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137 7.2.2 National Park Black Forest, a bit wilder 2. Community engagement Degree of engagement Co-creation in the planning process: The National Park area is divided into three zones with different degrees of protection: Core Zone, Development Zone, and Management Zone. This division was made with the involvement of the population in the course of a large-scale participation process. 147 suggestions from visitors, municipalities and an online forum set up especially for this purpose were discussed in advance and implemented. Participation: Participation is a key concern of the National Park. Participation takes place in various forms. Depending on the topic, for example, guided tours, workshops, information events, visits to municipal council and district council meetings, tours, online information, or on- line dialogues are offered. Since May 2022, there have been many different opportunities to get involved in the fur - ther development of the National Park. An information event in Forbach, broad online participation and theme tours as well as workshops brought together many ideas and suggestions from interested citizens. Another centrepiece of the participation was a citizens’ forum made up of some 1,000 randomly selected citizens from all over Baden-Württemberg and the region surrounding the National Park. The forum brought together different perspectives from society. The study was intended to find out which opportunities, risks, and issues of a further devel - opment of the National Park are important to the population. In addition, citizens were asked about conceivable opportunities for participation. Assistance There are a lot of people participating and helping out as volunteers at the National Park. Diversity of Audiences (types) Families with primary school children, adults, hiking groups, bus groups, people with dis - abilities, the elderly, English or French speaking foreign visitors. Positive impact on the community (examples) Communities benefit directly from the promotion of a great visitor centre and education -