{"id":726,"date":"2025-02-12T14:15:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/?post_type=biodiverzita&p=726"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:02:48","slug":"tourists-and-nature-come-together","status":"publish","type":"biodiverzita","link":"https:\/\/swiss-contribution.sk\/?biodiverzita=tourists-and-nature-come-together&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Tourists and nature come together"},"content":{"rendered":"

Project number<\/strong>: 0410-2SC-BIO-PC1-001<\/p>\n

Project title<\/strong>: Tourists and nature come together<\/p>\n

Title of the support measure<\/strong>: Promoting Sustainable Tourism and Strengthening Biodiversity in Protected Areas<\/p>\n

Specific objective<\/strong>: 1. Protecting the environment and climate<\/p>\n

Project promoter<\/strong>: Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic<\/p>\n

Website<\/strong>: https:\/\/minzp.sk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Project grant: <\/strong>22\u00a0942 500,00 eur<\/p>\n

Project start date<\/strong>: 06.12.2024<\/p>\n

Estimated date of project completion<\/strong>: 31.12.2028<\/p>\n

Slovak partners<\/strong>: Slovak Karst National Park Administration, Tatra National Park Administration, Low Tatras National Park Administration, Pieniny National Park Administration, Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra National Park Administration, Slovak Paradise National Park Administration, Mal\u00e1 Fatra National Park Administration, Poloniny National Park Administration, Mur\u00e1nska Planina National Park Administration<\/p>\n

Foreign partners<\/strong>: Z\u00fcrcher Hochschule f\u00fcr Angewandte Wissen-schaften Institut f\u00fcr Umwelt und Nat\u00fcrliche Ressourcen (Zurich University of Applied Sciences Institute of Natural Resource Sciences)<\/p>\n

Project summary<\/strong>: A project of the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic implemented in cooperation with the administrations of all 9 national parks. The main objective of the project is to regulate and redirect the flow of tourists to less busy areas of national parks through the support of sustainable tourism and environmental education, including specific measures for their protection. To achieve the plan, 14 reconstructed buildings within the project will be used, at least one in each park. A Sustainable Tourism Development Strategy and other necessary documents for better management of the national parks will be created (in one case updated) for each park. A unified smart tourist information application and website will help to inform and educate visitors effectively and modernly. New sustainable tourism offers will be created, regional identity and ties will be strengthened, sustainable tourism will be encouraged and local products will be promoted. The Alliance of National Parks will be established.<\/p>\n

Project outcomes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Sustainable tourism in the national parks implemented<\/li>\n
  2. The protection of ecosystems enhanced and their resilience to threats to the biodiversity loss increased<\/li>\n
  3. Improved governance of nature protection and sustainable tourism on a national level<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Project outputs:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    1.1 Infrastructure of facilities in the national parks sustainably enhanced and used for the activities contributing to ecosystem and biodiversity protection<\/p>\n

    1.2 Sustainable tourist activities in the national parks developed and steered<\/p>\n

    2.1 Environmental education and awareness-raising activities about biodiversity conservation and sustainable forms of tourist services developed<\/p>\n

    2.2 Local people involved in activities for ecosystem and biodiversity protection<\/p>\n

    2.3 Pilot initiatives and measures for the biodiversity protection mapped, developed, tested and implemented<\/p>\n

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    1. 1 Strategies, management or action plans for sustainable tourism development and biodiversity protection elaborated, revised or updated by the national park administrations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      3.2 The collaboration between the strategic stakeholders in the field of sustainable tourism, ecosystem and biodiversity protection enhanced and networking supported<\/p>\n

      Project activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n