Le Réseau Alpin des Espaces Protégés
The Conference will take place from 13 to 15 October 2014 in the Congress Center "Le Manège".
Various sectors, such as land-use planning or agriculture, must be involved in order to ensure biodiversity in the Alps. In many regions the results of projects and studies are often not known or not directly applicable. How can the framework for a sustainable, efficient European environmental policy be improved? And how can the new EU funding programmes effectively contribute to maintaining biodiversity?
These and other topics will be discussed at the international final conference of the greenAlps project.The topics will be addressed by speakers from different perspectives, from European to local level, and discussed within the framework of workshops and field trips.
At the opening of the conference, the local population is invited to exchange views on the added value of protected areas and taste it in form of local delicacies.We invite you to join the discussion!
Contributions will be translated into German, French, Italian and Slovenian.Participation is free of charge.
The programme and the registration form are available at
http://www.greenalps-project.eu/finalconference.
The deadline for registrations is 30 September 2014.
The greenAlps project is co-funded by the EU in the context of the Alpine Space Programme INTERREG IV B in order to put into effect the results of current and completed projects in the area of biodiversity.
Further informations of the project available here.
Le Multivision pour les Alpes (http://www.multivision-alparc.org/), un voyage unique en son et en images à travers le monde fantastique de la nature alpine, sera projeté le lundi 13 octobre 2014 au Centre de Congrès « Le Manège » à Chambery. La projection commence à 20h30 et sera suivie d’une table ronde sur la thématique : « Espaces protégés de proximité – les services rendus à une ville alpine comme Chambéry » avec la participation de divers espaces protégés alpins.
L’entrée est gratuite. A partir de 19h30 un apéritif vous sera offert.
Les espaces protégés et les partenaires du projet européen greenAlps seront présents sur place avec des stands d’information.
In 2009 large parts of the Dolomites across 5 Provinces were recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Among the World Heritage objectives are sensitization and awareness building. With this in mind, the Nature Parks Office of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano has completed a new 250 m² permanent exhibition in the Nature Park House in Toblach.
The exhibition was created by the State Office for Nature Parks together with the State Office for Hochbau Ost. The exhibition concept was drawn up by a working group consisting of architect and project manager Bruno Rubner from Bruneck, geologist Emiliano Oddone from the firm Dolomiti Project from Feltre and members of staff from the Nature Parks Office, among whom Maria Margareth Pallhuber and Artur Kammerer.
Opening Times:
From 2nd May to 31st October 2014 and from 30th December 2014 to 28th March 2015, Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and from 2.30 pm to 6 pm.
In July and August also open all day Sundays and Thursdays from 6 pm to 10 pm.
Admission free
Address:
Naturparkhaus Drei Zinnen,
Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel Toblach
Dolomitenstr. 1 39034 Toblach
Tel. 0474 973017 Fax 0474 973974
E-Mail: info.dz@provinz.bz.it
Réservez dès maintenant vos dates du 8 au 10 octobre 2014 pour le Congrès des Parcs dans le Parc de la Forêt d'Orient (10) qui portera sur le thème
pour plus d'informations: http://www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.fr
Considering that
the mountaineers, in cooperation with the large population centers of Piedmont, are rallying together to adopt adaptation strategies in response to global change that is taking place, and to prevent the risks of droughts and floods. Elected officials, water managers and scientists are invited to meet together to share ideas, debate and promote joint management of the water, at the lever of upper basins.
More information and registration at this link
The Wilderness Academy Days is a unique European event, which will act as a direct follow up of the 10th World Wilderness Congress and will also prepare a message for the 2014 World Parks Congress in Sydney.
31 speakers from all across Europe and even from Australia and the United States will present interesting information on Wilderness in Europe and beyond. A trip to the new emerging wilderness area in the National Park Hohe Tauern, caused by the melting glaciers, will present some interesting insights into the real effect of climate change. Excellent food and a great location will make this conference a highlight on every wilderness advocate’s agenda.
Speaker, workshop program and registration are available at the European Wilderness Days webpage
In 2014, the EUROPARC Annual Conference: "Understanding the value of nature", will take place from 28th September until Wednesday, 1st October 2014, in Killarney, Ireland.
Program, registration form and further details are available here
Jusqu'où doit-on protéger la nature?
Le 194ème Congrès annuel SCNAT aura lieu dans le cadre du Comptoir Suisse du 19 au 28 septembre 2014 lors de l'Expo Beaulieu Lausanne.
