Feedback from the international “Wildlife and winter sport activities” workshop3rd and 4th March 2016, Lescheraines (Massif des Bauges Regional Nature Park (RNP) FR). Organised by the Massif des Bauges RNP, ASTERS and ALPARCThroughout the Alpine arc, sports and leisure activities have mushroomed as never before. Ski touring, free riding, trekking…

ALPARC reminds that this species, originally native to the Alps, enjoys a high level of protection. 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…

Did you take part in the ALPARC “Land Art & Photo” contest? Are you keen to see the photos taken by amateurs, artists and protected areas professionals coming from all over the Alps?You can find the list of winners and their photos below. The “Connecting People, Mountains and Nature” contest…

Edition 2016: rendezvous on July 12th! Discover this initiative in pictures (1:19): : https://youtu.be/wvqHo5D3XEk This is a strong symbolic time orientated to the young people with “rendezvous” in the mountains in places such as shelters or peaks, at the same time in all Alpine countries (important symbolic dimension through notions…

As from 1st January 2016, the two Italian natural parks Marguareis and Alpi Marittime are officially considered to form one park, managed by the body “Ente di gestione delle aree protette delle Alpi Marittime”. Against this background they hosted the 21st edition of the Danilo Re Memorial in Chiusa di…

The fourth ALPARC General Assembly was held on 22nd January 2016 in Cuneo in Italy, in the context of the 21st Danilo Re Memorial which took place from Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th January 2016 in Chiusa di Pesio (Italy) in the Marguareis Natural Park/ Alpi Marittime Natural Park. More…

The InnovAlps projects is searching for innovative approaches to regional development in Alpine protected areas. Through mutual learning, the project aims at supporting the exchange of knowledge on related topics between protected areas. In the first six months of 2016 ALPARC organizes three benchlearning workshops in three selected pilot regions:…

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…

 We are pleased to provide you here a first list of events organized or co-organized by ALPARC and important dates to remember in 2016. 21 - 24 January 21st Edition of the Danilo Re Memorial Chiusa di Pesio (CN) , Piemont Parco naturale del Marguareis, Italy 22 January (morning) Alparc…

The topic of the green economy in the Alpine region is at the heart of the 6th Report on the State of the Alps which is currently being drawn up within the framework of the German presidency of the Alpine Convention. Also within this framework a study has been carried…