PLATEAU PIONEER & EXPERT
Nature Park Karwendel
Director: Anton Heufelder
- Size: 739 km², 10 employees
- CO₂ footprint 2022: 28.7 t CO₂ eq/year"
It's in our blood, so to speak. We believe in our ideals, dare to move forward with them, and persevere even when it gets tough.
Anton Heufelder
An interview with the nature park manager: The Plateau Pioneers of the Seefeld region - Karwendel Nature Park
Discover how Karwendel Nature Park, a plateau pioneer in Region Seefeld, champions biodiversity, sustainability, and innovative environmental projects.
Strengths
- Always a pioneer – e.g., with the Wöffi initiative – Hiking with public transport
- Visionary leadership and a long-established team with individual responsibilities
- Experts in SDG 15 – Conservation and Diversity -> great value for the region to have them as partners
- Awareness-raising and storytelling
Sustainable development steps
- Training of climate educators -> good packages for educational projects are created here
- Collaboration with local schools -> designated Nature Park Schools with thematic focuses in lessons, project days, and weeks
- Awareness-raising for sustainable agriculture -> signage, flyers, and tours, e.g., to the Leutascher Valley meadows
- Active communication of behavior rules and tour management on social media by a digital ranger
- Volunteer projects for the preservation of protected areas and cultural landscapes in the Karwendel
- VVT job ticket for all employees
Goals
- Transition to E-bikes and E-vehicles for mobility in the Nature Park
- General CO₂ reduction
- Creating a pull effect -> sustainability for everyone, not just an elite bubble
- Improved visitor management already in advance of the Nature Park visit
