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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.
This workshop takes place the 17th,18th and 19th of October 2012 in the Hohe Tauern National Park in Mallnitz (Austria). Please find bellow the final program, practical information and news about the inscription.
Other issues will also be discussed, often more technical aspects, in small groups within parallel sessions:
The topics and the program, attached below, were developed in discussions with members of ALPARCs working group "Education and awareness raising" and members of the Reema. This workshop aims to answer to the expectations of the responsible persons for environmental education in the Alpine protected areas.
For further information please look at the attached document or send an email to Marie Stoeckel .
The new International Steering Committee (ISC) was elected during the ALPARC General Assembly held on 7th September 2012 at Poschiavo in Switzerland.
Michael Vogel, director of the Berchtesgaden National Park in Germany was re-elected to the chair of CPI until the next General Assembly which will mark the creation of the new ALPARC association. He will be supported in his work by two deputy chairmen: Alain Brandeis, director of the Mercantour National Park in France, who has already held this post for the past year, and Massimo Bocca, director of the Mont Avic Regional Nature Park . All three were elected unanimously.
The ISC comprises 16 members and an observer representing the protected areas in the 8 Alpine countries. It defines the general outlook underscoring the cooperative work on the basis of the priorities and requirements of the protected areas. Every two years, it draws up the ALPARC works programme, which is subsequently approved by the Permanent Committee of the Alpine convention .
As protected Alpine area, you may contact one of your national representatives directly for any further information or request.
The Alpine Week 2012 was held from 5 to 8 September in the Valposchiavo in Switzerland. The theme chosen for this year was “Renewable Alps”. For the first time in the history of the Alpine convention, the Alpine conference, which brings together the Ministers of the signatory states, took place during the Alpine Week.
The Alpine Week is one of the most important events for sustainable development within the Alpine range, bringing together French, Italian, Swiss, German, Austrian, Slovene and Liechtensteiner protagonists of all the major Alpine research networks (ISCAR ), districts (Alliance in the Alps ), NGOs (CIPRA ), protected areas (ALPARC ) and alpine clubs (CAA ).
At the centre of the week: the Alps and their protagonists. The aim: to inject new energy into existing initiatives for sustainable development in the Alps and encourage new ones. The idea of having the Alpine protagonists and representatives of the signatory states to the Alpine convention together under one roof proved a fruitful one. This meeting, has made it possible to encourage the emergence of new solutions and dynamics in mountain partnerships.
During the numerous thematic sessions held in parallel (about 30 in all), the participants at the Alpine Week were able to discover a wide range of sustainable initiatives in the Alps and explore themes as varied as the young, schooling, governance, carbon neutrality, mobility, architecture, light pollution, landscape, agriculture, businesses, tourism, immigration and the brown bear.
A great success, therefore, thanks also to the committed involvement of the Valposchiavo region which, with its numerous assets, succeeded in creating an auspicious and exemplary framework for the theme of renewable Alps.
Around 50 people met on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 September 2012 at Poschiavo (CH) for the General Assembly of the ALPARC network, providing the opportunity for its president, Michael Vogel, to present the latest developments in the structure of the ALPARC network, and to initiate its transition towards a future ALPARC association.
After the speech given by President Michael Vogel, in which he stressed the importance of the work of the ALPARC network in alpine international cooperation, the afternoon of Thursday 6 September was dedicated to the presentation of the new statutes for the future ALPARC association.
ALPARC needs a legal basis and structure in order to be able to implement larger shared projects, but also and above all in order to give a greater image and international weight to the protected areas of the Alps. The principal leitmotiv, however, remains the provision of concrete, efficient and grounded contributions towards the application of the Alpine Convention and its protocols, especially as regards the “Protection of nature and safeguarding of landscapes”.
Due to a first transmission of the statutes in July, all members had the possibility to present their remarks and observations. During the General Assembly, a general accordance could be found about the new ALPARC statutes. For certain countries, the entry to the new association needs to clarify administrative procedures, which should be resolved before 2013.
At the end of the discussions, the members were invited to share an Alpine aperitif and so discover and taste some of the specialities of the Alps. In the evening, they were invited to the screening of the new “For the Alpes” Multivision .
Information: ALPARC currently enjoys the support of numerous financial partners: the French ministry for Ecology, Sustainable development and Energy, the two French Alpine regions – PACA and Rhône Alpes – DATAR, the town of Chambéry, together with the German BMU ministry, the Swiss Confederation, the principalities of Monaco and Liechtenstein and the MAVA and Heidehof Foundations, as well as the European Union.
The morning of Friday 7 September was dedicated to the presentation of the actions undertaken in2011-2012 . Organised in the form of a World café, the discussion and exchanges saw the emergence of new perspectives and avenues for the actions to be effected in forthcoming years. This was followed by the presentation of the new programme of projects for the transitional year of 2013 (see below).
