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Protected Area Governance in Eastern Europe. An overview


The brochure provides information regarding the current situation of protected area governance in Eastern Europe, respectively the governance types identified within the region, the trends for their diversification and their quality improvement, as well as a series of overall recommendations on how to achieve the CBD Program of Work on Protected Areas’ goals on governance. One of its sections is dedicated to the key concepts related to protected area governance, which are presented in an accessible manner. 

The brochure summarizes the key findings of the study Governance of protected areas in Eastern Europe. Overview of different governance types, case studies and lessons learned, conducted by ProPark Foundation for Protected Areas in Romania in 2011-2012, and was edited with the financial support of The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).

The brochure is available in English, Romanian, Czech, Croat and Russian.

You can download the publication in English here.

Table of contents:
 
STATUS OF PROTECTED AREA GOVERNANCE IN EASTERN EUROPE 
 
Background 
Overview of the actual situation 
Governance types in Eastern Europe 
Trends 
 
INGREDIENTS FOR IMPROVED PROTECTED AREA GOVERNANCE 
I. Strengthening the enabling environment 
II. Increasing awareness concerning the relevance and urgency of the governance issue 
III. Improving resource allocation for governance issues 
IV. Developing appropriate mechanisms and tools 
 
PROTECTED AREA GOVERNANCE 
What is protected areas governance? 
Types of governance 
A. Governance by government 
B. Shared governance 
C. Private governance 
D. Community governance (community conserved areas) 
Principles of good governance 
Brief description of the principles of good governance 
 

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