Certifications and Awards

In June 2023, the Ammergau Alps Nature Park received an award for its children's holiday program " Junior Ranger on a Discovery Tour " as part of the " Katzensprung 2.0 " project . Only selected and sustainably managed tourism offerings are honored with this award.

About the project Katzensprung
The project “Katzensprung 2.0 – Active for climate protection in German tourism” is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection as part of the National Climate Protection Initiative. The project is a continuation of the successful pilot project “Katzensprung. Small ways. Big experiences” and a joint project between the Association of Germans Nature parks e. V., the Institute for Sustainable Nutrition and Food Economics at the Münster University of Applied Sciences, the Technical University of Berlin - Institute for Vocational Education and Work Studies (TUB) and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy GmbH.

Junior Ranger on a discovery tour

Further information about Katzensprung 2.0

In June 2021, the Ammergau Alps Nature Park took part in the “Nature Park Quality Offensive” and answered more than 100 questions about its work in the areas of “management and organization” as well as in the four fields of action “nature conservation and landscape management”, “recreation and sustainable tourism”, “Education for sustainable development and environmental education” and “Sustainable regional development”. A so-called “quality scout” then traveled to the nature park and evaluated the information. Due to the number of points achieved (which must be between 300 out of 500 for the “Quality Nature Park” award), the Ammergau Alps Nature Park is entitled to bear the title “Quality Nature Park”.

The “Natural Parks Quality Offensive” supports the nature parks in their areas of action: protection, recreation, education, development and management. The aim is to constantly improve the quality of the nature parks' work and offerings, as well as to provide better support for their work in society, business and politics.

Ammergau Alps win fairwärts competition

EXTRACT FROM THE PRESS RELEASE TOURCERT / KATE EV (June 29.06.2020, XNUMX)

The destination management organization (DMO) Ammergauer Alpen GmbH took first place in the "Sustainable Customer Journey" category , having applied with its concept for sustainable tourism development in the nature park region. Ammergauer Alpen GmbH scored points with a well-thought-out transportation concept promoting sustainable mobility and a comprehensive strategy for sustainable visitor management . Part of this strategy involves nature park rangers who are responsible for nature conservation and serve as contact persons for guests and locals, thus providing valuable information. Educational trails and nature tours range from moorland and birdwatching trails to beaver and eagle observations, as well as herb walks and orchid hikes. The jury justified their choice by citing the relaxed approach to introducing locals and guests to a respectful interaction with nature and motivating them to greater environmental and nature conservation.

The Destination Nature Award 2020 goes to the Ammergau Alps Nature Park!
Since 2009, the Destination Nature Award has recognized the commitment to networking sustainable tourism and environmentally friendly mobility. The awards are given to projects that have already been implemented and are exemplary. The cooperation is supported by the large environmental associations BUND, NABU and VCD and Deutsche Bahn.
Our region receives the award for the comprehensively expanded mobility offering, which can be used free of charge with the electronic guest cards. Due to the corona pandemic, the 2020 award was presented as part of an online event.
Further information on the Internet at 

Website of Destination Nature.

You can find the awards ceremony on YouTube.