The Alpine Network of Protected Areas
Useful bibliography on the topic of climate change.
This resourceis currently under development. Your contributions are welcome.
Protected Areas offer a cost effective solution to the impacts of climate change, according to a new book from IUCN, The Nature Conservancy, the United Nations Development Programme, Wildlife Conservation Society, the World Bank and WWF.
Protected areas play a major role in reducing climate changing carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere.
Fifteen percent of the world’s terrestrial carbon stock - 312 Gigatonnes - are stored in protected areas around the world. In Canada, over 4,000 million tons of carbon dioxide is sequestered in 39 national parks, estimated to be worth $39-87 billion in carbon credits. In the Brazilian Amazon, protected lands are expected to prevent 670,000 km² of deforestation by 2050, representing 8 billion tons of avoided carbon emissions.
Protected areas also serve as natural buffers against climate impacts and other disasters, providing space for floodwaters to disperse, stabilizing soil against landslides and blocking storm surges. It has been estimated that coastal wetlands in the United States provide $23.2 billion a year in protection against flooding from hurricanes.
And protected areas can keep natural resources healthy and productive so they can withstand the impacts of climate change and continue to provide the food, clean water, shelter and income communities rely upon for survival. Thirty three of the world’s 100 largest cities derive their drinking water from catchments within forest protected areas.
Rapport de synthèse du Voyage d'étude effectué dans le Land du Bade-Wurtemberg/D en juillet 2007.
Philippe Mestelan, mission agri-environnement au Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges – SUACI Alpes Jura / Christine de Sainte Marie, agro-économiste INRA, UR 767 Ecodéveloppement, Avignon
Ringler Alfred (2009)
Almen und Alpen. Höhenkulturlandschaft der Alpen. Ökologie, Nutzung, Perspektiven.
Hrsg.: Verein zum Schutz der Bergwelt, München.
Langfassung (1.448 S.) auf CD in gedruckter Kurzfassung (134 S.),
zahlreiche Abb., Tab., Karten.
ISBN 978-3-00-029057-2
The idea for realising this dossier was borne in the frame of the seminar "Creation of ecological networks between alpine protected areas" which was organised by the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC) on 7 and 8 November 2005 in Berchtesgaden, Germany.
The background report which is part of the dossier "Ecological networks" contains relevant information on the instruments that play an important role in the establishment of ecological networks at global, pan-European, European, and national level. Although this report makes no claim to be exhaustive, it provides brief information on the most important instruments, such as conventions, legislation, regulations and programmes connected with ecological networks. In addition to the report, news, publications and links provide further information on the topic.
se tiendra les 2, 3 et 4 octobre 2013 dans le Parc de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse dans le département des Yvelines.
Plus d'informations prochainement à ce lien
The mayor of Liptovsky Mikulas (Slovak republic) reveals why he involved his town and his country in the organisation of the 2nd Nature & Sports Euro'Meet 2013. He also tells us how the Liptov region, in the heart of Europe, is wonderful for outdoor sports...
Call for experiences
The cornerstone of the Nature & Sports Euro’Meet are the theme seminars. After a proposition from the organisator, the European steering committee had chosen 4 themes seminars to build this edition :
We are launching the call for experiences and propose you to share your project, innovating policies, or exemplary actions relating to tourism and outdoor sports and invite you to present them during the 2nd Nature & Sports Euro'Meet in Liptovsky Mikulas (Slovakia, October 2013).
For further information on the 2nd Nature & Sports Euro'Meet 2013: www.nature-sports.eu
EUROPARC Annual Conference 2013 will be hosted by the Hortobágy National Park and will take place in Debrecen, Hungary and the Hortobágy National Park from October 9 - 13, 2013.
Itinérance récréative, itinérance de vie ?
Pistes de réflexion pour renouveler la gestion et le développement des territoires
19 et 20 décembre 2013, CERMOSEM, Le Pradel
Dans la continuité des recherches du réseau sportsnature.org sur l’itinérance récréative et les migrations d’agrément, et de la dynamique des Rencontres Citoyennes de la Montagne, ce séminaire est ouvert à tous.
Chercheurs, acteurs, pratiquants et toute personne intéressée peuvent venir débattre du sujet et participer à ces rencontres.
Vous trouverez le programme détaillé ci-dessous; pour vous inscrire, remplissez le bulletin d'inscription à ce lien .
De nombreuses interfaces et dépendances existent entre la biodiversité et l’économie. De plus en plus souvent, outre les arguments écologiques, des arguments économiques sont invoqués pour justifier la protection de la biodiversité. Et les préoccupations pour la biodiversité se propagent dans les activités des entreprises - le potentiel se situe tout au long de la chaîne de valeur. Avec le congrès
du 17 janvier 2014 à Berne / CH, le Forum Biodiversité Suisse de l’Académie des sciences naturelles vous offre l’occasion d’échanger des connaissances et des expériences à l’interface entre la biodiversité et l’économie.
