EuropeanWilderness Academy Days 1 - 4 October 2014 Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, Austria A NE C SS A i..inf o MedienWerkstatt n of d di ei e E R DE WILD MY E OPEA R N U European Wilderness Academy Days 1 - 4 October 2014 Welcome! Research colleagues, wilderness managers and fellow wilderness advocates, you are all more than welcome to participate in our first of many European Wilderness Academy Days. Europe’s Wilderness protection has a relatively short history. The focus on our continent’s wilderness started to increase when the European Parliament adopted a special resolution on 3 February 2009. This resolution resulted in the approval of the Agenda for Wilderness and Wildland, which included 24 recommended actions. The Wilderness Academy Days is a unique European event, which will act as a direct follow up of the 10th World Wilderness Congress and will also prepare a message for the 2014 World Parks Congress in Sydney. There is clearly still a huge lack of knowledge in relation to wilderness protection in Europe. Where are the wilderness areas? What are the main threats and major opportunities to enhance its protection? Can wilderness be restored? What are the management principles for wilderness? Is there enough practical experience to share? These are just some of the questions, which we will address at the first European Wilderness Academy Days. Wilderness in the USA is as important as it is in Europe, the world´s most densely populated continent. The good news is that, in the last 20 years, great and critical strides have occurred to help raise awareness of and protect wild nature… but the work has just begun. Events like the European Wilderness Academy Days are the force needed to continue and build this momentum. We all need to join, assist, and promote this important event. Vance G. Martin President, Wild Foundation USA Zoltan Kun, Chairman of the European Wilderness Society Optimism about wilderness in Europe is on the rise, not least being the formation of the European Wilderness Society who are the focal point for the protection of true wilderness in Europe, but it is clear that there is still much work to be done. The differing approaches to wilderness and wildlife across national borders creates a need for better coordination and partnerships. The Wilderness Days conferences will help maintain the momentum of recent work and are a wonderful opportunity for wilderness protagonists, researchers and practitioners to meet, share ideas and examples of best practice, form and renew partnerships, coordinate actions and take these forward. Stephen Carver Wildland Research Institute UK 2 Prague’s wilderness conference in 2009 drew the focus of nature conservation policy towards the last wild land areas on our European continent. It is a honour for the management of the National Park Hohe Tauern in Mittersill to welcome some of the finest and most renown wilderness experts from all over the world to the first European Wilderness Academy Days presented by the European Wilderness Society. The Nationalpark Hohe Tauern will certainly use the outcome of the European Wilderness Academy Days as a much needed impetus to improve its wilderness areas and hopefully many other areas will do likewise. Wolfgang Urban Direktor Nationalpark Hohe Tauern Presentations Stephen Carver, Wildland Research Institute The wilderness continuum and its practical implication to wilderness protection ▲ Michael Jungmeier, Alpe Adria University Protected Areas 3.0: The challenges of the 21st century Garry Oye, US National Park Service 50 years wilderness act in the USA ▲ ▲ Mark Fisher, University of Leeds How essential wilderness monitoring is for the development of wilderness in Europe ▲ ▲ Manfred Klein, Bundesamt für Naturschutz Developing and implementing a wilderness strategy for Germany Vasil Mochan, Deputy Director for Science NP Zacharovanij kraj - Wilderness in the Ukraine and the development of flora and fauna in Chernobyl after the nuclear disaster ▲ Max Rossberg, European Wilderness Society The comeback of large carnivores in Europe and the challenges caused by this Vlado Vancura, European Wilderness Society The European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System (EWQA) and its implication for protected areas ▲ ▲ Wolfgang Urban, Nationalpark Hohe