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Next meeting of the Sustainable Tourism and European Charter Network
26th April, 2013
EAI’s Sustainable Tourism and European Charter Network meets next on Friday 10th May 2013 in Birmingham. Following the last meeting, where we shared experience of and examined the challenges in implementing the second part of the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas, the focus of this meeting is on green certification. We are […]
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Easter E-News published
28th March, 2013Our latest E-News bulletin was published this morning, with a review of our recent training seminar on the uses of apps and new media in protected landscapes, information on events coming up to mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of the EUROPARC Federation, policy news, diary dates and funding opportunities.
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Apps and new media in protected landscapes
25th February, 2013EAI’s training seminar on the uses of apps and new media in protected landscapes, which takes place on 21st March 2013 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, is just a week away. There is though still time to register! We are delighted to present the full list of contributors: Karen Griffiths, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Anneleen Mengels, […]
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Latest news from EAI published
6th February, 2013Our latest E-News bulletin was published yesterday, containing information on our forthcoming training seminar on Apps and new media in protected landscapes, project updates, news from the EUROPARC Federation, details of recent publications of interest to protected areas, diary dates, funding opportunities and more.
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Guidelines for quality in volunteer management
4th February, 2013New guidelines for quality volunteer management have been produced within the EU Grundtvig funded project “Volunteer Management in European Parks” and are now available for further consultation. They have been prepared by all the project partners in a Europe-wide participatory process. We would be delighted if you were to consult on them in your protected […]
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‘Apps’ training seminar – programme now available!
1st February, 2013EAI is pleased to announce that dates and venue have been confirmed for our next training seminar ‘The Uses of Apps and New Media in Protected Landscapes’. It is to take place on Thursday 21st March 2013 in Leeds, West Yorkshire. What’s the seminar about? With the advent of smart phones and web technology a […]
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Training seminar for volunteer coordinators
21st January, 2013Details of a training seminar for volunteer coordinators have been announced. The event is part of the EU Grundtvig project “Volunteer Management in European Parks”. If you already work with volunteers in your protected area or are planning to do so in the near future, then this training seminar is a chance to learn (more) […]
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Latest E-News from EAI published
12th December, 2012EAI’s latest E-News was published on 3rd December containing news of policy developments from across the UK and in the EU, as well as event plans and publications. EAI’s post-conference E-News was published on 31st October, with a round up of news from the EUROPARC 2012 conference, including the award of the Alfred Toepfer Medal […]
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Eurosite and CCW workshop on Natura 2000 monitoring
21st November, 2012Our colleagues in Eurosite, together with EAI member and sponsor the Countryside Council for Wales, are holding a workshop entitled, “Terrestrial Natura 2000 Monitoring – Nature, Pictures and People”, in Swansea, Wales, from 12 – 14 March 2013. The event will provide a unique opportunity to get to know terrestrial Natura 2000 habitat monitoring methods […]
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European recognition for Arthur Mitchell
31st October, 2012The EUROPARC Federation has recognised the enormous contribution to nature conservation in Northern Ireland and Europe made by Arthur Mitchell of the Mourne Heritage Trust. In a ceremony on 25th October 2012 at the annual EUROPARC conference Dr Mitchell was awarded the Alfred Toepfer medal, which is awarded each year by the Federation to celebrate […]
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