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Explore innovative strategies for funding, partnerships, and publicity in outdoor opportunities. Discover how EUROPARC, the biggest European network of Protected Areas, fosters international cooperation, personal contact, mutual understanding, and shared experiences. Learn about programs, management tools, partnerships, communications, capacity building, lobbying, and more.
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New opportunities in the outdoors – creative approaches to funding, partnerships and publicity ‘People, Partners, Promotion What else do we need?’
Bárbara Pais Comms and marketing manager b.pais@europarc.org Nature knows no boundaries EUROPARC is founded on the principle that the future protection and conservation of nature is achieved through: • International co-operation • Personal contact • Mutual understanding, shared experiences • Knowledge and Innovations
Take a birds-eye view of the EUROPARC Federation
400 members 37 countries The biggest European network of Protected Areas
SupportingParks ProtectingNature BringingPeopletogether Sustainablenature; valuedbypeople
Programmes and management tools Partnerships Communications and capacity building Lobbying
In 1973… -1 conference 5 days - 1 trimestral bulletin • In 2017 • 1 conference • Severalnetworkingeventsonspecifictopics • Monthly newsletter • Printed magazine • Webinars • Case studies • Toolkits • Social media channels
Let’s take a (digital) tour
Portugal Poortugal opportunity Landownership Centralised Structure
1 bottle500 ml=2,5€ for landacquisition = 30m2 ofland PROPERTY ACQUISITION FUND Bankaccountspecific for landacquisition
Lack of human resources to manage the trees nursery Environmental education programme Partnershipwith local school Crowdfunding 4500€ to buy material
Montis 12.000€ Crowdfunding to buy land
Friends of the Hohe Tauern National Park Created in 1993 by a business man Sponsoring programme 3 levels of membership: Organisational members Supporting members Individual members (10€ contribution, over 3000) 23 years: 11,5million € raised
(how) Are you valuing your work? Be proud of your organisation and your role! Are you building up your community? Get that license to operate Do you need money or do you need a partner? Partner with the non-usual suspects! How are you promoting innovation within your team?
What do I want? Who will benefit with it? With whom can I join forces? How can I communicate about it? How do I get funds?
“Innovation is not about having new ideas It’s about losing old habits!” Dare to think differently Dare to ask Dare to connect.
and join our flock be part of Europe’s biggest network of Protected Areas b.pais@europarc.org www.europarc.org