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The true value of our mountains
by zopemaster — published Sep 30, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: , , ,
The European Environmental Agency (EEA) has just published a new report titled Europe's ecological backbone: recognising the true value of our mountains. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of population numbers, ecosystems, water cycles, land use, and policies in mountain regions. The report focuses its attention on forces and interactions between the various issues and their impact on Europe's mountain areas.
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Alpine regions join forces to tackle climate change
by zopemaster — published Jul 13, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: ,
Autumn 2010 is to see the start of the first climate projects as part of a transnational LEADER project initiated by CIPRA. LEADER regions from Austria, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and dedicated regions in Switzerland and France want to implement sustainable climate response measures and exchange their knowledge and experience at workshops and field trips.
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Conference searching solutions to adapt to climate change
by zopemaster — published Feb 08, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:26 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Berchtesgaden National Park and the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC) organised an international conference on ecological networks and climate change. The conference "Alpine Ecological Network: a response to climate change that will preserve biodiversity?" took place in Berchtesgaden, Germany, on 15th and 16th October 2009.
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Global warming increases frequency and extent of flood catastrophes in the Alps
by zopemaster — published Feb 03, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , ,
In an article published in the magazine Geophysical Research Letters researchers at Italy's Politecnico University in Turin recently confirmed that more frequent and more extensive floods in mountain areas were one of the consequences of global warming.
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Extremes of climate affect spread of tree species
by zopemaster — published Nov 24, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , ,
In a recently published study scientists at the WSL (the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape) working with an international research team demonstrated for the first time that the disappearance of tree species in certain regions is due not just to the higher mean temperature but also to extremes of climate-related events.
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Climate check-up for the Alps
by zopemaster — published Nov 05, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
What sort of impact and side effects do climate response measures have? CIPRA's latest issue of AlpsInsight entitled In the Name of Climate Protection looks at how climate change issues are being addressed in the Alps and points the way towards sustainable action.
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Toxic glacier melts
by zopemaster — published Nov 05, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
A new study has confirmed that melting glaciers release chemical substances that have long been banned and are not longer produced by industry. Researchers from Swiss education institutes took frozen sediment core samples from the Oberaar reservoir in the Grimsel area in Switzerland and used the layers to reconstruct the history of the lake back to when it was first established in 1953.
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New publication: Mountain Biodiversity and Climate Change
by zopemaster — published Aug 27, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , ,
On the basis of papers presented at the International Mountain Biodiversity Conference held in Kathmandu/NP in November 2008, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has published a brochure on biodiversity in mountain landscapes and climate change.
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Mountain hike for climate protection
by zopemaster — published Aug 27, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
On 15 August 2009, some seventy hikers went up to the Goldbergkees glacier on the Hoher Sonnblick in Salzburg/A to draw attention to the impacts of global climate change.
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Melting glaciers on your local mountain - what now?
by zopemaster — published Aug 03, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , ,
On 24th and 25th September 2009 cc.alps is organising an international conference on the impact of melting glaciers on communities in collaboration with CIPRA Switzerland and the Swiss Foundation for Landscape Preservation in Crans Montana/CH.
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