Le Réseau Alpin des Espaces Protégés
La Comunità Montana di Valle Camonica - Parco dell’Adamello, unitamente alle aree protette di “Rete Natura di Valle Camonica” e con la collaborazione del Distretto Culturale di Valle Camonica e di Sapori di Valle Camonica, promuove la 5^ edizione della:
FIERA DELLA SOSTENIBILITA’ NELLA NATURA ALPINA
si terrà in varie località della Valle Camonica durante l’intero mese di giugno 2016.
L'edizione 2016 avrà per titolo:
“CAMMINIAMO CANTANDO!”
Che le nostre lotte e la nostra preoccupazione per questo pianeta non ci tolgano la gioia della speranza.
Il programma dettagliato degli eventi é disponibile sul sito: http://fierasostenibilita.parcoadamello.it/pages/home.asp
Das Klimaschutzsymposium – Impulse. Austausch.Kooperation des Deutschen Alpenvereins findet am 29./30. April 2016 im Kongresszentrum in Garmisch-Partenkirchen statt. Wir laden Sie herzlich ein!
Der Deutsche Alpenverein (DAV) veranstaltet am 29./30. April das Klimaschutzsymposium – Impulse. Austausch. Kooperation in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Im Mittelpunkt des Symposiums steht der Austausch zwischen teilnehmenden Organisationen und Akteuren, um Klimaschutz weiter voranzubringen. Dazu wird u.a. im Rahmen von Fachforen über gemeinsame Aktivitäten in den Bereichen Mobilität, Tourismus, Bergsport und Bildung diskutiert.
For further information please visit: http://www.alpenverein.de/Natur-Umwelt/Klimaschutz/Klimaschutz-Symposium
The first Alpine Building Conference “Towards Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB)“ offers the exciting opportunity for the thorough exchange of experience and ideas in the field of zero-energy buildings and neighbourhoods, sustainable and energy-efficient construction, building culture and related building design topics.
The main aim of the conference is to develop future strategies and solutions to create a net-zero-energy building culture in the Alpine regions.
Conference time frame: March 16, 2016 from 12:00 pm to March 17, 2016 15:00 pm
The presentations will be translated into French, German, Italian and Slovenian.
Participation is free of charge. Please register before March 7, 2016
For registration and further information please visit: https://www.events.tum.de/frontend/index.php?sub=46/
As elsewhere, the natural return of the wolf to the Alps has not been without a series of difficulties for certain stakeholders, as evidenced by the recent events in the region of the Hohe Tauern National Park (Salzburg Region in Austria). These problems deserve to be given serious attention but without going so far as to authorise the wolf’s status as a protected species to be called into question.
The wolf figures among the species which enjoy the fullest protection under European legislation. The “Conservation of nature and countryside” protocol of the Alpine Convention also speaks of the protection of species and their needs for sufficiently large and adapted habitats. In this context must be mentioned the Convention’s work on green infrastructure: a strategy which allows the interconnection of natural areas having great ecological value with, notably, the participation of the farming world.
Generally speaking the following can be said: there should be no active reintroduction of the large predators, but the natural return of the wolf and the bear to the Alps with adequate measures to accompany this return should be ensured.
Moreover, a decision by the board of the Hohe Tauern National Park (Regions and State) asserts the following principle: “no active reintroduction but a benevolent reception and measures to support the predator’s natural return”.
The wolf is part of European and Alpine biodiversity and of our own history inside and outside the protected areas. However, these areas can only serve as a laboratory to test out good management of these species; they are not large enough to take sole responsibility for the protection of the wolf or other species of large predators.
Besides, the task of ensuring the habitats of the large predators is not assigned to the protected areas alone. That is rather a challenge to civil society as a whole and it is up to the population of the Alps to assess what level of biodiversity they wish to authorise.
Local political representatives in the Alps are also responsible for acting in accordance with the framework established by European and international conventions. They play a mediating role between sometimes differing interest groups and are the guarantors of sustainable development which includes the protection of biodiversity. It would appear that Alpine society needs to relearn how to live with the wolf. On this front some political courage is necessary and this goes well beyond the polemical debates about the issue which are preferred only too often by some decision makers in Alpine countries.
ALPARC clearly asserts the objectives of the Alpine Convention as well as those of the “Protection of Nature” also ratified by Austria. ALPARC defends the objectives of the habitat directive for the protection of priority species and welcomes the natural return of the large predators to the Alps.
ALPARC, together with the Alpine protected areas, supports this return to a scientific level, not only by exchanges on management and monitoring methods, but also by working to inform and by mountain education.
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.
Edition 2016: rendezvous on July 12th!
Discover this initiative in pictures (1:19): : https://youtu.be/wvqHo5D3XEk
If you are a manager of a protected area and/or if you know youth groups interested or if you are yourself part of a group of young people, do not hesitate to contact us for more information and assistance in assembling your project. Participation is free, with the possibility of a financial support for some expenses for members of ALPARC (subject to special conditions).
During the first test-edition of the “Youth at the Top” event on 16th July 2015, 370 young people between 7 and 28 years old from the Alps and 105 adults acting as accompaniers or contributors shared time together in 5 Alpine countries. Read the complete article about the 2015 edition (here).
Have a look at the video 2015 (6:11): https://youtu.be/TMDOXzf1B9k
Thanks for sharing the link!
More artwork and output can also be seen on the Internet site, after each of the 27 “event” files: http://youth-at-the-top.org/en/contributions as well as in the many photo albums on the operation’s Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/YATevent
Marie Stoeckel and Letizia Arneodo, ALPARC & Isabelle Roux, Educ'alpes (France)
www.youth-at-the-top.org * www.facebook.com/YATevent
www.alparc.org * www.educalpes.fr
This action is coordinated by ALPARC, with Educ’Alpes in France, and with the financial support of the German Ministry for the Environment. 
The Vulture Conservation Foundation is committed to protecting vultures in Europe. A core part of their work is the reintroduction of the bearded vulture in the Alps. It was wiped out at the beginning of the 20th century because for a long time it had an ill-gotten reputation as a dangerous predator and was intensively hunted until it completely disappeared from the Alps in 1913. The recognition that bearded vultures are not insatiable predators has considerably supported efforts to reintroduce this fascinating mountain dweller. An international breeding programme was initiated in the 1970s. In order to not endanger existing bearded vulture populations, a decision was made at the beginning of the project not to introduce any animals captured in the wild. Instead, only animals descended from bearded vultures that are kept in numerous zoos and breeding stations as part of an international breeding programme are released.
After the first breeding successes in captivation, the first young bearded vultures could be released in Austria in 1986. A total of 212 young vultures have been released so far in Austria, Italy, France and Switzerland. The first successful brood in the wild was in 1997. Since then, 148 bearded vultures have flown off into nature. The total current population in the Alps is therefore estimated at over 200 birds. In demographic terms the bearded vulture population in the Alps is growing, but genetic diversity is still very small. Further targeted releases are therefore being undertaken in the Alps to strengthen genetic diversity. Furthermore, releases in the Alpine foothills and the Massif Central in France are creating a corridor to connect bearded vulture populations in the Alps and the Pyrenees. Moreover, dangers to bearded vultures such as lead poisoning, poisoned bait traps and collisions with cable cars and electricity cables must be further minimised and prevented.
The "International Bearded Vulture Monitoring – Project" collects all information and data about bearded vultures: observations, information about reproduction, GPS data, and individual genetic fingerprints. Over a dozen organisations are working together to reintroduce the bearded vulture. ALPARC has been an important partner from the beginning, guaranteeing the transboundary monitoring of the at first still small and sensitive bearded vulture population. Overall the reintroduction of the bearded vulture is already a great success today, and that is only thanks to the very good and committed international cooperation between the breeding programme, the Alpine conservation areas and the Vulture Conservation Foundation.
Written by : VCF- Vulture Conservation Fundation
During the first test-edition of the “Youth at the Top” event on 16th July 2015, 370 young people between 7 and 28 years old from the Alps and 105 adults acting as accompaniers or contributors shared time together in 5 Alpine countries. (Read the complete article about the 2015 edition here )
We have collected photos, videos, audio and in writing ….produced by the participants and have great pleasure in presenting to you this video which goes back over the highlights of this very successful first edition. Thank you to all who contributed!
More artwork and output can also be seen on the Internet site, after each of the 27 “event” files: http://www.youth-at-the-top.org/en/evenements
as well as in the many photo albums on the operation’s Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/YATevent
Feel free to share the 2015 video and rendezvous at the next edition of “Youth At The Top” on 12th July 2016 !
The 2nd edition of "Youth at the Top" will take place on Tuesday the 12th of July 2016 in the Alps and also in the Carpathians!
If your are interested in organizing an event in your area, don't hesitate to contact us for more information: info [at] alparc.org
In the framework of the 20th Anniversary of ALPARC, from 12th to 13th October 2015, representatives from the Alpine protected areas were invited to the Haus der Berge visitor center in the Berchtesgaden National Park (Germany) to take part in the workshop entitled “Alpine Protected Areas 2030 – A Shared Vision for the Future”.
The workshop enabled thirty or so participants from all the Alpine countries to share their vision of the issues they will have to face in the coming years, while at the same time reflecting on what are the priorities for international cooperation in the Alps and inside the ALPARC network.
Several priorities and new challenges emerged during the discussions which were led by Andreas Götz. Among other considerations, the participants expressed an obvious need for the coming years: the Alpine protected areas must play a key role in communication and heightening awareness in order to (re) establish the link between Man and Nature.
Concerning the role of the ALPARC network, several priorities and wishes were raised. In the years to come, ALPARC must increasingly be a permanent platform of exchange between the protected areas, by mutualising and sharing skills, experiences and innovative practices. The ALPARC network must also be the true voice of the Alpine protected areas by bringing their interests and needs on the Alpine and European level. Various suggestions were made as to the tools to be used (continued organisation of thematic conferences, leading working groups, web platform, etc…).
One thing is sure: in the years to come, ALPARC must continue too be an active, living network, while keeping humans at the centre of its actions and concerns.
The fundamental concepts brought out at the workshop are in the process of being included in the ALPARC work strategy and in the new communication strategy. All the cited documents, together with the new communication strategy, will be presented officially at the ALPARC General Assembly on 22nd January, 2016.
The Workshop was held on the sidelines of the ALPARC Council, on 14th October 2015, and of the 59th meeting of the Permanent Committee of the Alpine Convention which was held on 15th and 16th October 2015.
La manifestation de lancement au projet Vivre.Ensemble dans les Alpes le 22./23.01.2016, Grainau/D
La diversité des cultures augmente – qu’on le veuille ou non. Comment les communes peuvent-elles gérer cette situation et faire de la diversité une opportunité ? Comment créer une culture de l’accueil permettant de recevoir et d’intégrer les nouveaux arrivants dans les Alpes ?
Informations, bonnes pratiques et solutions créatives dans et pour les communes sur les thèmes suivants :
• Migrations d’agrément dans les Alpes – surpopulation étrangère ou opportunité ?
• Vivre dans des régions en déficit migratoire – immigration souhaitée !
• Migration de réfugiés - Comment l’intégration peut-elle réussir en milieu rural ?
Pour connaître le programme de la conférence et vous inscrire visitez ici:
Alpine resources will play a crucial role in the development of the Alpine region. They generate genuine ownership as well as technological, social and cultural innovation, and economic valuation. Due to the natural, social, cultural and economic aspects of Alpine resources, they are key to sustainable development in the region.
The eleventh ForumAlpinum 2014 (17.-19. September 2014 in Darfo Boario Terme -Val Camonica, Italy)was jointly organised by the International Scientific Committee for Alpine Research ISCAR and the Mountain University in Edolo, an interdepartmental centre of the University of Milan, Italy. The forum was supported by the Italian Council of Ministries and the Lombardy Region.
The proceedings provide insights into ongoing and planned research, concepts and actions that focus on the use, valorisation and management of Alpine resources. The main results of ForumAlpinum 2014 can be summarised in three statements: (1) Alpine resources create relevant assets for (sustainable) regional development. (2) Additional efforts are needed to ensure a sustainable use of Alpine resources. (3) Mountain-related resource policies are required.
The proceedings in English of this wide-ranging conference, published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences ÖAW, are now available here: http://epub.oeaw.ac.at/ForumAlpinum14
The Italian version was published by Biblion Edizioni and is available here: http://www.unimontagna.it/web/uploads/2015/10/Proceedings_ITA_ForumAlpinum.pdf
Reference:
Giorgi A, Borsdorf A, Köck G & Scheurer T (eds.) (2015) Alpine resources: use, valorisation and management from local to macro-regional scale. Proceedings of the ForumAlpinum 2014 in Darfo Boario Terme (Italy). Austrian Academy of Sciences.
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7001-7855-2. DOI: 10.1553/forumalpinum2014.
Source: Newsletter Proceedings ForumAlpinum 2014 "Alpine resources" online
