1. Paanajärvi NP © Viktor Gritsuk Vlado Vancura, Conservation Manager PAN Parks Foundation PROTECT AND EXPERIENCE EUROPE’S WILDERNESS

2. Paanajärvi NP ©Viktor Gritsuk What we do PAN Parks works to protect Europe’s wilderness, the continent’s most undisturbed areas of nature

3. Archipelago NP © Seppo Keränen The Million Project To ensure guaranteed protection of 1 million hectares of wilderness in Europe by 2015

4. What is wilderness? nature is left to develop on its own native species, animals roam free no human intervention Oulanka NP ©Hannu Hautala

5. Oulanka NP © Kimmo Salminen

6. Peneda-Geres NP © Marcos Veiga

7. Majella NP © Bruno D’Amicis/brunodamicis.com

8. Archipelago NP © Janne Görling

9. Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Konstantin Gabrichidze

10. Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Kote Gabrichidze „...about 1% of Europe’s territory...can be called wilderness area” Ladislav Miko, EC DG Environment Wilderness is a scarce resource in Europe! Wilderness in Europe

11. Paanajärvi NP © PNP Archives Conservation approach Building partnerships with protected areas that join our Europe-wide wilderness movement

12. Partners in The Million Project

13. COMMUNICATIONS Raising awareness and creating positive perception of wilderness Promoting the best wilderness areas of Europe Oulanka NP ©Michael Hennemann How does PAN Parks protect Europe’s wilderness?

14. Borjomi-Kharagauli NP © Kote Gabrichidze TOURISM Promotion of sustainable tourism Cooperation with local businesses Cooperation with international tour operators How does PAN Parks protect Europe’s wilderness?

16. Paanajärvi NP ©Viktor Gritsuk We can protect the last pieces of Europe’s wilderness together for future generations! Join The Million Project!

17. PAN Parks works to protect Europe’s wilderness, the continent’s most undisturbed areas of nature www.panparks.org