The afternoon of the Friday, 7 September, was marked by a common declaration from the protected areas present at the General Assembly indicating their desire to create an ALPARC – Alpine Network of Protected Areas:
“Aware of the ecological, economic and social stakes, and appealing for a better coordination and coordination of the actions implemented throughout the Alps, the protected Alpine areas and territorial communities signing the present declaration have decided to pool their reflections in order to create the ‘ALPARC – Alpine Network of Protected Areas’ association, a tool of Alpine cooperation”.
This declaration marks the first step towards the new association, which should become established in law during the course of 2013.
The "For the Alps" multivision is an ALPARC project undertaken in conjunction with 20 network partners. It was created by Alex Rowbotham (AGR Digital Media) and set to original music by Sandro di Stefano. The production contains over 400 original photographs, most of which were taken by staff from the Alpine parks.
The media experience was premiered on 24 May 2012, the European Day of Parks. Over the summer, it was screened by our partners in six Alpine countries. The multivision production was then presented as part of AlpWeek 2012, which was held this September in Poschiavo (Switzerland).The multivision production is now available for use by all protected area managers in the ALPARC network.
Visit the website : multivision.alparc.org
Director : Alex Rowbotham, AGR Digital Media, www.agrfoto.com
Original music composed by : Sandro Di Stefano
An ALPARC production
Original work designed by 20 partners from 6 Alpine countries: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland
Nearly all photographs were taken by staff from the Alpine protected areas
Running time: 23 minutes
Available in 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian and Slovenian
The production will touch any and everyone.
High-definition files are already available for you to download from the dedicated multivision website . You will need to register in order to access the files (Sign in > Register). Once your registration has been approved (you will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours), you will be able to access the private download area.
You can access:
If you are planning a screening in your area, please notify ALPARC and enter the details on the multivision website. Simply sign in to publish details of your event using the online calendar .
For the Alps will also be available in DVD and Blu-ray format by the end of 2012. A free copy will be sent to all Alpine protected areas.The low-definition version is ideal for use with DVD players and will complement the high-definition versions (.exe and .mp4 files) suitable for large screens.
All the Alpine protected areas are invited to make the most of this collaborative project by including it in their programming for 2013.
If you have any questions, please contact Marie Stoeckel, +33 (0)4 79 26 55 00 or multivision@alparc.org
Financing: The multivision productions was co-financed by the partner protected areas who helped to create it (listed here )and by:
In the context of the ALPARC “Mountain Environmental Education” Working Group, Alpine Protected Areas (APA) Education project leaders met in Mallnitz in the Hohe Tauern National Park from 17th to 19th October 2012. This second international meeting was organised by ALPARC in partnership with the REEMA and the host park.
This second international meeting was organised by ALPARC in partnership with the REEMA and the host park. It was an opportunity to exchange ideas on different perceptions of mountains and the Alps, to enhance practices and to consolidate ties.
Several leads for common projects throughout the Alpine arc emerged from this workshop which showed once again the complementary nature of the partnership between the REEMA and ALPARC.
"Hans Keuschnig and Birgit Wirnsberger, from the Hohe Tauern National Park, gave us a very warm welcome in their magnificent Centre de visiteurs BIOS (Besucherzentrum BIOS) in Mallnitz. Common goals and the first lines of collective action in this field were defined thanks to presentations of experiences concerning young people and mountains, a forum about tools to help them to find out about the alpine heritage and collective thinking around the relationship between young people and mountains today.
But how can we not mention the discovery of local products from each park taking part, the magnificent visit to the “BIOS” National Park Centre, the beautiful excursion in the Seebachtal during which Michael Knollseisen, a park ranger, let us observe a couple of bearded vultures……. in short, everything that makes the meetings of the alpine protected areas in Europe so rewarding.
As always, Isabelle Roux for the REEMA and Marie Stoeckel and Guido Plassmann for ALPARC together led this three-day workshop in masterly fashion, combining depth of collective thinking and human warmth during this precious time spent together. German, Italian, French and Slovene resounded in unison with help from English , of course, but beautifully united and whose fruits you will discover in the information about the 2013/2014 programme which will be proposed to the administrators of the Alpine protected areas.
To close, a visit to Mitterstill allowed all the education project leaders to discover a new way of going over passes with cars on goods wagons and, above all, a fantastic second Visitor Centre in the National Park , as recent, ambitious and spectacular as it is educational.
A magnificent synthesis of our work, these two visitor centres combine the most modern technology and supports to put across the cultural, natural and landscape heritage of the Alps. What a lesson!"
Claude Dautrey - Parc national des Ecrins, participant
If you are in charge of environmental education in an alpine protected area and are interested in the work of this group open to all, do not hesitate to contact Marie Stoeckel so that your name can be added to the list of group members and you can access the shared documents and results of these meetings.
