Best practice in the natural environment
Treat the area as if it were your home.
If someone comes to visit you at your home, how would you like them to behave? Everything you believe would be incorrect: acts of vandalism, damaging infrastructure, disruption and noise- these are behaviours you should avoid in the spaces you visit. These places are someone’s home and you must respect the rest of the inhabitants, whether they are animals, plants or people.
Problems it can cause
Inappropriate behaviour, such as making too much noise, organising parties, and more can disturb the rest of the various inhabitants of the space you visit, whether it’s people living nearby or other inhabitants such as wildlife.
The infrastructure you find in most natural areas belongs to everyone, including you. Acts of vandalism or damaging infrastructure harm both you and the rest of the visitors who want to enjoy and explore the space with respect.
Best practices
When you visit a space, behave as you would like us to behave when we visit you:
Know and always respect the regulations established in each natural area.
Leave everything as you would like to find it. Do not vandalise or take any piece of the infrastructure you come across.
Be respectful of the inhabitants of the environment.
Respect the tranquillity and silence of other visitors to the area.
Associated resources
Video #NaturalBalance: waste, littering and vandalism in natural spaces – DACC
Video #NaturalBalance: in nature, there is no room for incivic acts – DACC
Infographies “Best practices in nature” – FEEC
Webpage muntanyes vives – Fundació Kilian Jornet i Paisatges Vius
Video “Silence and Nature” – ADEFFA