EU PROCESSES ADDRESSING FOREST CONSERVATION: THE WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT GUIDELINE. Zoltán Kun, Executive Director PAN Parks Foundation

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1 EU PROCESSES ADDRESSING FOREST CONSERVATION: THE WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT GUIDELINE Zoltán Kun, Executive Director PAN Parks Foundation Fulufjället NP Vitantonio Dell Orto

2 What is PAN Parks? Soomaa NP Mati Kose

3 Archipelago NP ANP Archives What is PAN Parks? PAN Parks works to protect Europe s wilderness, the continent s most undisturbed areas of nature. The only European-wide organisation focusing on the protection of wilderness areas.

4 Küre Mountains NP Aykut Ince What is PAN Parks? Although it is a registered foundation, but we rather like to call it as a movement Our partners are 40+ protected areas 10+ conservation organisations 50+ tourism and other entrepreneurs

5 The European Wilderness Preservation System

6 The political context Central Balkan NP Evgeni Dinev

7 Oulanka NP Paavo Hamunen The political context The two nature directives (Bird and Habitat) provide the framework for designating and managing N2000 sites but there are several challenges such as - Interpretation of FCS - N2000 vs national designation - Planning and managing...

8 Peneda-Geres NP Marcos Veiga The political context November 2008 over 100 organisations signed a resolution (citizens call) on wilderness submitted to the EP 3 February 2009 the overwhelming majority of the EP adopted the Resolution on Europe s Wilderness

9 Rila NP Evgeni Dinev The political context EC Presidency conferences: - Prague May 2009 conference on wilderness and wild lands resulting the Agenda for Europe s Wilderness with 24 recommendations - Brussels November 2010 Restoring the Wild Heart of Europe (EU 2020 Biodiv Strategy) - Westport May 2013 wilderness restoration on modified landscape

10 Central Balkan NP Petar Paunchev The political context EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy includes wilderness linked to forestry EC management guidance recently approved Wilderness register covering the EEA countries (draft expected by October 2013)

11 Oulanka NP Kimmo Salminen The political context Beyond the biodiversity and social arguments, there is a moral obligation as well to protect wilderness for future generations WILD10 how far can we go with our vision? Wilderness Convention at COE or... European Citizens Initiative

12 Wilderness Guidance trying to avoid anecdotes! Soomaa NP Arne Ader

13 Soomaa NP Arne Ader Wilderness guidance Guidelines on Wilderness in Natura 2000 sites Management of terrestrial wilderness and wild areas within the Natura 2000 Network Alterra, Eurosite, PAN Parks Downloadable from EC DG Environment website!

14 Majella NP Bruno D Amicis Wilderness guidance Defining wilderness in a European context A wilderness is an area governed by natural processes. It is composed of native habitats and species, and large enough for the effective ecological functioning of natural processes. It is unmodified or only slightly modified and without intrusive or extractive human activity, settlements, infrastructure or visual disturbance

15 Paanajärvi NP Viktor Gritsuk Wilderness guidance The purpose of this document is to guide the management of those areas in Natura 2000 where the objective of management is to preserve wilderness qualities and consequently the chosen management method is non-intervention or set aside and to present the current knowledge on the benefits of such an objective as well as the consequences... The document does not suggest more wilderness!

16 Borjomi-Kharagauli NP Kote Gabrichidze Wilderness guidance Chapter 1: review of literature and definition Chapter 2: EU policy framework Chapter 3: ecosystem resillience and pressures for wilderness Chapter 4: best practice examples Chapter 5: stakeholder involvement

17 Küre Mountains NP Aykut Ince Wilderness guidance Bark beetle Forest fires Reindeer grazing Several best practice examples are submitted and attached to the document

18 Retezat NP Felk Kienas Wilderness guidance Examples collected from over 1/3 of habitat types

19 Retezat NP Felk Kienas 31% of habitats are forest, but not exclusively!

20 Cepkeliai-Dzukija NP Eugenijus Drobelis Wilderness management can be implemented throughout Europe not only in East or North! It is bound by and faithful to the EU directives It is not legislative Wilderness guidance It is not promoted specifically The NGO sector should promote the document!

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