Pour plus d'informations veuillez cliquer sur le lien suivant: www.kongress14.scnat.ch/
This section includes all the PowerPoint presentations shown during the workshop « Monitoring biodiversity transformation to document climate change impacts in Alpine protected areas”, that took place from September 10-11, 2014 at Ceresole Reale, Gran Paradiso National Park (IT).
Our friends and colleagues of the Vanoise National Park (France) and the National Gran Paradiso Park (Italy), both neighbouring alpine protected areas, have been mourning the recent deaths of two of their rangers.
Roselyne Anselmet died on 23rd August, following an accidental fall during a fauna census. A ranger in the Vanoise National Park in Bonneval-Sur-Arc since 1982, Roselyne had been a pioneer and the first woman to be part of the park’s field working teams.
Valentino Chiale, a ranger in the Gran Paradiso National Park for 25 years, also died accidentally during his activity on 9th September, while taking part in a monitoring mission in Valprato Soana.
These tragic events remind us that the profession of field worker in national parks is a fine and meaningful one, but one which is not without risks.
Their colleagues, the protected mountain areas community, the members and staff of ALPARC, and, in particular, the field workers of all the alpine parks, are deeply saddened by these accidents. The “Danilo Re Memorial”, an event which is dedicated to an Italian ranger who died in the mountains in the course of his duties, has been bringing together the officers of the many protected areas for 20 years. In this way, the alpine protected areas community pay tribute every year to Danilo and all his colleagues who have lost their lives in the course of their duties.
Tribute will be paid in memory of Roselyne and Valentino during the Danilo Re Memorial 2015, which will take place from 22nd to 25th January in the Hohe Tauern national Park, in Austria.
Sources : article and press release from the Vanoise National Park (French only)
article from the Gran Paradiso National Park (Italian only)
We are happy to announce that this summer the official ALPARC site has been completely redesigned. This will enable all its users to enjoy better-structured and more easily-readable information; at the same time it highlights the activities of the Alpine Protected Areas and their network.
Please note: some features are still being updated and we welcome all your contributions or remarks.
Still with the aim of improving communication within the ALPARC network, an ALPARC Facebook page was also activated this summer. With this tool, which complements the “News” and “Events” features of the Internet site, we wish to contribute to strengthening and boosting links and communication between the Alpine Protected Areas, its members and partners of ALPARC.
We invite you to follow us on the social network by clicking “I like” on our page.
In parallel, ALPARC actively follows the Facebook pages of all the Alpine Protected Areas, members of the association and partners who have them.
So please don’t hesitate to take an active part in our page by sharing your comments and your thoughts!
The case of Daniza the bear has revived the debate about the cohabitation of humans and large predators in Italy, as in the other alpine countries.
This summer Daniza became sadly notorious after wounding a man who was observing her cubs, aged of 8 months, in the forest of Pinzolo, Trentino (IT). Following this, the administration of the Province of Trento ordered her capture for reasons of public safety. On 10th September, the bear died after being anaesthetized to allow her to be captured. Daniza, 19 years of age, had been introduced into the Trentino Mountains in 2000, in the framework of a project financed by the European Union and named “Life Ursus”. Since then she had given birth to 17 cubs. Between 40 and 49 brown bears, a “particularly protected species” in Italy, live in the mountainous areas between the Trentino area and nearby areas. This therefore has shown the success of the project in biological terms.
The cohabitation of humans and predators still controversial
Throughout the summer the debate on the fate of the bear was very heated, in the press as well as in public opinion and specialized associations. People rallied on an unprecedented scale in support of the bear, especially on the social networks in Italy (for example : Io sto con Daniza – “I am with Daniza” ). This case shows once again how controversial the question of cohabitation between humans and predators remains and how the management of these species (bears, wolves and lynx in the Alps) can raise serious problems in many ways.
Finding solutions together
It is clear that joint work between the different Alpine Protected Areas, the institutions concerned and associations specialized in this theme is fundamental. This work must be carried out taking into account the fact that in a heavily populated mountain range like the Alps, there has to be an active management of the large carnivores which has the conservation of these vital species of bears, wolves and lynx as its clear aim.
To this effect, ALPARC has already worked on this subject in the past within the framework of its “large predators” working group and is always ready to pursue or resume work with administrators in order to find solutions to the problems related to the management of large predators and their cohabitation with humans.
Some years ago the Alpine Convention set up a “Large Predators Platform” with the aim of finding solutions based on an integrated approach for the concrete management of large predators. This Platform aims to take into account not only the ecological aspects of the problem, but also its economic and social aspects.
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