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Fertilizer use causes long-term disruption to alpine eco-systems
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Sep 21, 2006
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research, science
A study by the Swiss national research programme on "Landscapes and Habitats of the Alp" supports the assumption that alpine eco-systems do not react particularly flexibly to human intervention.
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Ecological wood-welding technology with a future
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Sep 21, 2006
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Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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research, science
Scientists from Switzerland and France have now developed a new joinery method called wood welding.
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King Albert Mountain Award an Werner Bätzing
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zopemaster
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Sep 06, 2006
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Last week the King Albert I Memorial Foundation honoured seven mountain experts with golden awards. One of the Awards went to Germany's Werner Bätzing as a "leading expert on problems of the Alps as a whole".
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ALPRO - an analysis tool for projects in the Alpine region
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May 18, 2006
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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natural parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
research, science
ALPRO is a planning tool to be used by local authorities, organisations, promoters and investors to evaluate comprehensively the impact of landscape-altering projects in the Alpine region.
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Alpine landscape too bright at night
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zopemaster
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Nov 17, 2005
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Swiss researchers have conducted a study to examine the extent to which man-made lighting has penetrated mountain regions since the 1970s. The comparison of satellite imagery shows that areas which previously were lit only in isolated spots - if at all - are now increasingly exposed to night time lighting.
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New Master of Science Programme on the Management of Protected Areas
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Mar 24, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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protected areas / sanctuaries,
research, science,
education, training, work,
society, culture
The University of Klagenfurt/A has created a new study programme on the subject of the Management of Protected Areas. The two-year course in English is to be launched in September 2005. While the first semester focuses on theoretical and scientific foundations, the second and third semesters look at practical aspects of the management of protected areas.
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Research on the economic significance of the landscape
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Feb 10, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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research, science,
landscape,
tourism
What is the monetary value of the Alpine landscape for the resident populations and tourists? This question was studied in the framework of Swiss National Research Programme NFP48 "Landscapes and Living Spaces in the Alps".
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Deregulation of public services accentuates regional polarisation in Switzerland's alpine regions
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zopemaster
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Dec 02, 2004
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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services,
research, science
A new study by the Swiss National Research Programme NFP 48 entitled Landscapes and Habitats of the Alps has shown that the deregulation of public services has accentuated inequalities between centres and peripheries in alpine regions.
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Are the Alps fit for the future? "Future in the Alps" project gets underway
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Sep 23, 2004
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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sustainable development,
players / networks,
research, science
At the Alpine Week 2004 in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) presented its new project entitled "Future in the Alps", a broad-based project aimed at promoting sustainable development in the alpine region.
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King Albert I Memorial Foundation Award
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Sep 23, 2004
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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research, science,
development/support measures
For the sixth time now the King Albert I Memorial Foundation presented awards for outstanding achievements in connection with the mountains of the world at Pontresina/CH on 11 September 2004.
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