EUROPARC CONFERENCE 2017

From the 6th - 10th September 2017, the Annual Conference of the EUROPARC Federation will be held in Portugal, in the Magic Mountains territory.

The EUROPARC Conference is a European-wide event with an international focus, gathering numerous experts around thematic issues related to nature and cultural heritage conservation, as well as the sustainable management relating to protected areas.

At a time when modern society is questioning its core values, the EUROPARC Conference 2017 theme – NEW VOICES, NEW VISIONS, NEW VALUES – FOR PEOPLE AND THE NATURE IN EUROPE – will help us widen the debate. Throughout the Conference we will examine the role of protected areas as inspiring territories. Promoting a more socially inclusive, environmentally healthier, and economically viable model.

We can take this opportunity to discuss a new paradigm for Protected Areas. Who are the new actors in Protected Areas management? Nature and cultural heritage conservation concerns and affects everyone, therefore it is our common responsibility to seek out new approaches, trying to go further in defining the future of parks in Europe.

This Conference and the themes that will be addressed and debated are of major importance in the year, declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.