| Are Central Europe"s most precious natural values and landscapes
well protected? And is their outstanding universal value reflected
in the list of World Natural Heritage sites?
Within a three year series of seminars and workshops (2005-2007)
on "Central Europe"s Natural World Heritage Sites and
the Future of Cultural Landscapes", experts from all over Central
Europe will assess potential sites to be nominated as serial and/or
transboundary World Natural Heritage Sites. Furthermore, the management
of existing sites will be improved through training seminars. This
exercise is a response to the call of the UNESCO for a "Global
Strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World Heritage
List". An essential part will be the harmonisation of the Central
European "tentative lists", which each country is obliged
to submit by 2007 to the UNESCO.
The sixth workshop aims at improving the management of sustainable
tourism in World Natural Heritage Sites.
Natural World Heritage sites with their outstanding natural values
are increasingly becoming priority tourism destinations. However,
infrastructure development, increasing visitor pressure and various
tourism activities are often connected with threats to the World
Heritage properties. The challenges for site managers are manifold.
This training seminar aims at enabling staff of Natural World Heritage
sites to improve the management of tourism by implementing sustainable
tourism development. The workshop will include issues such as tourism
management planning, visitor management and involvement of local
communities. Case studies and best practice examples from Europe
and worldwide will serve as a basis for discussion and group work.
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