Le Réseau Alpin des Espaces Protégés
In 2009 large parts of the Dolomites across 5 Provinces were recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Among the World Heritage objectives are sensitization and awareness building. With this in mind, the Nature Parks Office of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano has completed a new 250 m² permanent exhibition in the Nature Park House in Toblach.
The exhibition was created by the State Office for Nature Parks together with the State Office for Hochbau Ost. The exhibition concept was drawn up by a working group consisting of architect and project manager Bruno Rubner from Bruneck, geologist Emiliano Oddone from the firm Dolomiti Project from Feltre and members of staff from the Nature Parks Office, among whom Maria Margareth Pallhuber and Artur Kammerer.
Opening Times:
From 2nd May to 31st October 2014 and from 30th December 2014 to 28th March 2015, Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and from 2.30 pm to 6 pm.
In July and August also open all day Sundays and Thursdays from 6 pm to 10 pm.
Admission free
Address:
Naturparkhaus Drei Zinnen,
Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel Toblach
Dolomitenstr. 1 39034 Toblach
Tel. 0474 973017 Fax 0474 973974
E-Mail: info.dz@provinz.bz.it
Réservez dès maintenant vos dates du 8 au 10 octobre 2014 pour le Congrès des Parcs dans le Parc de la Forêt d'Orient (10) qui portera sur le thème
pour plus d'informations: http://www.parcs-naturels-regionaux.fr
Considering that
the mountaineers, in cooperation with the large population centers of Piedmont, are rallying together to adopt adaptation strategies in response to global change that is taking place, and to prevent the risks of droughts and floods. Elected officials, water managers and scientists are invited to meet together to share ideas, debate and promote joint management of the water, at the lever of upper basins.
More information and registration at this link
The Wilderness Academy Days is a unique European event, which will act as a direct follow up of the 10th World Wilderness Congress and will also prepare a message for the 2014 World Parks Congress in Sydney.
31 speakers from all across Europe and even from Australia and the United States will present interesting information on Wilderness in Europe and beyond. A trip to the new emerging wilderness area in the National Park Hohe Tauern, caused by the melting glaciers, will present some interesting insights into the real effect of climate change. Excellent food and a great location will make this conference a highlight on every wilderness advocate’s agenda.
Speaker, workshop program and registration are available at the European Wilderness Days webpage
In 2014, the EUROPARC Annual Conference: "Understanding the value of nature", will take place from 28th September until Wednesday, 1st October 2014, in Killarney, Ireland.
Program, registration form and further details are available here
Jusqu'où doit-on protéger la nature?
Le 194ème Congrès annuel SCNAT aura lieu dans le cadre du Comptoir Suisse du 19 au 28 septembre 2014 lors de l'Expo Beaulieu Lausanne.
Pour plus d'informations veuillez cliquer sur le lien suivant: www.kongress14.scnat.ch/
This section includes all the PowerPoint presentations shown during the workshop « Monitoring biodiversity transformation to document climate change impacts in Alpine protected areas”, that took place from September 10-11, 2014 at Ceresole Reale, Gran Paradiso National Park (IT).
Our friends and colleagues of the Vanoise National Park (France) and the National Gran Paradiso Park (Italy), both neighbouring alpine protected areas, have been mourning the recent deaths of two of their rangers.
Roselyne Anselmet died on 23rd August, following an accidental fall during a fauna census. A ranger in the Vanoise National Park in Bonneval-Sur-Arc since 1982, Roselyne had been a pioneer and the first woman to be part of the park’s field working teams.
Valentino Chiale, a ranger in the Gran Paradiso National Park for 25 years, also died accidentally during his activity on 9th September, while taking part in a monitoring mission in Valprato Soana.
These tragic events remind us that the profession of field worker in national parks is a fine and meaningful one, but one which is not without risks.
Their colleagues, the protected mountain areas community, the members and staff of ALPARC, and, in particular, the field workers of all the alpine parks, are deeply saddened by these accidents. The “Danilo Re Memorial”, an event which is dedicated to an Italian ranger who died in the mountains in the course of his duties, has been bringing together the officers of the many protected areas for 20 years. In this way, the alpine protected areas community pay tribute every year to Danilo and all his colleagues who have lost their lives in the course of their duties.
Tribute will be paid in memory of Roselyne and Valentino during the Danilo Re Memorial 2015, which will take place from 22nd to 25th January in the Hohe Tauern national Park, in Austria.
Sources : article and press release from the Vanoise National Park (French only)
article from the Gran Paradiso National Park (Italian only)
We are happy to announce that this summer the official ALPARC site has been completely redesigned. This will enable all its users to enjoy better-structured and more easily-readable information; at the same time it highlights the activities of the Alpine Protected Areas and their network.
Please note: some features are still being updated and we welcome all your contributions or remarks.