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The Alpine network of protected areas, that means we all together, must continue to develop, to think future-oriented and to be even more powerful and assertive. For this we need you all. |
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ALPARC needs a legal basis and structure in order to be able to implement larger shared projects, but also and above all in order to give a greater image and international weight to the protected areas of the Alps. The principal leitmotiv, however, remains the provision of concrete, efficient and grounded contributions towards the application of the Alpine Convention and its protocols, especially as regards the “Protection of nature and safeguarding of landscapes”. |
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The last General Assembly , which took place in Poschiavo /CH on 7th of September 2012, was marked by a common declaration of the present protected areas, indicating their intention to create an association ALPARC: “Aware of the ecological, economic and social stakes, and appealing for a better coordination and coordination of the actions implemented throughout the Alps, the protected Alpine areas and territorial communities signing the present declaration have decided to pool their reflections in order to create the ‘ALPARC – Alpine Network of Protected Areas’ association, a tool of Alpine cooperation”. |
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The date of this constitutive assembly is now scheduled: it will take place on Friday morning, 18th of January 2013, in the heart of one of the big alpine protected areas event, the Danilo Re Memorial, organised for this 18th edition by the Vanoise National Park in Pralognan–la–Vanoise /F. |
The founding members of the association will be exempt from admission fees.
Please confirm your participation at this important assembly by simple e-mail to info@alparc.org before 21st December 2012. The documents referring to the agenda will be sent after your registration.
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9.00 a.m. |
Welcome by the President and Vice-presidents of the International Steering Committee ALPARC |
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Welcome by the Director of the Vanoise Nationalpark |
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Welcome from the French Authorities |
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9.30 a.m. |
History, evolution and objectives of ALPARC |
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10.00 a.m. |
Proposal of Statutes and Internal rules, short discussion |
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10.30 a.m. |
Proposal of a first framework program 2014-2020 |
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11.00 a.m. |
Creation of the association by membership declarations |
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11.30 a.m. |
Election of the Council of ALPARC |
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12.00 a.m. |
Festive session and media release |
The Constitutive Assembly will take place during the Danilo Re Event. The morning of the 18th is not covered by competitions of the Trophy and gives the opportunity to all protected areas managers, or representatives, to join the meeting.
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The Alpine network of protected areas, that means we all together, must continue to develop, to think future-oriented and to be even more powerful and assertive. For this we need you all. |
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ALPARC needs a legal basis and structure in order to be able to implement larger shared projects, but also and above all in order to give a greater image and international weight to the protected areas of the Alps. The principal leitmotiv, however, remains the provision of concrete, efficient and grounded contributions towards the application of the Alpine Convention and its protocols, especially as regards the “Protection of nature and safeguarding of landscapes”. |
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The last General Assembly , which took place in Poschiavo /CH on 7th of September 2012, was marked by a common declaration of the present protected areas, indicating their intention to create an association ALPARC: “Aware of the ecological, economic and social stakes, and appealing for a better coordination and coordination of the actions implemented throughout the Alps, the protected Alpine areas and territorial communities signing the present declaration have decided to pool their reflections in order to create the ‘ALPARC – Alpine Network of Protected Areas’ association, a tool of Alpine cooperation”. |
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The date of this constitutive assembly is now scheduled: it will take place on Friday morning, 18th of January 2013, in the heart of one of the big alpine protected areas event, the Danilo Re Memorial, organised for this 18th edition by the Vanoise National Park in Pralognan–la–Vanoise /F. |
The founding members of the association will be exempt from admission fees.
Please confirm your participation at this important assembly by simple e-mail to info@alparc.org before 21st December 2012. The documents referring to the agenda will be sent after your registration.
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9.00 a.m. |
Welcome by the President and Vice-presidents of the International Steering Committee ALPARC |
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Welcome by the Director of the Vanoise Nationalpark |
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Welcome from the French Authorities |
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9.30 a.m. |
History, evolution and objectives of ALPARC |
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10.00 a.m. |
Proposal of Statutes and Internal rules, short discussion |
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10.30 a.m. |
Proposal of a first framework program 2014-2020 |
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11.00 a.m. |
Creation of the association by membership declarations |
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11.30 a.m. |
Election of the Council of ALPARC |
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12.00 a.m. |
Festive session and media release |
The Constitutive Assembly will take place during the Danilo Re Event. The morning of the 18th is not covered by competitions of the Trophy and gives the opportunity to all protected areas managers, or representatives, to join the meeting.
After 17 years of activity, ALPARC was formed on January 18 as association to formalize its network and further strengthen transalpine cooperation and international projects.
ALPARC includes all management bodies of protected areas in the perimeter of the Alpine Convention and is the largest federation of protected areas in the Alps.
