Today the effects of climate change are also obvious in the protected areas and the phenomenon is accelerated in the Alps compared to other European regions.

The kick-off for the EU project “ECONNECT – Restoring the web of life” took place in Vienna/A on 4th and 5th November. Over the next three years, sixteen partners...

The kick-off for the EU project “ECONNECT – Restoring the web of life” took place in Vienna/A on 4th and 5th November. Over the next three years, sixteen partners...

Stop – no way through! A giant wall blocks the way of pedestrians in Zurich/CH, Vienna/A, Munich/D, Ljubljana/SI, Milan/I and Lyon/F. For animals, it’s the same every day: streets and settlements increasingly fragment their migration routes.

The alpine ecological network will have to play an important role in the years to come. The global warming of the planet entails important changes for species and habitats with a real risk of biodiversity loss.

2008 was a very important year for ecological networks in the Alps. Here is a brief overview of everything that has been done.

The international conference « Alpine Ecological Network: a response to climate change that will preserve biodiversity? » was held on 15th and 16th October 2009 in Berchtesgaden, Germany.
This event, organised by the Berchtesgaden National Park and the Alpine Network of Protected Areas, brought together 110 administrators of Alpine protected areas, international researchers, research institutes, academics etc.…

A 2 day exchange on the subject of ecological connectivity between the Carpathians and the Alps will take place in Mikulov (CZ) at the end of September...

A new report “Implementing a Pan-Alpine Ecological Network - A Compilation of Major Approaches, Tools and Activities” on the alpine activities on ecological connectivity over the past years has been published in the series “BfN Skripten” of the German Federal Agency of Nature Protection.