New Charter Website launched

After an intensive time of planning and programming the site is finally ready to go online. The website was realised with the support of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation with funds from the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the framework of the EUROPARC project “European CharterNet”.

But the work still goes on and we ask you to bare with us during the process of refining and updating the website. Please advise us if you feel that information is missing or incorrect, links do not work etc. So far, the website is only available in English language. The information for the other languages will be put in step by step and will be made available in the course of the next 2-3 months.

We invite you have a look around the new site click through the various information:


About the Charter
This introductory section gives you the basic information on the background of the Charter as the vision of the Charter, the “who is who” and frequently asked questions.

Charter Network
Here detailed information on the European Charter Network – Charter Areas, Charter Candidates, Charter Partner Businesses – and the networking activities and projects, such as the annual Charter Network Meetings and the EUROPARC project “European CharterNet”, is presented. A special feature within this block is the newly built site on Case Studies from the Charter Areas. We have already put in various case studies from different protected areas and countries but we would also like to encourage you to help filling this site with information. In the members area (login with your EUROPARC password) you have the possibility to share information on your activities with the Charter Network.

Become a Charter Area
Interested protected areas, organizations, individuals and of course Charter Network members can search here for information who to apply for the Charter and become a Charter Area. The information is divided according to the structure of the Charter into Charter Part I and Charter Part II

News & Events
On our News & Events page we would like to keep you updated on the ongoing and future activities of the European Charter Network and other EUROPARC news related to the field of tourism. Also the Charter Newsletters can be found here.

Member login
This area is login and password secured and reserved for the members of the Charter Network. Please log in with your EUROPARC login and password you have received from our Communications Officer Morwenna Parkyn.

Resource Centre
In the resource centre you find all necessary documents and publications related to the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas. If there is a publication that you would like to see on this list which you think might be of interest for our target group then please let us know and we will look at putting up on the site.