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New publication on regional development and landscape change in the AlpsThe publication "Regional Development and Cultural Landscape Change in the Alps" features results from the completed REGALP research project, which was funded by the European Commission under the 5th Framework Programme. |
NewsInternational Spatial development, People, Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Glacier data from outer spaceWith the aid of new satellites glaciologists in Zurich are now able to study the world's ice regions with greater precision than before. The results of the data surveys are not encouraging: the Alps' glaciers are melting at a much faster rate than previously thought. Major changes have been noted in an increasing number of glaciers. The Zurich glaciologists are definite in their diagnosis: there is now no stopping the shrinkage of alpine glaciers. |
NewsInternational Nature, Soil quality, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Ländergender - cross-border gender mainstreamingAs part of the Interreg IIIA Ländergender Project the governments of Vorarlberg/A, St. Gallen/CH and Liechtenstein plan to pool their efforts aimed at equal opportunities for men and women. The aim is to co-ordinate - and assist with - the implementation of gender mainstreaming in the regional administrations of the Lake Constance Region. |
NewsAustria, International, Liechtenstein, Switzerland People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
54th mountain film festival in Trento(27.01.2006) The International Mountain Film Festival is to be held in Trento/I for the 54th time from 29 April to 7 May 2006. This unique festival worldwide is devoted to mountains, exploration and adventure. |
NewsSouth Tyrol, Italy, International People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
South Tyrol reviews subsidy programmes(27.01.2006) Under the heading of "Objective 2 and Leader+. EU co-financed projects for rural areas" in its 24-page brochure the province of South Tyrol has reviewed the initiatives and projects it has successfully implemented. |
NewsSouth Tyrol, Italy, International |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Water consumption high despite dry spells(27.01.2006) According to data from Arpa Piemonte the Piedmont region/IT had only half the amount of its usual rainfall last year (430 mm). The consequences of this dry spell now include a lack of drinking water and low water levels in the region's lakes. |
NewsItaly, International Water, Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
European Charter of Mountain Quality Food Products(12.01.2006) The European Charter for Mountain Quality Food Products was officially signed in the European Parliament in Brussels on 7 December 2005. The signatories, which include organisations from France, Italy, Switzerland and Slovenia, undertake to protect - and promote the sale of - quality food products from mountain regions. |
NewsInternational Agriculture |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Carpathian Convention now in force(12.01.2006) The Carpathian Convention came into force on 4 January following the ratification by the fourth signatory state, Hungary. While the Convention has already been ratified by the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic and Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro have yet to do so. The first conference of the contracting parties is to be held in June, and decisions are expected regarding the Convention's work programme. |
NewsInternational |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Swiss FSC wood for Harry Potter(12.01.2006) The latest volume of Harry Potter (in English) was printed largely on eco-friendly FSC-certified paper from the Swiss Alps. The FSC abbreviation stands for Forest Stewardship Council and is a guarantee of ecologically sound and socially and economically sustainable forestry activities. The use of FSC paper was one of the demands made by J.K. Rowling, the star author of the Harry Potter series. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Forest |
Apr 03, 2007 |
International Master of Landscape Architecture(12.01.2006) The Master of Landscape Architecture (IMLA) at the University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil/CH is to be expanded in 2006, and will now also be available jointly at the Universities of Nürtingen-Geislingen/D and Weihenstephan/D. |
NewsSwitzerland, International, Germany Spatial development, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
GenderAlp!: Gender-sensitive spatial planning is possible(15.12.2005) The Interreg IIIB Project "GenderAlp! Spatial Development for Women and Men" has been up and running for a year now. The Land of Salzburg/A as lead partner already has a number of project results to show. "Needs-oriented spatial planning for women and men in Salzburg" is just one of 47 partial projects by GenderAlp! |
NewsAustria, International People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Increasingly dense network of GMO-free regions(15.12.2005) The alliance of regions voluntarily committed to dispensing with the use of genetically modified organisms in agro plant cultivation (founded by Upper Austria/A and Tuscany/I in November 2003) now includes 36 members across Europe. |
NewsInternational Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Local governance in mountain regions(01.12.2005) Around 150 representatives of six mountain regions convened for an exchange of experience and knowledge on the role of local governance in sustainable development at a meeting held in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) from 16 to 18 November. The aim of the conference was to consolidate existing networks and promote sustainable development at community level. Participants from the Central Asian mountain regions of Pamir and Tien Shan, from the Altai, the Carpathians, the Caucasus and the Alps seized the opportunity to exchange their experience and establish contacts for further co-operations. |
NewsInternational |
Apr 03, 2007 |
CIPRA Yearly Symposium 2006: tourism and regional planning in weather stress(01.12.2005) The 2006 Yearly Symposium of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) is to be held in Bad Hindelang/D from 18 to 20 May. The Symposium is to focus on the growing threat to alpine regions posed by natural hazards and the impact of the climate change on alpine tourism. |
