In this section of our website, you can download documents related to wilderness conservation. We aim to provide a real wilderness resource bank with studies, articles and other publications on a wide range of subjects - all related to wilderness protection.

Browse the current database and come back later to see what new uploads there are!

Also if you have any publications, articles you'd like to see posted here, pls send a message to Edit Borza, Communications Manager at eborza@panparks.org

Wilderness conservation

PAN Parks wilderness publications

timeless.priceless.wilderness.

as nature intended

last of the wild

PAN Parks verification documents

Verification guide

Guide to PAN Parks verification

Protected areas

STDS

Local business partners



Principles and criteria


Principles 1-3

Principles 4

Principles 5



Apply for verification


Application Form

Declarition Form

Pre-verification Assessment for priciples 1-3

Pre-verification Assessment for priciples 4

PAN Parks verification related studies

Ecotourism in Croatian National Parks and Their PAN Parks Potentials

Case study of PAN Parks potential of three national parks in Lithuania

PAN Parks Potentials of Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria

Completed verification procedures, long-term financing and a selection of potential PAN Park candidates in Europe.

PAN Parks implementation process: cross cultural comparison – Bieszczady & Slovenski Raij National Parks

Wilderness related studies


Increasing the visibility of the large herbivores

Perception of Wilderness in Finland and Estonia

International journal of wilderness


International Journal of  Wilderness downloads and subscribes

Białowieża Primeval forest - International Journal of  Wilderness - dec2002

Wilderness and Wildlands in Romanian Carpathians - International Journal of  Wilderness - dec2008

The Carpathian Mountains - International Journal of  Wilderness - apr2009

A Perspective on Wilderness in Europe - International Journal of  Wilderness - dec2007

PAN Parks Perspectives for a Wilder Europe - International Journal of  Wilderness - apr2008

Wilderness Momentum in Europe - International Journal of  Wilderness - aug2008

Personal Reflections on the Fate of Wilderness Reserves in Russia - International Journal of  Wilderness - aug2008

Interpersonal and Societal Aspects of Use Conflicts - International Journal of  Wilderness - dec2003

Climate Change - Wilderness and Biodiversity - Locke and Mackey -  International Journal of  Wilderness in press


Books on wilderness

Wilderness Management 4. edition - flyer

Wilderness Management 4. edition - extract

The Multiple Values of Wilderness - extract

Conservation related studies


Strategic Environmental ANalysis (SEAN): An Application in Sumava National Park, Czech Republic

Sustainable tourism

PAN Parks and sustainable tourism related studies


Effective Tourism Product Development in PAN Parks regions

A Sustainable Future for PAN Parks Regions

PAN Parks business partners - Quickscan of environmental assessment systems for the tourism industry

Potential financial instruments for PAN Parks - Examples and ideas

PAN Parks' Manual for sustainable tourism & development - Practical guidelines for the formulation of a sustanaible tourism development strategy (STDS) for protected areas and their regions

The PAN Parks project - Sustainable Tourism Development: The role of PAN Park communities

Visitor Management PAN Parks - Framework for a Visitor Management Plan

Visitor Management PAN Parks - WICE Wageningen University



Sustainable tourism related studies


Results of Questionnaire Study

Communicating Sustinable Tourism in National Parks: Exploring Transfer Methods  of Envirolmental Aspects to Visitors

Field test and assessment of sustainable tourism potential of Duna-Dráva National Park

Evaluation of Co-Management in National Parks The case of Retezat National Park, Romania

Evaluation of Co-Management in National Parks The case of Retezat National Park, Romania - APPENDICES

A synergy beetween nature conservation development

Managing the visitor experience within Europe's protected areas

Marketing for National Parks – A Comparative Study of Bieszcady (Poland), Slovensky raj (Slovakia) and Retezat (Romania) National Parks

Method for assessment of the sustinable tourism potencial

Pay per nature view - Understanding tourism revenues for effective management plans

Successful collaboration factors between local communities and protected areas in Europe towards sustainable tourism development: A case study of Abruzzo National Park in Italy, Peak District National Park in the United Kingdom and Hohe Tauern National Park in Austria

Sustainable Tourism Development in Gemenc, Duna-Dráva Nemzeti Park

The Impact of school groups on the enviroment of the Bieszczady National Park

Stakeholders' perceptions and future trens of tourism in Rila National Park, Bulgaria

Tourism and nature conservation in Retzat National Park, Romania - A case study of sustainable financing mechanisms and tourism potentials

Sustainable Tourism to Oulanka NP - An analysis of tourism resources and future trends

Tourism providing economic benefits for nature conservation