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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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Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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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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Initiative for mountain enthusiasts with disabilities
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Apr 26, 2007
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Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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protected areas / sanctuaries
This summer the French Vanoise National Park is offering special programmes for visitors with physical disabilities.
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Global know-how transfer: Workshop in the Ukraine and international further education programme
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Aug 01, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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players / networks,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
sustainable development
One of the aims of Future in the Alps is to make the findings gained from the project available to mountain regions beyond the Alps, too. To this end, CIPRA, together with the international organisation Green Dossier, held a workshop in the Ukraine from 31 May to 2 June on solving conflicts in protected areas.
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New UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in mountain areas
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zopemaster
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Oct 11, 2007
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Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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biosphere reserves,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
players / networks
A total of 23 selected regions and protected areas from 18 countries are to join the global network of biosphere reserves. The decision was taken in Paris at the conference of the International Co-ordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB).
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New issue of the Journal of Alpine Research
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zopemaster
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Nov 08, 2007
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last modified
Jun 01, 2023 11:23 AM
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landscape monitoring,
landscape,
natural parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
settlement landscape,
landscape
The latest publication in the series Journal of Alpine Research features four specialist articles addressing different issues. However they all focus on the landscape and the way in which it is changing.
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New alpine Natura 2000 regions
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zopemaster
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Apr 03, 2008
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Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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development/support measures,
conservation areas,
protected areas / sanctuaries
In spring 2008 a whole range of new alpine Natura 2000 regions were included in the EU-wide network of protected areas Natura 2000 and published in an updated list.
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New World Heritage sites in the Alps
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zopemaster
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Jul 17, 2008
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Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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protected areas / sanctuaries,
players / networks
In July the UNESCO World Heritage Committee added another 27 cultural and natural sites to the World Heritage List, including three located in the Alpine region, namely the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona with the Glarus overthrust, the cross-border (CH/I) Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes and the fortifications of Vauban in France.
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Protected areas in the EU lacking in quality
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Oct 23, 2008
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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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ECONNECT: Nature without limits
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Nov 06, 2008
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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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UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch wins TO DO! Award 2008
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Apr 09, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM
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biosphere reserves,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
tourism,
landscape conservation/support,
landscape
Every year since 1995 the Institute for Tourism and Development (Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung) stages its "TO DO!" competition for socially responsible tourism.
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