... one-third of all European vascular plant species can be found in the Carpathians? That means almost 4,000 plant species, and 481 of them are found only in the Carpathians!
… Gerlachovsky Peak (2,655 m altitude) in the High Tatras in Slovak Republic is the highest peak of the Carpathians?
… the European Union’s largest populations of brown bears, wolves, lynx, European bisons and imperial eagles (globally threatened species) are found in the Carpathians?
… 36 national parks, 51 nature parks and protected landscape areas, 19 biosphere reserves and 200 other protected areas are member of the Carpathian Network of Protected areas
… there are 36 registered UNESCO World Heritage sites and 49 important pilgrimage destinations in the Carpathian area?
… the number of hotels in the Carpathians has increased by nearly 60% in the last ten years?
… the Carpathians contain the continent's largest remaining natural mountain beech and beech/coniferous forest ecosystems and the largest area of pristine forest in Europe (outside Russia)?
... the Carpathians are the largest, most twisted and fragmented mountain chain in Europe? They are Europe’s largest mountains by area.
… in the 1970’s, about 1,000,000 people worked in the mining sector in the Carpathians? Today, the number of employees in this sector is about 340,000.
… the Carpathians were put on the WWF ‘Global 200’ list of major ecoregions in need of biodiversity and habitat conservation?
… more than half of the Carpathians are covered by forests? The Carpathian forests are a vital link between the forests of the north and those of the west and south-west of Europe.
The International Carpathian School 2023 – Ukraine, winter session, successfully started on February 15th and will continue its activities on Feb 22-23, in a virtual format. With its modules on waste management, nature protection, climate change and sustainable tourism, the Carpathian School is a welcome contribution to the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) activities in the Carpathian region.
The Carpathian Convention Secretariat is going to provide inputs on the Convention and its role in cross-border cooperation, as well as its collaboration with the Science for the Carpathians and the Carpathian ESD Expert Network.
Background information can be found in the Carpathian School leaflet.
Please, follow the links to see the Press Release from the School opening, and Carpathian School program for Feb 22, and Feb 23.