EUROPARC Federation Webinar

Putbus, March 7 2019

Cast Study: Visitor Monitoring

Authority of the Biosphere Reserve Southeast-Rügen

Katrin Hüsken – CEETO Project Coordinator

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THE BIOSPHERE RESERVE SOUTHEAST-RÜGEN

Charter Park:

• 2012 – awarded European Charter Park for

Sustainable Development

• 2018 – re-certified as European Charter Park

for Sustainable Development

Challenges:

• High tourism volume

• Infrastructure network (mobility)

• Awareness (what is a biosphere reserve,

pressure on local resources, sustainable

consumption, littering etc.)Source: Photo archive of the Biosphere Reserve Southeast-Rügen

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VISITOR MONITORING ZICKER BERGE

Manual

counting &

questionnaires

Electronic

infrared

sensors

Source: Open Street Maps

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VISITOR MONITORING ZICKER BERGE

Source: Photo archive of the Biosphere Reserve Southeast-Rügen

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VISITOR MONITORING DATA COLLECTION

Source: Eco-Counter online system

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MANUAL COUNTING

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QUESTIONNAIRES

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PLANNING PROCESS

CEETO: On the spot Workshop October 2018

• 20 local Stakeholders

• 3-5 short term management

actions

• 1 long term planning action

Source: Photo archive of the Biosphere

Reserve Southeast-Rügen

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Katrin Hüsken

Biosphärenreservatsamt Südost-Rügen

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