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The registration is open for the 22nd Edition of the “Danilo Re Memorial” that will take place from the 26th to the 29th of January 2017 in Admont (Austria) in the Gesäuse National Park.
Set up your team and register via the online form. On the official website you will also find the programme and some additional information.
Please complete your registration before the 31th of December
Thematic seminar : “ Interpreting the Alps “
This year the thematic seminar will take place in a workshops format on the topic :
“INTERPRETING THE ALPS” – “How do I connect heart and mind with the alpine landscape?“
The workshops will give an insight into the heritage interpretation approach including some practical experience. It will be run by members from Interpret Europe, the European Association for Heritage Interpretation. Each workshop is facilitated by a native speaker in one of the Alpine languages French, German, Italian and Slovenian, as well as in English.
ALPARC General Assembly 2017
As usual the General Assembly of ALPARC will take place during the Danilo Re Memorial on the 27th of January 2017. All the ALPARC members are kindly invited to participate.
If you are an ALPARC member you can make your hotel reservation online with the registration form by join your team or as a single person (supporter). In case you will attend only the General Assembly ALPARC please contact ALPARC for further information for accommodation.
We look forward to seeing in Admont!
The ministers and high-level representatives of the Alpine countries as well as the representatives of observer organizations met on the 13 of October 2016 in Grassau, Germany to discuss important issues on the future development and protection of the Alps.
Some of the topics discussed were the topic of green economy in the Alps, the developments in the scope of the EUSALP and Alpine protected areas.
At the Alpine Conference the Presidency of the Alpine Convention was handed from Germany to Austria. Read the statements of both ministers on this occasion in the Alpine Convention press release.
Source : Alpine Convention
We relay the sad news of Larry Hamilton loss. He deceased after an illness, on the 6th of October 2016 at the edge of 91 years old.
Larry Hamilton was not only one of the major architect of protected areas on a worldwide scale, but also a friend of many years of the ALPARC network. Few years ago, whereas he was travelling in France, he had come to visit us to get to know our activities. Thereafter, he had regularly communicated on the activities of our network in the international newsletter he produced with his wife « Mountain Protected Areas Update ».
With Larry loss, mountain world and the Nature protection environment has lost a tireless friend and one of the ecological movement great figure.
We know that his work will be pursued through UICN work and mountain networks that stand for Nature protection.
At the XIVth Alpine Conference in Grassau (Germany) two new Pilot Regions were nominated by the Alpine Convention: the Achental Region (Germany) and the French part of the Ecoregion Mont Blanc.
The evaluation carried out by the Platform Ecological network of the Alpine Convention on the already existing 8 Pilot Regions has confirmed their valuable contribution to the implementation of a pan-alpine ecological network and their nomination has been confirmed for the upcoming 4 years.
Interesting details on the activities of the Pilot Regions can be found on the modules of the exhibition on Alpine Pilot Regions for Ecological Connectivity.
The publication “Alpine Nature 2030 - Creating [ecological] connectivity for generations to come” edited in October 2016 gives an overview about twelve years’ experience on ecological connectivity in the Alps and offers interesting perspectives for the evolutions of the upcoming years. Numerous experts and scientists have contributed to this publication. A large number of unpublished maps complete the articles that propose a detailed analysis on various topics such as the link between ecological connectivity and ecosystem services, the alpine Pilot Regions for ecological connectivity, the European and national policies on ecological networks, the cartography of alpine connectivity areas and many more.
This publication is available as open e-paper and can be downloaded as pdf.
Three short videos were realized to promote the publication, explaining in a simple and entertaining way the topic of ecological connectivity to a larger public.
Will the three love stories come to a happy end? Join our fish, ibex and bearded vulture in their quest for love:
"Life needs connectivity- Three love stories"
Visit our Youtube page and have a look at these 3 video clips!
The next Workshop “Mountain Environmental Education in the Alpine Protected Areas” will take place on 18th and 19th October 2016 at the Mercantour National Park/France. As usual, it is a 2-days work meeting addressed to staff of Alpine Protected Areas in charge of education.
Please find below the programme description and some practical information.
Registration is closed since September the 15th.
On the occasion of the AlpWeek and the Alpine Conference, ALPARC handed over a list of political demands for the future of Alpine protected areas to the German Federal Minister for the Environment, Dr. Barbara Hendricks, and to the official representative of the Austrian Presidency of the Alpine Convention.
The document entitled “The future of Protected Areas in the Alps - Political Demands” had been jointly elaborated by the ALPARC members in the context of the network’s 20 Year Anniversary. The document comprises six key demands that are crucial for Alpine protected areas in order to ensure the continuous and successful carrying out of their missions in nature and landscape protection as well as in sustainable development.
Read the complete document below in English or in the Alpine languages.
The 30th edition of the international Sondrio film Festival will be held from the 7th to the 13th of November 2016, in Italy. It takes place every year in Sondrio since 1987.
