Balkans Peace Park Project
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Balkans Peace Park Project
is a UK registered charity whose aim is to create a trans-national, cross-border park in the adjoining mountain areas of Kosov@, Montenegro and northern Albania:
• as a symbol of peace and cooperation
• to promote environmental conservation
• to stimulate local employment
• to promote sustainable visitor activities in the region
The BPPP carry on a long tradition of Peace Parks started at Morokulia between Norway and Sweden in 1905. This park was created at a time of great tension between those countries in the hope of stimulating peaceful dialogue and co-existence. The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature), has listed over 600 'protected areas' which straddle international boundaries. Some of these have a specific dedication to peace and cooperation between nations. Notable peace parks in the world include:
• Morokulia: Sweden/Norway
• Waterton Glacier: USA/Canada
• Parque La Amistad: Costa Rica/Panama
• Cordillera del Condor: Peru/Ecuador
• Limpopo: South Africa/Mozambique
A romantic definition: an area of wild, beautiful landscape between two or more countries where visitors, local people and wildlife can move on foot in complete freedom, unimpeded by frontiers, border posts and landmines. A technical definition: Parks for Peace are trans-boundary protected areas that are formally dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and to the promotion of peace and cooperation (IUCN 2001).
For more information about the Balkans Peace Park Project visit http://www.balkanspeacepark.org/
