)

• possibility of sponsorship

• agree with the suggested locations?

• how to involve local NGOs?Oulanka NP © Paavo Hamunen

How to implement WP4

www.panparks.org

THANK YOU!