Green Infrastructure in Patagonia: Sharing the Recent Chilean Land Conservation Experience with the European Conservation Community Working Paper WP18TD1 Tilmann Disselhoff Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) Tom Kirschey Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) November 2018 The findings and conclusions of this Working Paper reflect the views of the author(s) and have not been subject to a detailed review by the staff of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Contact the Lincoln Institute with questions or requests for permission to reprint this paper.
[email protected] © 2018 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Abstract This paper attempts to capture some of the early lessons from the creation of a new National Park Network in Chilean Patagonia. We argue that the National Park Network of Patagonia constitutes green infrastructure in its own right – a connected, coherent ensemble of protected areas that provide habitat for wildlife, ensure the provisioning of ecosystem services and offer opportunities for nature-based recreation and a burgeoning sustainable tourism industry. We outline open questions and challenges concerning the Network’s future governance and management and propose options for its further development. Keywords: Chile, large landscapes, green infrastructure, conservation, sustainable tourism About the Author(s) Tilmann Disselhoff is the coordinator the European Private Land Conservation Network (ELCN), a project of the European Commission’s LIFE Programme. He serves on the Steering Committee of the International Land Conservation Network, which he helped to found in 2014. He has worked on various conservation initiatives for the European Commission, the German Federal Environmental Ministry and the German Federal Environmental Foundation and served as the coordinator for the National Network for Nature, an umbrella organization for conservation landowners in Germany, until 2016.