HUMANITA featured on Croatia’s premium national TV programme broadcast live – “Good Morning, Croatia” (Dobro jutro, Hrvatska)
On the day of the HUMANITA conference, February 24 2026, the HUMANITA Summit and project were featured on “Good Morning, Croatia” (Dobro jutro, Hrvatska), a premium national TV programme broadcast live on Croatia’s main TV channel, HRT1. This programme has one of the longest-standing credibility and one of the highest viewerships in Croatia, with a […]
HUMANITA is participating in the upcoming Interreg Italy–Slovenia Conference: Synergies and Complementarities Bridging Europe
On 16–17 April 2026, HUMANITA will take part in the event of the Interreg Italy–Slovenia “Synergies and Complementarities Bridging Europe” in Grado, Italy. The event will bring together Interreg programmes, European-funded initiatives, and representatives of institutions to explore synergies and complementarities around key shared challenges, including sustainable tourism and green and blue biodiversity, while also looking ahead to the future of Interreg cooperation beyond 2027. […]
HUMANITA solutions – pilot actions testing new methods and approaches
In the HUMANITA project, partners developed five (5) solutions – pilot actions testing new methods and approaches to collect information on chosen indicators that provide a strategic and accessible overview of the impact of different tourist activities on natural values in protected areas, following the approach of the Jointly developed transnational strategy. You can find […]
HUMANITA solutions – Monitoring Tourism Impacts In Conservation Areas: Catalogue And Toolbox
The HUMANITA project partners developed innovative solutions (technological, methodological) to assess the impact of tourist activities on natural values. The aim was to provide complex information on changes and trends in the condition of the environment, for the purpose of meeting the visitor management use requirements in the protected areas. They are collected and available […]
HUMANITA outputs: Local action plans to monitor and resolve human-nature conflicts in pilot sites
HUMANITA project partners developed action plans for pilot sites that provide a framework for the protected areas to monitor human impacts, further engage local people and tourists into monitoring and nature protection. They also develop proactive programs for managing ecosystems and their use by visitors, and properly manage human-nature conflicts respecting the local context and […]
HUMANITA: The Data Collection and Analyses Report
We are pleased to announce the completion of the document “Data Collection and Analyses”, developed within the HUMANITA project. The report contributes to HUMANITA’s wider mission of developing evidence-based and participatory tools for monitoring and evaluating the impact of tourism in protected areas across Central Europe. It represents an important step in building a stronger […]
HUMANITA Transnational policy recommendations for biodiversity protection and visitors management: The HUMANITA project approach
We are pleased to announce the completion of the Transnational policy recommendations for biodiversity protection and visitors management: The HUMANITA project approach. This report provides a comprehensive set of policy recommendations aimed at supporting park managers and public authorities in improving the management of tourism in protected areas. Building on project findings, it translates key […]
HUMANITA creative videos – developing a more positive human-nature relationships
In their efforts to develop more positive human-nature relationships using innovative communication channels and tools, partners with pilot sites developed creative videos of their respective pilot sites – the Mount Petzen/Peca and Hochobir pilot sites at the Karawanken–Karavanke UNESCO Global Geopark (Slovenia/Austria), Nature reserve Chleb pilot site at the National park Malá Fatra (Slovakia), Lower […]
The HUMANITA Summit, final conference, held in Zagreb (Croatia)
On February 24, 2026, Zagreb hosted the international conference The HUMANITA Summit: From Visitor Impact to Nature Protection – Building a Human–Nature Harmony, the final event of the EU project “HUMANITA – Human–Nature Interactions and Impacts of Tourist Activities on Protected Areas” supported by the Interreg Central Europe Programme 2021–2027. The HUMANITA project brings together 10 partners from Austria, […]
HUMANITA Summer School – Water sampling for environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis
Among other monitoring methods during the Summer School, water sampling for environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis, as well as swab samples from amphibians, was conducted at the artificial reservoirs of the Petzen ski resort in the Geopark Karawanken (Austria) on 15 July 2025, at three different sites. These lakes serve as water storage for snow production but also […]