Issued of the 4th Symposium for Research in Protected Areas , hosted by Hohe Tauern National Park in Kaprun, Austria, from 17-19 September 2009,

a joint declaration of protected area researchers, the Working Group Protected Area Research of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC) and the International Scientific Committee of Research in the Alps (ISCAR) ,

for the at tent ion of the directors of alpine protected areas and the relevant authorities across the countries of the Alps:

extract:

1. For the long-term development of the parks and as an indispensible basis for adaptation measures to global and climate change, all protected areas within the Alpine Space need data that provides information about development trends in important environmental fields.

2. The preservation of biodiversity and its development – one of the key objectives of protected areas – requires a comprehensive inventory and on-site monitoring. Protected areas must know what they are protecting and how adequate that protection is. etc.

Researchers: You can at this link sign the declaration to show your support, thank you in advance!