Working Groups

CotswoldsEUROPARC Atlantic Isles currently has two Working Groups.  One examines Coastal and Marine Issues, and the other looks at Sustainable Tourism (to find out more about them, see below).  We are looking to set up more Working Groups in the very near future, around issues identified as important concerns in the Members' Survey.  Keep checking this page to see what's new and to get involved.


The Coastal and Marine Working Group has a membership drawn from many of the coastal protected areas in the UK, from the national conservation agencies and from NGOs.  Its work is devoted to securing amongst policy makers at local and national level, the principles and agenda set out in the report Making the Connections Between Land and Sea.  It is Chaired by Edward Holdaway.

Latest News from the Coastal and Marine Working Group


The Sustainable Tourism Charter Network exists to promulgate the EUROPARC Federation's Sustainable Tourism Charter for Protected Areas.  It currently has a membership of 25, representing those protected area managing organisations that have already gained Charter status, are working towards it or who simply wish to find out more.  The main purpose of the Network is to develop implementation guidelines  - how-to resources to encourage the widespread adoption of this Europe-wide scheme.  To find out more about the Charter click here.

Latest News from the Sustainable Tourism Working Group



Latest News & Events
Duncan Mills Scholarship Awards The Duncan Mills Scholarship Awards are now open to applications! If you are thinking of traveling elsewhere in the world in order to learn more about protected areas and their management but need some help with costs, the Awards might just be for you. PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE: 31st January 2010. Download the information here.
EAI Sustainable Tourism Network Meeting The next meeting of the EAI Sustainable Tourism Network will be hosted by Clwydian Range AONB on the 17th November 09. We'll be discussing all things related to protected landscapes and sustainable tourism, especially the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas.
Full details of our next seminar, 3-4 November 2009 Our next seminar will be in Edinburgh, and is entitled 'Managing landscapes: more outcomes, less outputs'. The 3rd will be spent with colleagues at Pentland Hills Regional Park, and on the 4th we have speakers from Norway, the Netherlands, Germany and Ireland, as well as from the Scottish Executive, Cairngorms NPA and Lomond Hills RP. The full programme and booking form can be downloaded here, including in Welsh..
Latest news from our working groups Find out more about what the Coastal and Marine Working Group, and the Sustainable Tourism Charter Network, have been up to recently.
Latest seminar reports The reports from our last three seminars, held in Belfast (sustainable tourism), London (European Landscape Convention and urban fringe) and Wallingford (health partnerships) are all now available for download.