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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We would like to ring in the new year by taking the time to reflect back on another year of challenging work as well as looking forward to what the year 2020 will bring. At the end of the 2019, we published our new, user-friendly website. This web page features our projects and fields of work, a variety of Alpine resources as well as the latest news concerning protected areas and the environment. Please take the time to browse our new homepage available here.
The new year looks promising as we will be working on three new Interreg Alpine Space Programme projects: HEALPS2, OpenSpaceAlps and LUIGI. Furthermore, we are also pleased to announce that the 6th edition of Youth at the Top will take place from July 16th-17th, 2020. Local event registration will open in March.
2020 will be an important year since we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of ALPARC by focusing on the theme of climate change in the Alps. It is not by chance that the 25th edition of the Danilo Re Memorial in Kaprun and Mittersill offered a workshop on the impacts of climate change on rangers’ daily work in the Alps. The event provided an opportunity to celebrate 25 years of cohesion and working together. Overall, 36 teams participated in the sports competition, the so-called Danilo Re Trophy, embracing a common Alpine culture, which constitutes the very foundation for effectively ”connecting nature and people", the slogan for the year 2020.
Finally, we are happy to announce that we will be participating in the IUCN World Conservation Congress from June 11th- 19th, 2020 in Marseille (FR). We will be joining forces with the Swiss National Park for this exciting opportunity to represent the Alps on an international stage.
Wishing you a great 2020 and we hope you enjoy the newsletter!
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News from the ALPARC Network
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2020 is an important year for ALPARC: the association is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Nothing could have been better to start this year than celebrating the 25th edition of the Danilo Re Memorial.
The Memorial...Read More
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ALPARC is officially taking part to the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 in Marseille (FR), next June from the 11th to 19th, in cooperation with the Swiss National Park.
After the first selection phase, the IUCN responded...Read More
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OpenSpaceAlps is one of the fifteen projects approved under the framework of Call 4 for the Interreg Alpine Space programme. It brings together seven partner institutions from Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Slovenia to work on the topic of near-natural...Read More
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Start of the Alpine Space project LUIGI: Linking urban and rural green infrastructure to support the provision of multifunctional ecosystem services in the Alps. On November 27th, the LUIGI project partners met in Milano (IT) to officially launch...Read More
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From December 5th to 6th, HEALPS2 partners met for the first time in Salzburg (AT) to identify the first important actions to be developed for the project’s starting phase. HEALPS2 is integrated into ALPARC’s field of work Regional Development...Read More
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2020 is here and brings with it the beginning of a new year and some good news. It is with great excitement that ALPARC invites you to take part to the 6th edition of Youth at the Top that will be held from July 16th – 17th, 2020...Read More
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What’s the Alpine School?
The Alpine school is a label that schools interested in an innovative educational approach can adopt after fulfilling certain criteria. These criteria are strongly linked to the approach of education for sustainable...Read More
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With the prompt support of the Regional nature park of Chartreuse, ALPARC organised a workshop on sustainable tourism in the Alps and the role of protected areas in its development. The 5th of December, in the beautiful framework of Le Désert d'Entremont,...Read More
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The final report on our project Destination Parks is now available and presents the general idea of the project, introduces case studies and comes up with a conclusion summing up the general outcomes and the discussions held during the final conference,...Read More
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News from the Protected Areas
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On the 28th of October, Austria welcomed its second IUCN Ib Wilderness Area. Hohe Tauern Sulzbach valleys were recognised with this status thanks to their unmodified nature worthy of protection and untouched preservation. Here, the self-determination...Read More
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In the territory of the southern French Alps, in particular under the authority of “Pays du Grand Briançonnais”, an organisation regrouping towns and villages in the region around Briançon and the managers of the Regional Nature Park of Queyras,...Read More
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News from the Alps
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ALPARC took part to the “Reading Mountains Festival” in Berlin on December 11th, 2019. This international event, that takes in more than 100 places all around the Alps at the same time, made its way until the capitals of the signing countries of...Read More
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Please scroll down to find the winning photos!
Fotografare il Parco is an international photo contest, organized originally by Stelvio National Park (IT) in 2005 and later joined by three other National parks: Gran Paradiso (IT), Abruzzo Lazio...Read More
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International News
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A spontaneous kick-off
On December 2nd, 2019, the Ministry of Environment of Chile - Carolina Schmidt - is launching the UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 in Madrid. Given that demonstrations in Chile’s capital have not come...Read More
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The divide between public opinion and institutions
This year’s COP was characterised by a huge gap between the public and the institutions. On the one hand, a young and motivated crowd demonstrated in the streets of the Spanish capital showing...Read More
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Launch of the French Presidency of EUSALP « Together for a greener Alpine Region » 04/02/2020
Water Resources in the Alps: Adaptation to the challenges of Climate Change 18-19/02/2020
World Biodiversity Forum - Davos, Switzerland 23-28/02/2020
Workshop for Matchmaking and Conference on Climate Change Communication in the Alps 11-12/03/2020
5th European Ranger Congress 2020 11-16/05/2020
IUCN World Conservation Congress 11-19/06/2020 |
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What's the Alpine School?: Image Video in 5 Languages
Youth at the Top 2019: Official 'Teaser' Video
Youth at the Top 2019: 'Best of' Videos by Country
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