Cycling Tourism is one of the most fast growing tourism activities. In Germany more than four million active mountain bikers are known. In any area where long distance routes have been explored, described and promoted the number of guests increasing quickly. On the Danube Cycling Trail (started in 1984) more than 400,000 cyclists have been counted in 2010 and 680,000 in 2017. They generate 18.5 Mio. over nights. Therefore, experienced cyclists, authors...
The Iron Curtain Trail This is a project uniting the efforts of six Carpathian countries, contributing to improvement of accessibility of the South East Europe (SEE) regions by bicycle; to connection of SEE regions by European long distance cycling route; to realisation of opportunities for cycling and public transport connections; to promotion of cycling and combined sustainable mobility and tourism; to improvement of knowledge,...
Touristic heritage in Little-Europe A Hungarian – Romanian – Ukrainian project aimed at creating heritage tourism attractions; developing a touristic product by the attraction of the heritage in the 3 counties; improving professional competencies for target groups in those countries; creating a standard image, Little-Europe as an integrated destination; organisational development as setting up a new cluster to sustain the values of...
Breaking The Borders: Nature Discovery Trails to Eastern Carpathians Romanian and Ukrainian partners were developing a system of tourism circuits that provide rich experiences of the Carpathian nature by utilizing the existing and developing new infrastructures and education / visitor facilities, and by integrating tourism circuits into the livelihood activities of local people enabling the flow of benefits from tourism activities to the local...
Green Podkarpacie, – popularization of biodiversity in the ecosystem field The main objective of the project is to increase public awareness of the most valuable natural sites of Podkarpacie Voivodeship and their biodiversity click to read. This Polish project includes environmental education and sustainable tourism promotion activities.Watch movie online The Transporter Refueled (2015) Project duration: October, 2014 – September, 2015 Lead...
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Sustainable tourism in the Carpathians is currently gaining more and more momentum. It is true, especially now, when the number of visitors in nature is growing and local economies require new impulses. In order to support this transformation, numerious experts and the European Wilderness Society are involved into the implementation of the Framework Convention on the...
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The 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Carpathian Convention was held on 25 November 2020. The first time the event took place in an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Secretariat of the Convention expressed its appreciations, especially to Hungary as a previous Presidency as well as to the newly appointed Polish Presidency for the great...
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On 09 November an online event “Transforming Tourism for a resilient and sustainable post-covid world” took place. An event was organized by the United Nations Environmental Programme. Threats As organizers state, the increased health and safety requirements related to the COVID-19 response increase waste generation and water use creating additional pressure in popular...
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Respect Nature is an initiative of the European Wilderness Society, which aims to spread awareness and train people to protect the nature we love by behaving appropriately. Humans can have a strongimpact on the nature around them when enjoying the outdoors. The Respect Nature initiative offers key guidelines to support nature conservation as well as further sustainable...
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The European Wilderness Society and the Vlado Vancura Wilderness Academy is offering the free online “Ranger training on Tourism and Waste management in Protected Areas”, especially designed for Protected Area staff, Rangers, Non-Government Organisations and Stakeholders in Ukraine. This project is co-funded by the European Outdoor Conservation Association. Online...
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This year 10th Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee was conducted in the capital of Hungary, Budapest on 11-13 December 2019. Sustainable Tourism Progress Report One of the reporting sections was dedicated to the Sustainable Tourism. The main presenter was Alina Szasz. Mrs.Szasz is the head of the Romanian Sustainable Tourism Center of the Carpathian...
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10th meeting of the Carpathian Convention Implementation Committee (CCIC), will place on 11-13 December 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. Issues for discussion As usually, progress of each Protocol of the Carpathian Convention implementation will be presented during the event. And they will follow the Programme of Work of the Carpathian Convention 2018 – 2020. Moreover update...
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As a part of the Carpathian Convention Sustainable Tourism Working Group, European Wilderness Society is supporting sustainable development in the Carpathian region. Therefore, we are supporting initiative Group Free Svydovets in its effort to protect biodiversity, glacier lakes, old-growth forests and wildlife of the unique Svydovets massif in Ukrainian Carpathians. On...
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