Europarc Atlantic Isles

Brecon - front page imageThe EUROPARC Federation is the voice of Europe’s protected areas, and their umbrella organisation. It brings together a wide range of organisations and individuals involved in the policy and practice of managing national parks and other protected landscapes. Its members represent well over 400 nationally protected areas in 39 European countries. It aims to raise awareness of and support for protected areas and to promote good management practices among them. Its overall purpose is to promote ‘conservation without frontiers’.

Who are we?

EUROPARC Atlantic Isles – is a section of the EUROPARC Federation, working with protected areas and their partners in England, Iceland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It gives everyone working for and with these special places a chance to be part of a wider European and international picture, and to work together to look after Europe's precious natural heritage.

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We have an expanding membership of over 60 organisations who bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise from national parks, regional parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty, local authorities, academic institutions, government agencies and non-governmental organisations. We are unique as we are the only organisation to have such a comprehensive network across the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iceland.


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Protected Areas have the strength of belonging to a far-reaching European and global family of special places. EUROPARC Atlantic Isles brings this connection alive so that opportunities for joint working and solutions to challenges can be shared. We facilitate strong links across the network through a set of programmes including the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism, European Junior Rangers and the Natura Network Initiative. We also host a seminar series, which has included topics as diverse as engaging with young people and communities, the European Landscape Convention and sustainable energy.

Our key aim is to use our strong international connections to promote best practice and policy in protected area management.

We are a charity (number 1114189) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (number 5750588)

Latest News & Events
EUROPARC 2008 - Brasov, Romania The EUROPARC Conference 2008 will be held in Brasov and Poiana Brasov, Romania from the 24th to the 28th September.
Marine Bill response, June 2008 Our Coastal and Marine Working Group has produced a detailed response to the Government's Marine Bill.
Spring seminar presentations available The full set of presentations for our recent seminar in Cardiff - Protected Areas in the 21st Century; what does the future hold? - can now be downloaded. Go to our seminars page and follow the links.
Strategy and Action Plan 2008-2012 The Strategy and Action Plan that will take EAI forwards to 2012 has been finalised.