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11/09/2012 - News from the network ALPARC Election of ALPARC’s new International Steering Committee
The new International Steering Committee (ISC) was elected during the ALPARC General Assembly held on 7th September 2012 at Poschiavo (CH) as part of the Alpine Week.Michael Vogel, director of the Berchtesgaden National Park in Germany was re-elected to the chair of ISC until the next General Assembly which will mark the creation of the new ALPARC association. The deputy chairmen are Alain Brandeis and Massimo Bocca.
01/09/2012 - News from the network ALPARC Environmental education workshop 2012: register before the 30th September!
It is still possible to register for the 2nd International Workshop “Mountain Environmental Education in Alpine protected areas” until the 30th of September and within the limit of available places.
Please find attached the final program, practical information and news about the inscription.
30/08/2012 - News from the network ALPARC Who has not dreamed about flying?
They glide... a few wing beats, they slip between the trees to complete their flight on a hilltop. The birds. What do you think, how do birds feel when they see the Alps, drifting by under their wings during their migration in spring and autumn?
29/08/2012 - News from the network ALPARC The 2011-2012 ALPARC activities report has just been released
“ALPARC, one network, many perspectives” is the title of the new Activities Report of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas. The purpose of this document is to present the principal actions undertaken in 2011-2012, but also to open and present the perspectives for the near future.
29/08/2012 - International news eco.mont – Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
It is with great pride that we announce that eco.mont has just been admitted into the prestigious Thomson Index (Web of Science), with retroactive inclusion of all past issues (back to issue 1 in June 2009).