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Still little research into permafrost
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Aug 12, 2004
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permafrost,
geomorphology,
research, science
During a six-year experimental series Reynold Delaloye, geographer at Fribourg University/CH, has found that permafrost reacts less sensitively to warming than was previously assumed, with no change noted in soil temperature at greater depths. He attributes his findings to a cooling ventilation mechanism that sets in in winter.
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Thesis on dead wood and the preservation of biodiversity in forests
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Aug 11, 2004
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biodiversity,
silviculture,
research, science
At the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne/CH the doctoral candidate Rita Bütler has looked at the question of how much dead wood is enough for biodiversity conservation in managed forests.
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Flora Alpina - An atlas of all 4,500 plants in the Alps
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Jun 17, 2004
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biology,
ecology,
research, science
How many vascular plants make up the flora of the Alps? What do they look like? What is their correct designation? What species are annual, perennial or xyloid? When do they flower? Where can they be found? What ecology characterises the individual species? The answers to these and other questions can all be found in Flora alpina, a new publication in three volumes that covers all the flowering plants and ferns of the entire alpine region, from Vienna to Nice, from valley floor to eternal snow.
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Alpine Week: Four organisations that operate throughout the Alps join forces
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May 06, 2004
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research, science,
players / networks
This year the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA), the International Scientific Committee for Alpine Research (ISCAR), the municipality network Alliance in the Alps and the Network of Alpine Protected Areas (Alparc) are organising a joint conference in the form of an "Alpine Week". It is to be held in Kranjska Gora/SI from 22 to 25 September. The conference has elected as its theme: "The Alps of the Coming Generation - From Forecasts to Action".
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Project launch: Study of persistent organic pollutants in the Alps
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May 06, 2004
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environmental damage,
environment,
research, science,
INTERREG,
development/support measures
Very little is known to date about the actual extent of the threat to the Alps caused by persistent highly toxic environmental pollutants, also known as POP chemicals. However initial studies suggest that they do represent a burden on the Alps, especially since POPs tend to deposit in cold areas such as mountain regions.
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Italy: MOMO project for the development of new technologies in mountain regions
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Apr 22, 2004
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SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises),
research, science
The EU MOMO project, which focuses on applied research benefiting small and medium-sized companies, was recently unveiled in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Plastic materials for nanotechnology for example are to be developed at the Centre for Technological Innovations in Amaro.
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World's first institute for holiday, travel and altitude medicine
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Apr 22, 2004
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health,
society, culture,
research, science,
INTERREG,
development/support measures
"Our aim with the founding of the Institute for Holiday, Travel and Altitude Medicine at the Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology is to demonstrate and substantiate by medical and scientific means the favourable health effect of a high-altitude holiday. We also intend to establish a form of certification for tourist regions and tourist enterprises," explained Tyrol's Provincial Governor Herwig van Staa at the official presentation of the new Institute in Innsbruck/A.
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Centre for nanotechnology in the French Alps
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Feb 12, 2004
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industry,
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research, science
The first European network for nanobiotechnology, Nano2life, is being co-ordinated in Grenoble/F since February 2. So after Paris Grenoble is now the second largest research centre in France, with 18,200 people working in 200 laboratories.
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Second international conference on interdisciplinary research into mountain areas
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Dec 18, 2003
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landscape conservation/support,
landscape,
biodiversity,
research, science
Young scientists now have an opportunity to take part in the second international conference on interdisciplinary research into mountain areas. The conference is to be held at the National Park Centre Stilfserjoch in Stilfs/Trafoi (I) from 29 September to 2 October 2004 and is organised jointly by the Stilfserjoch National Park, the European Academy in Bolzano and Innsbruck University.
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Promoting produce from mountain regions
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Dec 04, 2003
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marketing,
regional cycles,
research, science
The "Mountain Group" of the Forestry Department at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has announced a new research project. Between September 2003 and March 2004 examples of good practice from all over the world are to be collated and evaluated, focusing on instances where quality products from mountain regions contribute to strengthening the local economy without impacting on the environment.
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