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Mountain areas as menageries
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Feb 14, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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filed under:
nature conservation/support,
nature,
biodiversity
The latest issue of the Journal of Alpine Research (fr/en) features "mountain areas as menageries". Indeed the decline in biodiversity is a major ecological problem.
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The way of the Wolves - The Alps- Carpathian Corridor
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zopemaster
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Jun 14, 2006
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
nature conservation/support,
nature,
animal ecology,
ecology
The Austrian Ministry for Transportation Innovation and Technology is committed to the establishment of the wildlife Alps-Carpathian Corridor.
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New alpMedia dossier - "Ecological Networks"
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zopemaster
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Apr 06, 2006
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:25 PM
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nature conservation/support,
nature,
ecology,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties
On 7 and 8 November 2005 representatives of the eight member states of the Alpine Convention attended a seminar on the creation of an ecological network of protected areas to debate the possibilities for establishing an ecological network spanning the Alps. The alpMedia dossier entitled "Ecological Networks" drawn up on that occasion provides an overview of the instruments that play an important role in the establishment of ecological networks at the global, pan-European, European and national levels.
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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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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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New publication: "Path to Nature's Wisdom - Ecological Dialogue Himalaya and Alps"
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Aug 26, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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nature conservation/support,
nature,
sustainable development,
ethnic and linguistic communities,
society, culture
The Naturschutzbund Steiermark/A has published a German and English conference book following the international conference "Path to Nature's Wisdom - Ecological Dialogue Himalaya and Alps". The conference was held in Graz/A from 9 to 11 October 2002 as part of the UN's International Year of the Mountains 2002, under the patronage of the Dalai Lama.
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Projects to protect bearded vultures and golden eagles show positive results
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zopemaster
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Apr 08, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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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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Preserving priority areas of the Alps
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zopemaster
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Feb 12, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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nature conservation/support,
nature,
biodiversity
At the UN Conference on Biological Diversity in Kuala Lumpur the WWF presented a study identifying 23 priority areas of the Alps. The alpine study in five languages was drawn up by the WWF, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA), the Network of Alpine Protected Areas and the International Scientific Committee for Alpine Research (ISCAR) with the help of a hundred experts from 90 institutions and bodies.
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A brochure on "nature-compatible winter tours"
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zopemaster
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Dec 04, 2003
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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filed under:
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
nature conservation/support,
nature,
environmental education (adults),
environmental education
Over the past few years nature-based winter activities have increased throughout the Alps. More and more these activities are spilling into regions which have hitherto been spared the impact of leisure tourism. In its new brochure entitled "Nature-compatible Winter Tours" the Club Arc Alpin (CAA), the umbrella organisation of the eight alpine associations operating throughout the Alps, offers simple, easy-to-apply tips for winter sports enthusiasts on how to adopt a proactive approach and prevent a negative impact on nature and the landscape.
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