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Mountain areas as menageries
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Feb 14, 2007
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nature conservation/support,
nature,
biodiversity
The latest issue of the Journal of Alpine Research (fr/en) features "mountain areas as menageries". Indeed the decline in biodiversity is a major ecological problem.
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Ski runs a hazard for bird communities
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Feb 14, 2007
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threats to nature and landscape,
nature,
biodiversity
According to a report compiled by ecologists at the University of Turin/I in the Journal of Applied Ecology, high-altitude alpine ski runs are posing a serious threat to bird communities.
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Biological diversity as an investment - Protected areas give the Alps a good image and help man and nature
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Mar 20, 2007
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conservation areas,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
biodiversity
Given good management, protected areas can contribute both to regional value-added and the preservation of biodiversity. Environmentally friendly holiday accommodation with a recognised seal of approval like the Gîtes Panda in the French Alps enhances the quality of life in and around protected areas.
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Using biological GIS databases to gain a better understanding of mountain biodiversity
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Apr 26, 2007
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biodiversity
Linking biological databases with geophysical data (such as precise co-ordinates, altitudes, temperature) provides a good basis for obtaining more accurate analyses of biodiversity in mountain areas.
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Status report on the lynx in the Alps
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Sep 28, 2007
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biodiversity monitoring,
biodiversity,
nature monitoring,
nature,
nature conservation/support,
nature
The Alpine countries have updated their information on the status and distribution of lynx populations on their respective territories for the period 2000 to 2004. The findings are summarised in a new report as part of SCALP (Status and Conservation of the Alpine Lynx Population).
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Agricultural genetic resources of the Alps
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Jan 17, 2008
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biodiversity monitoring,
biodiversity,
nature conservation/support,
nature
The final report of the project "Continuous Monitoring of Agricultural Genetic Resources of the Alps: The Alpine Delphi" was published at the end of 2007. The project was conducted by the Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe in co-operation with the SAVE Foundation.
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Ecological networks in the Alps at the 9th Conference on Biological Diversity
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May 15, 2008
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players / networks,
biodiversity
More than 5,000 participants are expected in Bonn/D at the end of May for the 9th Conference of the Contracting Parities to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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Alps and Carpathians pulling together for biological diversity
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Jun 19, 2008
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biodiversity,
development/support measures
On 29 May, the representatives of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Alpine Convention and the Carpathian Convention agreed to intensify collaboration in the field of nature protection and signed a memorandum of co-operation to that effect.
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Biodiversity and climate change as subjects for transnational co-operation
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Jul 31, 2008
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INTERREG,
development/support measures,
biodiversity,
climate change, climate policy
The Alpine Space Programme established in the framework of the INTERREG IVB European Community Initiative Programme is being used to fund a dozen new projects.
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More than 10,000 alien species in Europe
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Dec 04, 2008
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biodiversity monitoring,
biodiversity,
nature conservation/support,
nature
The fact that more and more non-indigenous species of fauna and flora are spreading throughout Europe is nothing new. But for the first time a complete list of all the invasive species has now been compiled.
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