Soomaa, Estonia's ‘land of bogs,’ joins the PAN Park network

Sooma National Park in Estonia joined the Pan Parks network of wilderness areas as it proved excellence in combining wilderness protection and sustainable tourism development. To get the PAN Parks certification the Estonian park was subject to independent international verification according to the PAN Parks Principles and Criteria, including environmental and sustainable tourism aspects.

Zoltan Kun, Executive Director of Pan Parks Foundation, added, "We are glad to welcome Sooma National Park in our network as it represents the largest intact peat bog system in Europe preserved as wilderness. The area is also special as it has unique tourism potential with a well-developed trail system providing extraordinary wilderness experience for visitors."

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