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A holistic assessment of the impacts of park management: findings from the evaluation of Regional Nature Parks in Switzerland

    Thomas Hammer, Roger Bär, Albrecht Ehrensperger, Andreas Friedli, Karina Liechti, Astrid Wallner, Thea Xenia Wiesli

Eco.mont Vol. 14 Nr. 1, pp. 14-24, 2021/12/30

Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management

doi: 10.1553/eco.mont-14-1s14

doi: 10.1553/eco.mont-14-1s14


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doi:10.1553/eco.mont-14-1s14



doi:10.1553/eco.mont-14-1s14

Abstract

In Switzerland, Regional Nature Parks are required to undergo an impact assessment after ten years of operation, in order for the federal government to award the Park of National Importance label for a further ten years and for the government, relevant canton and communes to continue to provide financial support for the park’s operation. To this end, is there a convenient way of identifying and holistically assessing the impacts of park management activities on the goals of the parks and the overarching targets of parks policy in Switzerland? Based on experience gained from the evaluation of three Regional Nature Parks, we have developed a framework model for the holistic evaluation of such parks and present it here for discussion.

Keywords: management effectiveness, evaluation of parks and large-scale protected areas, Regional Nature Parks, Switzerland