Tourism and biological diversity

Sports, tourism and nature conservation

May 2015 - October 2016

Project Partners: Working Group on Sustainable Tourism

Supported by: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz BfN), Bonn www.bfn.de
with support of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit BMU), Bonn www.bmu.de

More information and publications: siehe Project description

Dialogue boards on tourism and biological diversity

First of November 2013 - 31 of January 2015

Partners: Working Group on Sustainable Tourism

Supported by: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz BfN), Bonn www.bfn.de
with support of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit BMU), Bonnwww.bmu.de

More information and publications: see Project description

Tourism fosters biological diversity

September 2010 - February 2013

Partners: Working Group on Tourism and Biodiversity: Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) e.V., Berlin www.bund.net, Deutscher Alpenverein (DAV) e.V., München www.alpenverein.de, Deutscher Naturschutzring (DNR) e.V., Bonn www.dnr.de, Deutscher Tourismusverband (DTV) e.V., Bonn www.deutschertourismusverband.de, EUROPARC Deutschland e.V., Berlin www.europarc-deutschland.de,
Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU) e.V., Berlin www.nabu.de, NaturFreunde Deutschlands (NFD) e.V., Berlin www.naturfreunde.de, Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD) e.V., Berlin www.vcd.org, Verband Deutscher Naturparke (VDN) e.V., Bonn www.naturparke.de, Verband Deutscher Gebirgs- und Wandervereine e.V., Kassel www.wanderverband.de, Viabono Trägerverein e.V., Berlin www.viabono.de, WWF Deutschland, Berlin www.wwf.de

Supported by: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz BfN) www.bfn.de
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit BMU) www.bmu.de

More information and publications: see Project description

Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity through Sound Tourism Development in Biosphere Reserves in Central and Eastern Europe

April 2005 - Mai 2008

Partners: Biosphere Reserve and National Park Šumava (Czech Republic) www.npsumava.cz; Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology (ISBE), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic) www.usbe.cas.cz; Biosphere Reserve and National Park Aggtelek (Hungary) www.anp.hu; Ecological Institute for Sustainable Development (EISD) (Hungary) www.ecolinst.hu; Biosphere Reserve and National Park Babia Góra (Poland) www.bgpn.pl; Friends of Babia Gora Association (FBGA) (Poland)

Supported by: United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) www.unep.org; /Global Environmental Facilities (GEF) www.gefweb.org; UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme (MAB) www.unesco.org and national, regional and lokal organisations and institutions

More information and publications: see Project description

Sustainable tourism development in the region of Berchtesgaden, Germany

2004 - 2006

Partners: Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land, Bad Reichenhall www.lra-bgl.de; Landesbund für Vogelschutz (LBV) e.V., Hilpoltstein www.lbv.de ; CIPRA-Deutschland, Kempten, www.cipra.de

Supported by: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit BMU), Bonn www.bmu.de

Publications:

Entwicklung einer Regionalmarke im Berchtesgadener Land. Masterarbeit von Ina Orlich im Rahmen des Projekts "Zukunftsorientierte Tourismusentwicklung im Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land". - Göttingen 2006.

Kurze Stärken- und Schwächen-Analyse zu Tourismus und Naturschutz im Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land. - Hg.: Ö.T.E. e.V. - Bonn, 2005.

Checklist for the implementation of the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development in Germany

2003 - 2004

Supported by: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz BfN), Bonn www.bfn.de

CEEweb Sustainable Tourism Working Group

since 2002

Partners: CEEweb for Biodiversity, Budapest/Hungary www.ceeweb.org

Supported by: European Commission, DG Environment ("Operating Grant Agreement") http://europa.eu

More information: see CEEweb Sustainable Tourism Working Group

Biodiversity and Tourism in the Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity: The case of the natural and cultural heritage of Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic

2002, Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia

Partner: Amber Trail (Jantárová cesta), Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia www.jantarovacesta.sk

Supported by: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit), Bonn www.bmu.de

Publications:

Biodiversity and Tourism in the Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity - The case of the natural and cultural heritage of Banská Štiavnica, Slovak Republic. Garbe, C./Meyer, M./Rohac, J./Straka, P./Tapper, R. - Ed.: Bundesamt für Naturschutz. BfN-Skripten 70. - Bonn, 2002.

International conference on tourism and biodiversity with main emphasis on Central and Eastern European countries

2001, Mala Fatra Nationa Ppark, Varin, Slovakia

Partners: Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava www.enviro.gov.sk; National Park Mala Fatra, Varin, Slovakia

Supported by: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit BMU), Bonn www.bmu.de and Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic www.enviro.gov.sk

Publications:

International Conference for CEE Countries "Tourism towards Sustainability" (2001, Varin, Slowakei). In Cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic and the Mala Fatra National Park Authority, Slovak Republic, Varin. - Ed.: Ö.T.E. e.V. - Bonn, 2001. - Workshop Report