SWIFCOB – Dialogue entre acteurs de la biodiversité
Le Swiss Forum on Conservation Biology SWIFCOB réunit les différents acteurs des sciences et de la société dans le domaine de la biodiversité. Le congrès est une plate-forme d’échange dédiée aux défis à relever en matière de biodiversité. En outre, SWIFCOB a pour vocation de susciter le débat autour de sujets d’actualité liés à cette thématique. Le Forum Biodiversité Suisse de l’Académie des sciences naturelles (SCNAT) organise chaque année le congrès avec le soutien et la collaboration de différents partenaires.
Le congrès s’adresse aux experts de l’administration, des bureaux d’écologie appliquée et des ONG, aux entreprises et associations du secteur privé et aux scientifiques. Il est soutenu par l’OFEV et l’OFAG.
Vous trouverez le programme ci-dessous; nous vous invitons à vous inscrire : www.biodiversity.ch/f/events/swifcob
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Forum Biodiversität Schweiz / Forum Biodiversité Suisse
Akademie der Naturwissenschaften (SCNAT)
Schwarztorstr. 9
CH-3007 Bern
will focus on valorization, use and management of Alpine resources from local to macroregional scale, regrading four main aspects: Alpine branding; the use of Alpine resources from past to present; the use of Alpine resources from present to future; and governance of Alpine resources. Finally, the use of local resources has to be discussed in the context of an Alpine macroregion. All these aspects will be deepened by workshops.
Organisation: ISCAR & Université of Milan / Val.te.mo
Support: Consiglio Nazionale dei Ministri, Regione Lombardia
Programme and registration: http://www.forumalpinum.org
France launches the idea of establishing a European network of Alpine Protected Areas.
Organisation of the 1st International Conference of the Alpine Protected Areas in Les Ecrins National Park (FR).
Drafting of the rules for ALPARC's procedural regulations;
Official recognition of ALPARC - The Alpine Network of Protected Areas as a contribution to the application of the Alpine Convention.
Conference of the Protected Areas of the European mountains.
The Steering Committee of the Alpine Convention gives ALPARC the responsibility to carry out a study on ecological networks and transboundary areas.
ALPARC celebrates its 10th anniversary.
ALPARC’s staff becomes attached to the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention under the name 'Task Force Protected Areas'.
Official partnership between CIPRA, ISCAR and WWF on the Ecological Continuum Initiative.
With the goal of creating a genuine ecological network, ALPARC launches a large-scale project on ecological corridors in collaboration with partner organizations.
Contracting parties of the Alpine Convention, the Carpathian Convention and the Biodiversity Convention sign the Memorandum of Cooperation.
ALPARC coordinates the activities of the Alpine Convention’s Platform 'Ecological Network'.
In January, ALPARC acquires the legal status of ‘association’ in France and separates from the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention.
In February, ALPARC and the Alpine Convention sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in order to facilitate cooperation between the two organizations and benefit from potential synergies.
20th anniversary!
ALPARC launches the first edition of the international event ‘Youth at the Top’ to help reconnect Alpine youth with nature and their mountain heritage.
ALPARC starts to work on the working field 'Regional Development and Quality of Life' under the framework of the project InnovAlps and WeWild.
ALPARC leads the 3-year EU Alpine Space project ALPBIONET2030 for Alpine wildlife and habitat management and the YOUrALPS project to give structure to the field of Mountain-oriented Education and incorporate the values and knowledge of mountains more fully into practice.
ALPARC becomes a partner of the 2-year EU Alpine Space project GaYA on implementing youth participation in the Alps.
Launch of the communication campaign 'Be Part of the Mountain' to reduce the impact of winter sport practitioners on Alpine fauna.
On April 11th, the new regional platform of the Alpine Network ‘ALPARC CENTR’ALPS’ is officially founded in Nagelfluhkette Nature Park (Balderschwang, DE) to ensure a regional presence and proximity of the network.
ALPARC celebrates its 25th anniversary in Le Monêtier-les-Bains, Les Ecrins National Park.
Together with 5 partners within the project OpenSpaceAlps and with 10 partners within the HEALPS2 project, ALPARC and the project partners have successfully completed these Alpine Space projects.
The regional platform ALPARC CENTR'ALPS is present with a contact point with its own staff in Immenstadt (DE).
Alpine Space project ‘PlanToConnect’ (project builds on the results of ALPBIONET2030). Objective: Integration of ecological connectivity into spatial planning in the Alpine region.
Launch of two Alpine Space projects: ‘LiveAlpsNature’ (ALPARC LeadPartner). Objective: Visitor guidance measures for Alpine protected areas through innovative offers (OneHealthApproach) and modern digital platforms for outdoor activities. ‘AlpsLife’ (ALPARC, central project partner). Objective: Provision of methods for joint biodiversity monitoring and an Alpine early warning system for species and habitat loss.
30 years of international cooperation of Alpine protected areas within the network ALPARC.