NewsGermany, International People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Alpine landscape too bright at nightSwiss researchers have conducted a study to examine the extent to which man-made lighting has penetrated mountain regions since the 1970s. The comparison of satellite imagery shows that areas which previously were lit only in isolated spots - if at all - are now increasingly exposed to night time lighting. |
NewsInternational, Switzerland, Italy |
Apr 03, 2007 |
New issue of the Journal of Alpine Research seriesThe latest issue of the Revue de Géographie Alpine series comprises five specialist articles on a variety of topics. One article examines the causes of flooding and the measures that are necessary to prevent it based on the example of the Isère/F region while another article focuses on sustainable water management in general. |
NewsFrance, International, Switzerland People, Nature, Water |
Apr 03, 2007 |
International conference on cross-alpine trafficThe international "Transport Across the Alps" conference is to be held in Lucerne/CH from 1 to 3 December. Key issues to be addressed at the conference include the impact of road traffic along the main alpine thoroughfares, the influence of statutory and political provisions on transit traffic and the interactions between transport, regional development, tourism, the environment and the economy. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Mobility & Transport |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Alpine summit flora undergoing rapid changeAs part of their study on the "Influence of Climate Change on Succession Processes and Population Dynamics of Vegetation in Alpine Environments" research teams at the universities of Hanover/D and Zurich/CH have concluded that the rate of change in the floristic composition of vegetation in the Swiss Alps is increasing all the time. According to the experts this trend is consistent with global climate change. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Nature, Climate, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Alpine Convention's implementation monitoring inadequateThis year for the first time (and every four years thereafter) the Contracting Parties to the Alpine Convention are to give an account as to whether and to what extent they have met their obligations under the terms of the Convention and its Implementing Protocols. |
NewsInternational |
Apr 03, 2007 |
International Mountain Day 2005The theme chosen for this year's International Mountain Day is "Sustainable Tourism for Poverty Alleviation in Mountain Areas". As in the two previous years it is being held on 11 December. |
NewsInternational Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Socio-economic dimension of the Alpine ConventionAustria's Chair of the Alpine Convention sees it as a priority task to focus more on specialist issues during the meetings of the Standing Committee in order once again to develop a greater sensibility for vital issues in the alpine region. |
NewsInternational, Austria |
Apr 03, 2007 |
"Pearls of the Alps" - Tourism communities promote gentle mobility25 communities in Italy, Austria, Germany, France and Switzerland have come together to form the "Pearls of the Alps" network. Their objective is to combine tourist sights with the benefits of gentle mobility. |
NewsInternational, Italy, Austria Mobility & Transport |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Satellite technology in South TyrolBy October of next year, South Tyrol/I wants to be able to receive data from the various earth observation satellites and evaluate it at a purpose-built facility at the European Academy in Bolzano. |
NewsSouth Tyrol, Italy, International Nature, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
EU research project on water resources: monitoring and forecastingThe main aim of the recently launched AWARE project (Available Water Resources in Mountain Environments) is to provide tools for monitoring and forecasting water availability and distribution in those drainage basins where snowmelt is a major component of the annual water balance in Alpine catchments. |
NewsInternational Water |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Swiss Bird Index tracks Alpine birdsThe Sempach Ornithological Station and the Swiss Association for the Protection of Birds [Schweizer Vogelschutz] have developed a Swiss Bird Index (SBI) modelled on stock exchange indices. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
€160,000 in prize money for sustainable projects in the Alpine regionCIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, has awarded prizes worth a total of €160,000 to eight outstanding projects aimed at sustainable development in the Alpine region. The awards for the Future in the Alps Competition were presented today at CIPRA's annual conference in Brig/CH. |
NewsInternational Nature, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
MIREN: a new network looks at invasive plants in mountain regionsMIREN (Mountain Invasion Research Network) is a new global research network that was founded this summer as part of a workshop in Vienna/A. It focuses on the problem of invasive plants in mountain regions, particularly from the aspect of global change. |
NewsInternational Climate |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Transalpine exchange on research into protected areasThe third research symposium of the Hohe Tauern National Park/A, which was held for the first time as a transalpine conference on research into protected areas, ended on 17 September. At the conference 72 scientists from eight countries discussed a range of cross-border issues. |
NewsAustria, International Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Holidaying without barriers? A new Interreg project focuses on the disabledUna montagna per tutti (a mountain for everyone) is the name of an Interreg project between Italy and France that was launched only recently and focuses on people with disabilities. |
NewsItaly, International, France Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Mountains and the modern age: innovative construction at high altitudesThe Austrian Tourist Club [Österreichischer Touristenklub] recently opened the first high-alpine passive building, namely the Schiestlhaus am Hochschwab/A at 2,153 m. |
NewsAustria, International, Switzerland Spatial development, Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |