The EUROPARC Federation, also known as the "Federation of Nature and National Parks of Europe", is an independent,
non-governmental organisation which aims to work with national parks across Europe in enhancing protection. Founded in 1973 in
Basel, it moved its headquarters to
Grafenau, Bavaria
Grafenau () is a town in the Freyung-Grafenau district, in Bavaria, Germany. 32 km north of Passau, the town is situated in the Bavarian Forest and is the base of the Bavarian Forest National Park Authority. Grafenau is a holiday destinatio ...
in 1986 and again to
Regensburg
Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...
in 2010.
As of 2013 it represents some 365 parks in 36 countries.
Nature knows no boundaries and EUROPARC therefore facilitates international co-operation in all aspects of protected area management to further improve and conserve our shared natural inheritance. The EUROPARC Federation endeavours to exchange expertise, experience and best practice as well as to collaborate with others to ensure the value and meaning of protected areas is at the heart of Europe.
The key aims of the EUROPARC Federation are:
* Promote good practice in the management of protected areas
* Facilitate the establishment of new protected areas
* Raise the profile of protected areas as a vital means of safeguarding many of the continent's most valuable natural heritage assets, and thereby to increase support for their future protection
* Influence the future development of public policies and programmes, especially with the European Union, to the benefit of protected areas' objectives.
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Environmental organisations based in Germany
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