As a part of the LIFE ENABLE Project the new European Nature Academy (ENA) (europeannatureacademy.com) provided free tailor-made training and a series of practical capacity building courses for nature’s managers.

The European Nature Academy welcomed 120 nature managers to join the training programme starting in January 2024 and lasting till mid March as on-line studies.

About the LIFE ENABLE project

Natura 2000 and Protected Area managers work in a wide variety of roles, in multidisciplinary settings.

LIFE ENABLE was designed to meet Natura 2000 and Protected Area managers’ training needs. It created the new European Nature Academy to provide tailor-made training and support nature managers’ professional development.

The goal of the project was to contribute to ensuring progress towards the realisation of the objectives and ambitions of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 and underpinning policies (https://environment.ec.europa.eu).

To achieve this, the European Nature Academy’s training courses focused on the competencies required to manage Natura 2000 and Protected Areas more effectively.

Read more about the project (europarc.org).

How does the European Nature Academy work

The new European Nature Academy is a training hub and provides access to a series of practical capacity building courses for nature managers. The courses were designed specifically to equip individuals and their organisations with the competencies they require to meet the challenges and opportunities of nature management in the coming decade.

During the project

the selected applicants had opportunities to:

• work together with peers from around Europe and gain new contacts, insights and knowledge about Natura 2000 and Protected Area management.
• find practical solutions to management challenges.
• build their own capacity and become familiar with new e-learning tools and the latest training approaches
• complete a personal Training Needs Assessment (TNA) for the competencies required to improve their management expertise.

Find more information about the European Nature Academy online at (europeannatureacademy.com).

The project and all actions are made possible with support from the LIFE financial instrument of the European Community.