BPPP - LITERATURE AND PUBLICATIONS

= CONTENT UPDATED SINCE 24/05/10
VISITORS SINCE 27/6/07 -

LITERATURE AND PUBLICATIONS

There follows a list of documents, literature and publications produced by, or relavent to, the BPPP. Unless otherwise specified all copyright is reserved by the BPPP:

Available Online:

Creating the First Balkan Peace Park: further progress on the Cross-border Project. - An article by Antonia Young published on the Frosina Forum (May 2005)
BALKANS PEACE PARK PROJECT NEWSLETTER No. 4 December 2005
December 2005 BPPP Newsletter
Shala Valley Project 2005 Final Report
Our New ANNUAL REPORT - Covering the period 1/1/2005-31/3/2006
An extract from a hidden europe feature on the road that disappeared! This is about the old highway over Cakor Pass that leaves Montenegro's Lim valley and heads east to Péc in Kosova. Originally published in Issue 6 of hidden europe ( Jan 2006)
'The Role of Resource Sharing Initiatives in Peace-Building: the Case of Peace Parks' - Our US Project Developer's final thesis for her Degree of Bachelor of Arts in International Relations (May 2006)
IUCN European Greenbelt Newsletter - See page 7 for an article about the BPPP (Spring 06)
AN UPDATED Report on the 30th June 06 Panel Discussion on Transboundary Peace Parks for the Ecology and Peace Commission at the International Peace Research Association in Calgary - by Abby Raddis
Richard Hargreave’s quick report on the Balkans Peace Park Coalition Regional Conference, 15 – 16th November 2006
An extract from a hidden europe feature on peace parks, written by hidden europe editor Nicky Gardner. It was originally published in Issue 14 of hidden europe ( May 2007)
Letter of Good Intent - Signed by the heads of all six BPP municpalities (Nov 2006)
NEW BPPP Leaflet - NB. This version of the leaflet has been rearranged so that it reads logically when presented on the web (Dec 2006)
The 2006 Field Season Report of the Shala Valley Project
The Mountain Forum Bulletin, Volume VII Issue 1, January 2007 - see page 37. For more information on the Mountain Forum please visit http://www.mtnforum.org (the article unfortunately omits mention of support also received from the Kosovo/a Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports).
Our new BPPP Newsletter (June 2007)
The proposal for the BPPP's nomination for the BGTW Best Overseas Tourism Project 2007 award - made by Nicky Gardner of hidden europe magazine (June 2007)
The BPPP's nomination for the BGTW Best Overseas Tourism Project 2007 award (Aug 2007)
Article about the BPPP's nomination in the 14th SEE Bulletin ( Sept 2007 - see page 7)
Article about the BPPP by Lord Chris Smith of Finsbury, President of the Ramblers Association. Originally published in the October 2007 issue of Country Walking magazine on page 16 ( www.countrywalking.co.uk). Lord Smith is perhaps the first Cabinet Minister to have bagged all the 'Munros'
Our new three fold brochure (published November 2007) Low-res version - 372kb
Our new three fold brochure (published November 2007) High-res version - 17.9mb
Our Highly Recommended Certificate from the British Guild of Travel Writers (November 2007)
Interview between A. Young and R. Gjoni of Mjaft © Albanian Mail (Dec 2007)
Our revised document describing the make-up of the Balkans Peace Park Project Committee Members (Dec 2007)
An extract from a hidden europe feature on women's lives in High Albania. Written by Antonia Young and Anjeza Cikopano, this article looks at women's lives under the kanun code, which governs life in the mountains of northern Albania. Originally published in Issue 18 of hidden europe (January 2008)
An extract from a hidden europe feature on the mountainous country where Montenegro abuts onto Albania by Rudolf Abraham. Originally published in Issue 22 of hidden europe (Sept 2008)
An extract from a hidden europe feature on Edith Durham in Prokletije by Rudolf Abraham. Originally published in Issue 20 of hidden europe (May 2008)
Information about Conference presentations about the BPPP given by Ann Kennard
Statement by Alan Hulme (Ranger Services Manager Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority) regarding the BPPP Summer Programme
Balkans Peace Park Summer Programme 2008 Report (June 16 to August 9, 2008) Thethi, Albania - Compiled by J. Todd Walters
Link to the Shala Valley Project's report on their 2008 season which included an excavation at the Iron Age site of Grunas
Link to a LA Times article on Thethi, written by an Associated Press reporter who accompanied the SVP in the field this year
Antonia Young's report on June 2009 Podgorica meeting organised by UNEP
LETTER OF SUPPORT
In June 2009, Antonia Young visited the Morokulien Peace Park founded in l9l4 (following a decison from the Nordic peace congress in l9l0) on the borders of Sweden and Norway. She met with Christina Oster, Chairman of Fredsplassens Venner (Sweden see www.fredsmonumentet.com), and Knut Gustav Wole, Major of Eidskog Comune (Norway see www.eidskog.kommune.no), The site contains a monument to peace between the two countries, a tourist and information centre erected across the border, and a planting of trees, dedicated by ministers of both countries.
Christina's letter provides inspiration and a vision for the future of the Balkan Peace Park, and European Peace Parks in general:
"Dear Antonia,

In Morokulien it is high season right now, about 3-4 buses with tourists coming in every day; people from Poland, South Korea, Brazil, Greece and many other corners of the world. Wouldn't it be great if at least the European Peace Parks could have a common brochure for visitors, including the new one being established in Russia/Finland?

Best regards and all the best

Christina"

Available in Print:

Antonia Young has a chapter published in Peter Simonic et al's recent book "ETHNOGRAPHY OF PROTECTED AREAS; Endangered Habitats - Endangered Cultures" Univ. of Ljubljana Press, 2006.
Piece on BPPP in Peace Studies Newsletter, University of Bradford, May 2007 (and several previous issues)
The BPPP features in the most recent editions of Bradt Travel Guides to all 3 BPP countries. For more information please visit www.bradt-travelguides.com/
The BPPP is featured in Rudolph Abraham's new book, The Mountains of Montenegro, Cicerone Press 2007. For more information please visit http://www.cicerone.co.uk/product/detail.cfm/book/506/title/the-mountains-of-montenegro.

ACTIVITY REPORTS

Informal reports of treks and other projects produced by those involved in them:

ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES

Old press releases archived:

11th November 2007 - Balkans Peace Park Project highly commended by British Guild of Travel Writers 2007

NB: You will need to have Word or a compatible Word Viewer and/or .pdf viewer installed on your computer in order to view these files. If you have not, please download one from Microsoft and/or Adobe.

The Balkans Peace Park Project is a registered UK Charity (No. 1105447) and is regulated by the Charities Commission of England and Wales. T&C