Still with the aim of improving communication within the ALPARC network, an ALPARC Facebook page was also activated this summer. With this tool, which complements the “News” and “Events” features of the Internet site, we wish to contribute to strengthening and boosting links and communication between the Alpine Protected Areas, its members and partners of ALPARC.
We invite you to follow us on the social network by clicking “I like” on our page.
In parallel, ALPARC actively follows the Facebook pages of all the Alpine Protected Areas, members of the association and partners who have them.
So please don’t hesitate to take an active part in our page by sharing your comments and your thoughts!
The case of Daniza the bear has revived the debate about the cohabitation of humans and large predators in Italy, as in the other alpine countries.
This summer Daniza became sadly notorious after wounding a man who was observing her cubs, aged of 8 months, in the forest of Pinzolo, Trentino (IT). Following this, the administration of the Province of Trento ordered her capture for reasons of public safety. On 10th September, the bear died after being anaesthetized to allow her to be captured. Daniza, 19 years of age, had been introduced into the Trentino Mountains in 2000, in the framework of a project financed by the European Union and named “Life Ursus”. Since then she had given birth to 17 cubs. Between 40 and 49 brown bears, a “particularly protected species” in Italy, live in the mountainous areas between the Trentino area and nearby areas. This therefore has shown the success of the project in biological terms.
The cohabitation of humans and predators still controversial
Throughout the summer the debate on the fate of the bear was very heated, in the press as well as in public opinion and specialized associations. People rallied on an unprecedented scale in support of the bear, especially on the social networks in Italy (for example : Io sto con Daniza – “I am with Daniza” ). This case shows once again how controversial the question of cohabitation between humans and predators remains and how the management of these species (bears, wolves and lynx in the Alps) can raise serious problems in many ways.
Finding solutions together
It is clear that joint work between the different Alpine Protected Areas, the institutions concerned and associations specialized in this theme is fundamental. This work must be carried out taking into account the fact that in a heavily populated mountain range like the Alps, there has to be an active management of the large carnivores which has the conservation of these vital species of bears, wolves and lynx as its clear aim.
To this effect, ALPARC has already worked on this subject in the past within the framework of its “large predators” working group and is always ready to pursue or resume work with administrators in order to find solutions to the problems related to the management of large predators and their cohabitation with humans.
Some years ago the Alpine Convention set up a “Large Predators Platform” with the aim of finding solutions based on an integrated approach for the concrete management of large predators. This Platform aims to take into account not only the ecological aspects of the problem, but also its economic and social aspects.
To find out more click here
The 20th edition of the Danilo Re Memorial will take place from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th January 2015 in St. Jakob in Defereggental, in the Hohe Tauern National Park, Tyrol, Austria, as officially announced by Ingrid Felipe, the Vice-President of the Land of Tyrol, on 17 March 2014 in Innsbruck. This will also be the venue for the 2nd General Assembly of the ALPARC association and the first festive event in the context of the 20th anniversary of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas.
As is the custom, during the sports competition the teams from the Protected Areas will compete in the following 4 disciplines:
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These meetings will also be an opportunity to exchange views during a seminar around a theme linked to the work of the park rangers, and will, as always, give rise to useful meetings and convivial exchanges between the participants from the 6 Alpine countries!
To enable you to have greater live access to this event, be informed about the rules, inscriptions and programme, we have revamped the Internet site with a new design and new features. All useful information will shortly be available at this link: http://www.alparc.org/danilore/
As a complement to the Internet page, the Hohe Tauern National Park has also opened a Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/MemorialTrofeoDaniloRe
Please don’t hesitate to give your opinion and share the page with your contacts.
We hope that you will be among those taking part next year!
The two year greenAlps project (2013-2014), financed by the EU Alpine Space programme enters at the final phase.
The analysis of the results from former Alpine Space projects linked to the topic of biodiversity, a review of European environmental policies, interviews with stakeholders in the pilot areas and during international workshops and further project activities, have enabled the project partners to start identifying and picturing important conclusions to improve biodiversity conservation in the Alps.
A series of recommendations for policy makers is currently formulated, for example the fact that the principal focus within the EU and its Member States is still on (“green”) economic growth and the value of ecosystem services is in this context under-appreciated. The project partners state that Ecosystem services-based approaches could offer new impulses, but to be accepted they need to offer local stakeholders direct economic benefits. Furthermore the project proved again that the work with pilot regions is essential to better understand and integrate issues coming from the ground and to develop tools or procedures responding to concrete problems.
A complete overview about the project results will be given at the greenAlps final conference that will take place in Chambéry (France) from 13th to 15th October 2014.
The project reports will be available by the end of the year. They will also include some suggestions to the Alpine Space Program authorities on how to improve the positive impact of European projects on biodiversity conservation.
Take part in the greenAlps final conference from 13 – 15 October 2014 in Chambéry / France!
Deadline for registration is the 30th September 2014.
Download the programme and fill the registration form online