The constituent assembly was held on January 18, 2013 at Pralognan-la-Vanoise. It was attended by 34 protected areas founding members of the association. The two French alpine regions: Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur have also confirmed their commitment to ALPARC to support international cooperation of their protected areas. ALPARC counts since the beginning of its creation as an association a third of protected areas with personnel managers in their structure. Its members come from all Alpine countries.
ALPARC, the Alpine Network of Protected Areas, in fact cooperated since 1995 with all types of large protected areas (national parks, regional and nature reserves, biosphere reserves, ...) within the scope of the Alpine Convention to contribute to its implementation through concrete actions. The signatory countries of this international treaty are Austria, Germany, France, Italy, the Principalities of Liechtenstein and Monaco, Slovenia and Switzerland.
ALPARC realizes since many years projects and activities about:
- The preservation of biodiversity and the establishment of an ecological continuum,
- Regional development and quality of life in alpine regions
- Environmental education and awareness raising of the Alpine Mountain.
The new structure will further strengthen the implementation of major international projects on these topics.
The constituent assembly of ALPARC elected its Board of Directors, which consists of managers of protected areas in all Alpine countries. ALPARC is represented by its elected presidents: Michael Vogel, director of the National Park Berchtesgaden (D), Alain Brandeis, Director of the Mercantour National Park (F) and Wolfgang Platter, Director of the Stelvio National Park (I)
Contact :
ALPARC / Maison des Parcs et de la Montagne / Chambéry
Mail: info@alparc.org
Tel : +33 (0)4 79 26 55 00
the Vanoise National Park hosted 34 teams of the whole alpine space for the Alpine park rangers’ competition
and thematic meeting in the charming family ski resort of Pralognan-la-Vanoise.
The Vacanciel centre was used for accommodation, catering and venue for the thematic events:
The ALPARC constitutive assembly – Together for the Alps,
The park staff’s thematic meeting with this year’s theme:
“From Monitoring to Local Education”
The winning team was Triglav National Park 1 (S)
Second place was taken by Berchtesgaden National Park (D).
In third place was Hohe Tauern/Tirol National Park (A).
The best mixed men’s and women’s team was the team from the Mercantour National Park (F) and all honour to the only women-only team from the Adamello Brenta Nature Park (I) !
Mountaineering ski was won by Benjamin Plumecocq / PN Vanoise (F)
Best female performance: Renate Biedermann / ALPARC (F)
Nordic skiing: Alberto Peracino / Gran Paradiso National Park (I)
Best female performance: Vajolet Mase, Adamello Brenta 1 Nature Park (I)
Giant slalom : Alois Hohenwarter / Berchtesgaden National Park (D)
Best female performance : Mireille Coulon / Les Ecrins National Park (F)
Rifle shooting: Anton Stular / Triglav National Park 1 (S)
Best female performance: Alenka Hace / Triglav National Park (S) of the mixed cross-border team with the Prealpi Giulie Nature Park (I)
Once again a big thank you to the Vanoise team for the faultless organisation of this event. Next year will be the turn of the Adamello Brenta Natural Park!
Below you will find the team results, individual ranking, presentations from the thematic meeting and press release from the Vanoise National Park.
ALPARC has shown a number of possibilities how municipalities can pro-actively participate in the implementation of ecological networks in a brochure published in parallel to the movie “For hermits and fire salamanders – How municipalities connect habitats in the Alps” within the Ecological Continuum initiative.
The 16-page brochure "Step by Step to ecological connectivity " gives an overview of different activities for municipalities in the Alpine region illustrating how they can improve the ecological connectivity on their municipal ground through simple concrete actions.
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The focus lies on individual areas, such as municipal spatial and land use planning, management of green areas or municipal lighting, as well as on individual stakeholder groups (agriculture, hunters, citizens …). The brochure offers a number of arguments to councillors and staff explaining the significance of these actions in simple terms, not only for the environment but also for the quality of life of all members of the community. The actions presented in the brochure have been selected from the collection of the catalogue of measures, and were partly tested in the pilot regions of the ECONNECT project. |
The brochure is available in 4 languages (German, French, Italian, English).
Link to the movie: http://www.alpine-ecological-network.org/information-services/film-for-municipalities/film-for-municipalities?set_language=en
Link to download the brochure: http://www.alpine-ecological-network.org/information-services/publications/5172?set_language=en
The workshop " Regional Development and Quality of Life” took place last 15 and 16 July 2013 in the brand new house of the mountains in Berchtesgaden.
During a day and a half, participants had the opportunity to exchange all together on the content of a future project concerning regional development in alpine rural areas (and in protected areas too), taking into account concepts like "sobriety", "degrowth" and "post-fossil society".
This workshop, co-organized by CIPRA and ALPARC prepares the 2014’s work of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas on this thematic priority