News in 2005
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 18 December 2005 The PAN Parks Team wishes you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! more |
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Prize for Karhunkierros trail in Oulanka 12 December 2005 Karhunkierros Hiking Trail in PAN Park Oulanka has been named as the best outdoor activity in the year 2005 by the Central Association for Recreational Sports and Outdoor Activities. The trail received the award "Vuoden liikuttaja" as it and its services have significantly endorsed outdoor... more |
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Benefits in PAN Parks analysed 11 December 2005 The cost and benefit analysis of PAN Parks will be prepared as part of the Research Network's activities. The goal of this study is to collect comparative data from the various Certified PAN Parks to determine the socio-cultural and economic benefits of PAN Park status for communities and tourism... more |
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New local partners in Poland 30 November 2005 Eight tourism businesses operating in Bieszczady National Park received PAN Parks certificates, a recognition of responsibility as well as environmentally and culturally sustainable activities.Eight Polish tourism businesses working in cooperation with Bieszczady National Park received... more |
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50-year old Karhunkierros trail in Oulanka 24 November 2005 Karhunkierros trail, Finland's most popular hiking trail leading through PAN Park Oulanka, Finland, has been a hiking trail for 50 years.Karhunkierros Trail was marked in the summer of 1954 to lead past the most magnificent sights in northern Kuusamo. The markings were drawn with varnish and red... more |
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New tourism perspectives in Central Balkan 21 November 2005 Central Balkan National Park first officially promoted the twelve PAN Parks local business partners offering tourist services in the region of the park at the Eighth Regional Contact Tourist Fair, an important event for national tourism with the participation of 119 representatives of tour operator... more |
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Verification evaluated positively 20 November 2005 The PAN Parks verification process has been evaluated positively by participants of the verifier wokshop in early November, with only minor changes to be applied to the process guidelines.The workshop took place in Edinburgh on 6 November with the participation of verifiers Gordon Miller, Juan... more |
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Conservation across borders 27 October 2005 Oulanka and Paanajärvi National Parks have won an INTERREG Neighbourhood Project grant to strengthen the status of the twinpark as an important national and international attraction and provide for a common framework of nature-oriented tourism. The project is also supported by PAN Parks.For more... more |
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PAN Parks certification to boost nature tourism 19 October 2005 On 14 October nine tourism businesses operating in Oulanka National Park received PAN Parks certificates, a recognition of responsibility as well as environmentally and culturally sustainable activities.Nine northeast Finnish tourism businesses working in cooperation with Oulanka National Park... more |
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Europe at the World Wilderness Congress 18 October 2005 The 8th World Wilderness Congress met for almost two weeks, from late September into early October, in Alaska, US, achieving all of its conversation objectives and generating several unexpected results. PAN Parks was presented during the 1-day European session. The Congress also resulted in... more |
