Protected Area Management Effectiveness Assessments in Europe: A review of application, methods and results
A European Study on protected area management effectiveness assessments was carried out between May 2009 and March 2010, to provide an overview of existing studies, evaluation methods and results. This study was initiated in response to the Global Study’s insufficient coverage of the European sub-region, and as protected area governance in Europe has distinct characteristics that justified a separate analysis. The study was led by the Universities of Greifswald and Queensland, in partnership with UNEP-WCMC, EUROPARC Federation and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). The three key objectives of the study were:
Objective I: Generate a comprehensive and systematic overview of existing studies, evaluation methods and key indicators used in Europe
Objective II: Synthesize results of European management effectiveness evaluations with respect to the overall management effectiveness, strengths and weaknesses, threats and recommendations
Objective III: Generate recommendations for best practice in European management effectiveness evaluation
