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.
The Landscapes Review of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England argued that that our system of national landscapes should be a positive force for the nation’s wellbeing, and made a broad range of recommendations for working together in new ways to become more than the sum of their parts. At this […]
10 years ago this month Sir John Lawton produced the Making Space for Nature Report commonly known now as the Lawton Report. The impact was significant in policy impact, shaping both the Natural Environment White Paper and the Biodiversity 2020 strategy. After 10 years many reports would be outdated but the Lawton report is still […]
Part 1 – Find out about Moors for the Future Partnership’s ground-breaking project Building Blocks- Next Steps in Gully Blocking. Building Blocks has enabled the Partnership to map 100,000 gullies that need their attention across the damaged blanket bog of the South Pennines Special Area for Conservation
This webinar will review the peatland restoration techniques used in the Pennine PeatLIFE project and will compare and contrast those with techniques used by other organisations across the UK.
Photos from: Isles of Scilly AONB, Antrim Coast and Glens AONB / Evelyn McCormick & Kim Glass, Cotswolds Conservation Board, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, North Pennines AONB and European Geopark / Shane Harris, Howardian Hills AONB Unit.
