The Alpine Network of Protected Areas
ALPARC has selected the Austrian provinces of Styria and Carinthia and their parks for this second exchange event as part of the Destination Parks project. In particular, regional tourism strategies with a focus on protected area tourism as well as cooperation with tourism associations and tourism service providers should be in the foreground. With the insights into the tourism work of the nature park management in both federal states, product development and marketing will also be addressed.
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The Final conference of the Interreg Alpine Space project GaYA - Governance and youth in the Alps - Young Ideas for the Alps will take place in Chambéry, 30 November 2018, Centre de Congrès Le Manège, Chambéry/F
Are you a decision maker, a young citizen, a youth worker, an NGO or an interested Alpine inhabitant? Would you like to improve the possibility for young people to express their ideas and engage in the life and development of their municipality or region? Do you want to address the challenges of youth participation and find interesting solutions?
The GaYA – Governance and Youth in the Alps - conference is a unique experience, a chance to enjoy interactive sessions about youth participation and governance, music, an Alpine buffet and films made by young people. Come and appreciate the exchange with and creativity of participants from different alpine countries and speaking different languages.
The GaYA – Governance and Youth in the Alps - conference is a unique experience to enjoy interactive sessions about youth participation, music, an Alpine buffet and films made by young people. Join the conference and make your voice count!
During the conference, will be shown the best video made by the alpine young generation, in the frame of GaYA Film Festival “My Alps – My Chance".
For further information, programme and registration: http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/gaya/en/home
ALPARC is pleased to invite you to the closing event of the WeWild project (‘We respect Alpine Wildlife’). The event aims at providing nature protection and mountain sports’ stakeholders with the opportunity to exchange experiences and new ideas on the management of nature and mountain sports in the highly frequented areas of the Alpine region. Starting from the current situation, the objective is to think further and imagine potential courses of action.
During the congress scientists, practitioners, associations, businesses and other stakeholders involved in the ambit will discuss agritourism´s challenges, opportunities and limitations with the aim to leverage and safeguard an effective development of this sector. The combination of international expertise and the existing treasure trove of experiences in agritourism that is available on the hosting territory offers an important added value to this World Congress.
The Mountain Wilderness conference "Find and Encourage Wilderness" will take place on October 30th and 31st 2018. It aims at presenting the main results of the wilderness study in Switzerland, discussing the wilderness strategy and discovering the Sihlwald nature park during a tour.
Registration is possible until September 30th on the website: https://mountainwilderness.ch/wildnis/projekte/wildnis-tagung/
Mountain Wilderness Suisse organise la conférence « Nature sauvage » en collaboration avec CIPRA Suisse, Pro Natura, la Fondation suisse pour la protection et l’aménagement du paysage & Stiftung Wildnispark Zürich (Sihlwald).
En plus de la présentation de l'étude « Nature sauvage », sur le potentiel et l'acceptation de la nature sauvage en Suisse, l’événement comprendra des conférences et des discussions sur le thème, avec une excursion prévue le deuxième jour.
L'invitation s'adresse à tous les amateurs de nature sauvage venant de la protection de la nature, des pouvoirs publics, de la recherche, des aires protégées, des médias, des utilisateurs et des propriétaires d’espaces sauvages existants ou potentiels, ainsi qu'à toute autre personne intéressée.
The National Park Val Grande together with the Ente di Gestione delle Aree Protette dell'Ossola organise a conference focused on the role of the natural parks in mountain areas called :
" I parchi naturali per una nuova etica della montagna" the 20th of October 2018.
Further information available soon at : http://www.parcovalgrande.it/
BILDUNGSTAGUNG »BNE« - Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung für die Zukunft der Alpen
18.10. – 19.10.2018 im Nationalparkzentrum »Haus der Berge« in Berchtesgaden
Anmeldung: Eine Anmeldung per E-Mail ist unbedingt erforderlich. Melden Sie sich bitte mit Namen, Institution / Schule und ggf. gewünschtem Zusatzprogramm bis spätestens 08.10.2018 an unter: bne-fuer-die-alpen@npv-bgd.bayern.de
Demand for nature-based activities is growing in the Alps and their protected natural areas. Especially in the latter it is crucial to guarantee sustainability of these activities that contribute to local economic development in respect of the natural environment. This ALPARC workshop focuses on the development of new tourist products, also in cross-border regions, starting from the spirit and the values of natural parks. How can practitioners ensure the respect of these values in the development of nature-based tourism products and how can these be marketed? Which are lighthouse products and services? The workshop targets protected area managers and staff, tourism professionals, tourism organisations and other stakeholders interested in the topic.
Program
This year the Berchtesgaden National Park celebrates its 40th anniversary. This event presents the main park activities in nature conservation and research.
The 5th international Workshop on “Mountain-oriented Education in Alpine Protected Areas” will take place from 3 to 5 October 2018 in Trenta, Triglav National Park, Slovenia.
Are you an educator in a protected area? Do you coordinate a park’s education activities? Come and get new input on thematical and methodological approaches in outdoor education! This international meeting is the opportunity to share and connect with other colleagues from all over the Alpine territory to enrich your daily work!
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ALPARC organises the workshop in partnership with the Triglav National Park.
Cultural Heritage as an Engine for Creativity, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development of Mountain areas
The Convention will focus on the tangible and intangible cultural heritage in mountain areas and on how this strategic resource, inherited from the past, can be a key asset for developing sustainable and attractive mountain areas in the future. It will enhance the role of European mountain areas, their communities and their cultural heritage in addressing the challenges of the future, disclosing larger perspectives and creating new opportunities.