The aims of the Festival are the awareness of the culture of nature parks, protected areas and environmental protection, environmental education and the promotion of nature films.
It is mainly dedicated to nature films, of high scientific and cinematographic level, made in nature parks and protected areas worldwide.
For more information : http://www.sondriofestival.it/en/festival
A short video clip expressing the atmosphere of the 2nd Edition of Youth at Top event is released this week during the Alpweek and the Alpine Conference in Grassau (Germany). See the video
The video invites you to discover all the others videos produced by the young participants or by their guides available on the ALPARC YouTube Channel. Furthermore, you are invited to see the numerous pictures taken by the participants during their experience: funny, touching, happy or contemplative. These pictures will certainly encourage you to take part in the adventure in 2017!
The photo galleries are available at https://www.facebook.com/YATevent and in each « event » sheet on the official website .
This summer 40 Youth at the Top events enabled more than 550 young people and about 150 adults to experience a night and to share moments in the mountain along 6 Alpine countries and in 4 Carpathians countries.
Read the complete press release of the 2016 Edition.
The dates for the 2017 and the 2018 edition will be communicated in November.
The initiative is supported by the German Ministry for the Environment and German Presidency of the Alpine Convention, and is coordinated by ALPARC, in partnership with Educ’Alpes in France.
REGISTRATION OPEN!
Taking place every four years, the AlpWeek is an international event on sustainable development and related Alpine issues, organised jointly by key Alpine organisations. This event will bring main Alpine stakeholders together to meet and exchange views.
Organisers:
Alliance in the Alps; Alpine Convention; Interreg Alpine Space programme; Alpine town of the year association; CIPRA International; Club Arc Alpin; ISCAR; Ökomodell Achental.
Financial support:
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety; Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection.
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The ALPARC network will be present at three events: the 17th meeting of the “Ecological Network” Platform of the Alpine Convention, a workshop addressed to the Alpine Convention Ecological Connectivity Pilot Regions, as well as one session devoted to passing on the experience of these Pilot Regions to the public: “Ecological Connectivity for the Benefit of All”: http://alpweek.org/2016/fr/sessions/session-10/
Irmgard Badura (2.v.l.), Beauftragte der Bayerischen Staatsregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderung, überreichte kürzlich das Signet „Bayern barrierefrei – Wir sind dabei“ an den Nationalpark Berchtesgaden.
Auf der Hängebrücke im Klausbachtal nahmen der stellvertretende Nationalparkleiter Ulrich Brendel (2.v.r.), Mitarbeiter Christian Graßl (r.) sowie Ramsaus Bürgermeister Herbert Gschoßmann (l.) die Auszeichnung entgegen. Nach den Plänen der Bayerischen Staatsregierung soll der Freistaat bis zum Jahr 2023 in öffentlichen Bereichen zum großen Teil barrierefrei gestaltet werden. „Auch der Nationalpark widmet diesem Thema große Aufmerksamkeit“, versichert Ulrich Brendel. „Seit 2006 setzen wir unseren engagierten Managementplan für Barrierefreiheit Schritt für Schritt weiter um“.
Auch Christian Graßl, Koordinator für Barrierefreiheit im Nationalpark, freut sich über entsprechende Angebote: „Das Haus der Berge, die Hängebrücke im Klausbachtal, der Aussichtsturm an der Wildfütterung sowie die Bushaltestellen des Alm-Erlebnisbusses beweisen, dass Barrierefreiheit auch in einem Alpen-Nationalpark möglich ist“.
Bildnachweis - Credit: Nationalpark Berchtesgaden
Cet ouvrage d’art est le fruit d'une démarche tout à fait originale menée par Asters, Conservatoire d'espaces naturels de Haute-Savoie (organisation technique de gestion des espaces naturels) en collaboration avec Eric Alibert (peintre aquarelliste, naturaliste) et Jean-Jacques Fresko pour la rédaction des textes.
L’idée de croiser les savoirs et les approches, a amené le peintre à réaliser une série d’œuvres artistiques sur les espaces remarquables de Haute-Savoie... département qui n'en est pas dépourvu !
9 réserves naturelles nationales, plus de 50 sites protégés aux statuts divers, des espaces naturels d’exception comme le Léman, le Mont-Blanc, etc…
Eric Alibert a produit plus de 200 aquarelles, peintures, dessins, au cours de ces nombreux «arpentages » en compagnie de l'équipe technique d'Asters pendant plusieurs semaines à différentes saisons.
De ce travail de création est né le livre « Cœurs de nature en Haute-Savoie – Entre Léman et Mont-Blanc » que nous vous invitons à découvrir dans la présentation en pièce jointe.
www.coeursdenatureenhautesavoie.com
Contact et diffusion:
Anne-Laurence MAZENQ
0033 (0)4 50 66 47 62
al.mazenq [at] asters.asso.fr