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Alps insight: Schengen for Flora and Fauna
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zopemaster
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published
May 20, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:26 AM
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filed under:
nature conservation/support,
nature,
protected areas / sanctuaries
CIPRA's Alps insight No. 90 (formerly CIPRA Info) "Schengen for Flora and Fauna" is devoted to the topic of biotope networking.
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Latest update on ecological networks in the Alpine region
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zopemaster
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published
Mar 12, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM
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filed under:
nature conservation/support,
nature,
ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles,
ecology,
regional planning, regional development, land use
CIPRA has just expanded and updated its online dossier on "Relevant Instruments Relating to Ecological Networks in the Alpine Region".
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More than 10,000 alien species in Europe
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zopemaster
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Dec 04, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
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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ECONNECT: Nature without limits
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zopemaster
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published
Nov 06, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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protected areas / sanctuaries,
nature conservation/support,
nature,
climate change, climate policy
The kick-off for the EU project "ECONNECT - Restoring the web of life" took place in Vienna/A on 4 and 5 November. Over the next three years sixteen partners and four observers from all the Alpine States will be working to implement an ecological network across state borders and the confines of protected areas.
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Protected areas in the EU lacking in quality
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zopemaster
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published
Oct 23, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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protected areas / sanctuaries,
nature conservation/support,
nature
According to a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) more than half of the protected species and habitats in the EU are under pressure. Worldwide, just under 17,000 species are on the Red List, i.e. threatened by extinction.
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Latest issue of the Journal of Alpine Research
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zopemaster
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published
Oct 23, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
water consumption, water supply,
nature conservation/support,
nature
The latest publication in the bilingual series Journal of Alpine Research comprises four specialist articles on different topical issues. The first feature deals with the rivalry for public commodities, illustrated with the specific example of an irrigation system in northern Italy.
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Agricultural genetic resources of the Alps
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zopemaster
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published
Jan 17, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
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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Luc Hoffmann honoured for his life's work as a conservationist
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Sep 28, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
nature conservation/support,
nature,
environmental protection,
environment
The 2007 Environmental Award of the European Nature Heritage Fund goes to Switzerland's Luc Hoffmann in recognition of his life's work as a prominent nature conservationist and nature heritage patron.
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Status report on the lynx in the Alps
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published
Sep 28, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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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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Nature abhors a border
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 05, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
nature conservation/support,
nature,
sustainable development
Nature in the Alps should be networked more effectively; to this end, the hindrances that stand in the way of animal migration and the spread of vegetation and plants should be made more permeable. Four alpine-wide network organisations are aiming to create an "ecological continuum" in the Alps. The preliminary project has just been given the go-ahead.
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