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Alpine summit flora undergoing rapid change
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zopemaster
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Nov 03, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
biology,
ecology,
nature monitoring,
nature,
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy
As part of their study on the "Influence of Climate Change on Succession Processes and Population Dynamics of Vegetation in Alpine Environments" research teams at the universities of Hanover/D and Zurich/CH have concluded that the rate of change in the floristic composition of vegetation in the Swiss Alps is increasing all the time. According to the experts this trend is consistent with global climate change.
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Satellite technology in South Tyrol
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zopemaster
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Oct 20, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
nature monitoring,
nature,
landscape monitoring,
landscape
By October of next year, South Tyrol/I wants to be able to receive data from the various earth observation satellites and evaluate it at a purpose-built facility at the European Academy in Bolzano.
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€160,000 in prize money for sustainable projects in the Alpine region
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zopemaster
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Sep 22, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
development/support measures,
nature conservation/support,
nature,
sustainable development
CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, has awarded prizes worth a total of €160,000 to eight outstanding projects aimed at sustainable development in the Alpine region. The awards for the Future in the Alps Competition were presented today at CIPRA's annual conference in Brig/CH.
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Space observation to assist risk management in the Alps
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zopemaster
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Jul 14, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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natural hazards,
nature,
nature monitoring,
nature
Satellites are to be used in a bid to improve the risk management of landslides, avalanches, mudslides and floods in Alpine regions. This is the objective of the latest ASSIST (Alpine Safety, Security and Informational Services and Technologies) research project, which is currently being launched as part of the European "Global Monitoring for Environment and Security" (GMES) initiative.
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Exchange of know-how on hydrogeological disruptions
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zopemaster
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Jul 14, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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INTERREG,
development/support measures,
natural hazards,
nature,
hydrology / run-off characteristics,
rivers and streams
The CATCHRISK project (mitigation of hydro-geological risk in alpine catchments) is in its end phase.
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Red deer a tasty treat for Italian wolves
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 14, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
nature descriptions,
nature,
animal ecology,
ecology
Italian researchers have been analysing the excrements of two packs of wolves roaming Italy's Alpine region.
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Fewer glaciers, more earthquakes?
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zopemaster
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Jun 02, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
glaciers,
geomorphology,
natural hazards,
nature
According to the results of research carried out by the Universities of Münster/D and Berne/CH, the advance and retreat of glaciers and lakes can trigger earthquakes.
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Major climate change as a threat to the flora and fauna
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zopemaster
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Jan 13, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
threats to nature and landscape,
nature
A new study published by WWF International addresses the threat of rapid climate change and its impacts on the flora and fauna. For many species, the natural mechanisms of adaptation are no longer capable of coping with the sheer speed of change.
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Storm Lothar not an ecological disaster
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zopemaster
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Nov 18, 2004
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:00 PM
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filed under:
natural hazards,
nature,
ecology,
silviculture
Storm damage does not pose a threat to the long-term conservation of Switzerland's forests; rather it contributes to forest renewal and promotes biodiversity.
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As free as a bird? Light pollution a hazard for migratory birds
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zopemaster
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Nov 04, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
environment,
nature
More and more migratory birds are falling prey to night-time lighting conditions as they fly south. A closed cover of low-lying fog such as the one that prevailed over large areas of Switzerland in mid-October seriously disrupts the migratory birds' ability to orientate themselves; combined with towns and villages that are brightly lit at night it can represent a death trap for the birds.
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