Tauern The impact of climate change on wilderness in Europe especially in Austria ▲ ▲ Stuart Brooks, John Muir Trust A grand vision to bring wilderness back to Scotland and beyond ▲ Ladislav Miko, EU Commission How Prague changed the protection of wilderness in Europe ▲ To be announced, WCPA The need of auditing management effectiveness to improve wilderness in Europe ▲ Guido Plassmann, Alparc How green corridors and stepping stones are vital for interconnecting wilderness in Europe ▲ Bernhard Kohler, WWF Austria Wilderness mapping and the emerging key points for an Austrian wilderness strategy ▲ Jim O’Donnell, Photographer Strategies for building a wilderness constituency ▲ Zoltan Kun, European Wilderness Society A European Wilderness Convention to protect wilderness in Europe ▲ Petra Riemann (tentative), Brandenburg Wilderness Foundation - How military zones can be turned into wilderness areas ▲ Katharina Conradin, Mountain Wilderness Switzerland - Threats and opportunities of wilderness in Europe’s alps ▲ Gaia Angelini, Lumina Consulting Why we need to lobby for wilderness in Europe even more than before ▲ ▲ Claudiu Iusan, Rodnei Mountain National Park The challenge to finance Romanian wilderness in light of reduced public financial support ▲ Michael Meyer, Ökologischer Tourismus in Europa (Ö.T.E.) e.V. - How tourism can contribute to wilderness protection. – The Carpathian Convention and its sustainable tourism strategy To be announced, European Commission DG Environment - European wilderness and the EU biodiversity strategy with special attention on the wilderness register ▲ Prof Dr Roman Türk, Nature Conservation Society Austria - Wilderness and its role concerning biodiversity José Ignacio Vega, Ecoturismo I+D+i Ecotourism as a chance for nature conservation ▲ ▲ Erich Mayrhofer, Kalkalpen National Park How the legislative framework concerning Bark Beetle needed to be changed to support wilderness and its results ▲ Luke Chamberlain, Wilderness Society Australia - Let’s connect: Community engagement and Wilderness L. Miko - Czech Republic J. Vega - Spain L. Chamberlain - Australia V. Mochan - Ukraine M. Klein - Germany K. Conradin - Switzerland M. Meyer - Germany B. Kohler - Austria J. Donnell - USA M. Mayrhofer - Austria www.wilderness.academy 3 European Wilderness Academy Days 1 - 4 October 2014 Agenda & Registration Wed, October 1 Registration & Plenary Sessions •Registration 11:00 o’clock •Premiere - 50 years Wilderness Act: The Meaning Of Wilderness •Wilderness policy in the EU •Wilderness in Germany, Romania, Switzerland, Ukraine, Scotland •European Wilderness Quality Standard and Audit System Thu, October 2 Field trip •Visit to the glacial wilderness area in the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern •Presentation of the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern •Please bring good footwear and be prepared for changing weather •European Wilderness Film Festival Fri, October 3 Plenary & Special Presentations •Carnivores in Europe •Wilderness and society •Wilderness monitoring •The Draft European Wilderness Convention •Wilderness in Chernobyl •Galadinner with Ladislav Miko (European Commission) Sat, October 4 Field Trip •The effect of climate change on glacier landscapes in the Nationalpark Hohe Tauern. •Visit of the Glockner Glacier Pasterze •Visit of the Visitor Center Franz Josefs Höhe •Departure Full 4-day pass Early Bird 4-day pass 1-day pass Student 3-day pass 1 - 4 October 2014 Offer valid until 31.7.2014 valid 1st or 3rd October 2014 valid from 1 - 3 October 2014 € 345,- € 199,- € 100,- € 395,- Accommodations 3* Hotels 4* Hotels ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ Single room: € 48,- * Single room: € 68,- * Double room: € 40,- * Double room: € 60,- * * Estimated price per night per person including breakfast Book your accommodation at Mittersill Plus GmbH Stadtplatz 1 5730 Mittersill Tel +43 (0)6562 40869 Email: [email protected] How to get there Nationalparkzentrum Hohe Tauern Gerlos Straße 18, 5730 Mittersill, Austria For further information and in case of questions European Wilderness Society, ZVR: 305471009 Dechant Franz Fuchs Str. 5, 5580 Tamsweg, Austria Phone: +43 (0)676 913 88 04 Email: [email protected] All rights, errors and changes are reserved. 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