The MMV conference
provides a forum for research presentations and exchange of new knowledge related to monitoring and management of visitors in recreational and protected areas. The conference covers a broad range of topics in the fields of outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism. Emphasis is on policies, problems, practices and innovative solutions, and the MMV conference is relevant to both managers and researchers. The first MMV conference was organized in Vienna (Austria) in 2002 and has since then been held biannually in Rovaniemi (Finland) 2004, Rapperswil (Switzerland) 2006, Montecatini Terme (Italy) 2008, Wageningen (The Netherlands) 2010, Stockholm (Sweden) 2012, Tallinn (Estonia) 2014, Novi Sad (Serbia) 2016, Bordeaux (France) 2018, Lillehammer (Norway) 2021 (digital), Jūrmala (Latvia) 2022.
This year’s MMV will take place in Schneverdingen (Germany) from September 2-5, 2025.
Call to host MMV13: The MMV Steering Committee seeks a host institution for the 13th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV) in 2026.
To learn more about the history and previous MMV Conferences, please click here.
