The European Day of Parks is a commemorative day for Protected Areas across Europe that was launched in 1999 by the EUROPARC Federation to celebrate Protected Areas throughout Europe. It celebrates the creation of the 1st National Parks in Europe – a set of nine parks created in Sweden in 1909.
Parks & protected areas have an important mission connecting people with nature! Parks not only protect our valuable natural resources – they deliver positive health outcomes. Contact with nature is essential for human health, and in a ever-more urbanised Europe, we must create more opportunities for citizens to connect and explore the outdoors… Positive contact with nature is proved to create well-being, prevent public health problems and promote active lifestyles!
Covid-19 has, once again, highlighted Europe’s need for green spaces. What have we learned from the challenges that 2020 posed? And what does this mean for the future of Parks? In short; what does the next generation of Parks look like? That is what we want to discover and celebrate during this year’s European Day of Parks!
On the Bulgarian side EUROPARC's members are "Central Balkan" National Park and Association of parks in Bulgaria.
See more on EUROPARC's website here.
At the picture - "Plitvice Lakes" National park, Croatia