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Questionnaire on best practice in protected area management
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Jan 15, 2004
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landscape conservation/support,
landscape,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
INTERREG,
development/support measures
Experts and people working in protected areas are invited to take part in a questionnaire on best practice in protected area management.
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Natura 2000 List for EU mountain regions approved
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Jan 15, 2004
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Natura 2000 areas,
protected areas / sanctuaries
The list of Natura 2000 protected areas in mountain regions of the EU was approved by the European Commission at the end of 2003. It covers 959 nature sites in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Apennines and the Fennoscandian mountains, which under the Council Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna are considered to be of European importance.
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Projects to protect bearded vultures and golden eagles show positive results
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Apr 08, 2004
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nature conservation/support,
nature,
biology,
ecology,
national parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries
The species preservation projects "Golden Eagles in the Eastern Alps" and "Resettlement of Bearded Vultures in the Alps" were presented on 26 March as part of the 16th National Park Weeks at the Hohe Tauern National Park in Salzburg/A.
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Fires aglow for alpine protected areas
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Jun 03, 2004
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natural parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
landscape protection areas,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
resistance to transit traffic,
transalpine transport
The "Fire across the Alps" event aims to send a glowing message on behalf of alpine policy in 2004, too. The emphasis this year is on alpine protected areas. Other "pot burners" include transit traffic and local issues. The fires also symbolise the solidarity between alpine countries and regions.
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Mount Everest put forward for UNESCO World Heritage in Danger List
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Dec 02, 2004
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world heritage,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
national parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
glaciers,
geomorphology
The Mount Everest region is at risk from global warming and should therefore be included on the UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger List. Mountaineers and representatives of the environmental group Friends of the Earth submitted a petition to the UNESCO Committee at the end of November.
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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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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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New EU project: AlpNaTour
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Apr 07, 2005
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Natura 2000 areas,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism
The Interreg IIIB AlpNaTour Project has been up and running since the start of this year. The Project focuses on practical ways of integrating recreation and tourism concerns in management planning processes of Natura 2000 sites. The Project is to provide a guideline and checklists for the management of Natura 2000 sites influenced by the economic interests of tourism and recreation.
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2005 Junior Ranger Camp - Protected areas and cross-border co-operation
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May 19, 2005
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protected areas / sanctuaries,
education, training, work,
society, culture
From 31 July to 6 August the Gesäuse National Park in Austria is hosting an International Junior Ranger Camp. Junior Ranger is the name of a European pilot project co-ordinated by EUROPARC which is targeted at young people from the affiliated protected areas and the regions bordering on them.
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Partnership between the Alps and the Carpathians
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Jun 30, 2005
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biodiversity,
protected areas / sanctuaries
On 16 June UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the WWF launched a new partnership between the Alps and the Carpathians in Montecatini/I.
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Berchtesgaden National Park in a wheelchair
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Jul 14, 2005
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society, culture,
national parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries
The model project "No Barriers at the Berchtesgaden National Park" is to get underway in Berchtesgaden/D in July 2005. The project is to look at ways in which people with physical disabilities or restricted mobility can gain access to unspoilt natural environments.
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