ABOUT US
We are the main capacity building provider for protected areas in Romania. We organise capacity building events, implement projects in partnership with protected area managers, offer consultancy and mentoring services in Romania and at the European and global level, with the aim to contribute to the professionalisation of Conserved and Protected Areas.
Our activities are guided by the Strategy developed by our team and the Propark Board. The Propark Strategy for 2023-2030 will be available soon.
Propark Strategy 2023–2030
Propark Strategy 2015–2020
Our Vision:
By 2050 protected and conserved areas will be managed by passionate and competent professionals, reversing biodiversity loss in these areas, facilitating sustainable development and helping mitigate climate change for the benefit of people.
Our Goal:
By 2040, access to dependable high-quality life-long learning and training opportunities has enabled the protected area and conservation sectors to diversify and professionalise in Romania and beyond, positively impacting nature, people and climate.
Our Mission:
We provide life-long learning and training opportunities for protected area practitioners and conservationists and support them to better conserve nature for the benefit of society.
We build competences for the management of protected area and for nature conservation at the individual, organisational and sectoral level. We develop our activities using and promoting best practices and practical / field experience. We are part of various networks and we are building networks. We are offering support and facilitate participatory processes in protected areas.
- Develop and implement a programme to improve the protected area management capacity and effectiveness, programme addressing government staff, custodians and / or stakeholders interested in becoming involved in the management of protected areas.
- Promote protected areas as model areas for conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and increase the acceptance of protected areas among communities and the general public.
- Awareness and education of children and young people on the importance of protected areas, nature conservation in general, their preparation for work in these areas, getting involved either voluntarily or as potential employees in the relevant fields.
- Perform advocacy to help efforts for establishing a coherent framework for efficient protected area management in Romania, including an appropriate legal and financial framework for the management of protected areas.
To find out more about the activity and results of the Propark team and about 50 collaborators, we invite you to view the reports from previous years.
ProPark Anual Report for 2023 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2022 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2021 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2020 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2019 - Download
Activity Report “10 years of Propark” - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2017 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2016 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2015 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2014 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2013 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2012 - Download
ProPark Anual Report for 2011 - Download
ProPark – Activity Report for 2009 - 2010 - Download
ProPark – Activity Report for 2008 - 2009 - Download
GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Roger Laird De Freitas
President
Paul Hotham
Member
Tobias Garstecki
Member
Bogdan Micu
Member
Laura Magdalena Popeea
Member
Tiberiu Chiricheș
Executive Director
Erika Stanciu
Conservation Director
Laura Florescu
Financial Director
Alina Paraschiv
Financial Officer
Mara Bulea
PA Professionalization Department Coordinator
Andra Croitoru
PA Management Approaches - Department Coordinator
Roxana Iordăchescu
Education Department Coordinator
Dana Dragomirescu
Communication Specialist
Ana Stamatescu
Education and New Technologies Specialist
Renate Dan Cornici
Fundraising technical support
Adela Stanciu
Fundraiser
Alexandra Hulban
Office Assistant
Adrian Pătrulescu
GIS and relationship with the communities in protected areas trainer
Alexandru Bulacu
First aid techniques trainer
Alina Alexa
Communication in protected areas trainer
Alina Ioniță
Relationship with communities in the management of a protected natural area trainer
Amalia Dumbravă
Applied biology trainer
Andrei Blumer
Ecotourism and visitor management, interpretation and thematic routes trainer
Bogdan Papuc
Ecotourism and visitor management, interpretation and thematic routes trainer
Cristian Remus Papp
Protected Areas Management Trainer
Erika Stanciu
Protected Areas Management Trainer
Florentina Florescu
Ecological Education Trainer
George Ghișoiu
Train the trainers
Georgiana Andrei
Communication in protected areas trainer
Ionuț Tăușan
Applied biology trainer
János Márk-Nagy
Legislation trainer
Luminița Tănasie
Ecological Education Trainer
Sebastian Cătănoiu
Forestry management trainer
Szabó István
Relationship with communities in the management of a protected natural area trainer
Tiberiu Chiricheș
Forestry management trainer
Zoltán D. Szabó
Applied biology trainer