Tourism in protected areas is a delicate matter, requiring a careful balance between conservation and visitor access. The HUMANITA summer school introduced students to evidence-based, participatory management tools that enable them to understand how to assess and monitor impacts of tourism on the environment. University students in environmental sciences, or a protected area rangers eager to learn innovative techniques for visitor and environmental monitoring, were the perfect target groups to join the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE funded Summer School and gain hands-on experiences in a four-day programme in cutting-edge digital tools for conservation. The Summer school took place from 14 – 17 July 2025 in Villach, Austria. It provided an opportunity to learn more about the Summer school: https://www.fh-kaernten.at/weiterbildung/engineering-it/humanita-interreg-ce
Photo: Urosh Grabner