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EUROPARC Atlantic Isles brings together organisations and individuals, who manage protected areas in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland. We are a section of the EUROPARC Federation. Our members bring with them a wealth of experience and expertise from national parks, regional parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty, local authorities, government agencies and non-governmental organisations. We aim to use our strong international connections to promote good practice and policy in protected area management.

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Working Towards a Sustainable Future for our Nation’s Common Land: lessons learned from Our Upland Commons partnership programme


5th August, 12 to 1pm. Book Here: Working Towards a Sustainable Future for our Nation’s Common Land: lessons learned from Our Upland Commons partnership programme ‘Our Upland Commons’ was a 4.5-year, £3m, 25-partner project that helped to secure the future of upland commons in Dartmoor National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the Lake District National […]


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How can protected landscapes be a driver of OECMs?


Other effective area-based conservation measures” (OECMs) offer an exciting new tool for countries as they progress towards achieving their 30 by 30 target (having 30% of land and seas effectively protected or conserved by the year 2030). With consent at their core OECMs aim to more directly recognise the efforts of individuals, local communities or […]


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Nature for all: A study into how protected areas in Europe are engaging with some of the most vulnerable communities – asylum seekers and refugees


Hayden Bridgman a Ranger in the New Forest NP won an Alfred Toepher travel scholarship and this webinar will outline the her findings. The aim of these study trips will be to gain understanding and knowledge about how protected areas – both Periurban parks and National Parks, are engaging with some of the most vulnerable […]


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Understanding Biodiversity Credits


Postponed until Tuesday 21st November at 12.00 – Manesh Lacoul will explain the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) Target 19 deals with the biodiversity financing gap through innovative tools like biodiversity credits to leverage private investments.


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Mobile big data for understanding people in nature


Tuesday 31st October at 12.00 – Tuuli Toivonen will explore the possibilities of using various mobile big data sources (such as mobile phone data and social media data) for understanding where and when people visit nature.


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