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Taking the train and bus to the ski slopes proves popularMore and more skiers are making use of the ski trains and buses operated by the Vorarlberg Transport Authority. The main ski resorts of Austria's westernmost federal province, i.e. the Montafon, the Kloster valley and the Arlberg region, can all be reached by public transport. The good results achieved this season have prompted the Transport Authority to expand its offers as far afield as southern Germany, among others. |
NewsAustria, International Mobility & Transport, Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Early warning system for wolvesThe New York Wildlife Conservation Society has developed an early warning system for wolf attacks to help prevent conflicts between man and beast, and as a result also protect the wolves. |
NewsInternational, Italy Nature, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
7th CIPRA Summer Academy: The Alps in three weeksThe 7th Summer Academy of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) is taking place from 16 August to 3 September. For anyone interested in the Alps as a region this education course provides a detailed insight. The lectures and project work on topics related to the Alps are designed to offer a more comprehensive view of the Alps. |
NewsLiechtenstein, International People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
New waste prevention initiatives in EuropeThe City of Vienna has set up "Scarabeo 2004", the first ever European Youth Competition on Waste Prevention and Separation. Until May 15 young people from more than forty countries can submit projects on ways of preventing and separating waste. |
NewsAustria, International, South Tyrol, Italy |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Preserving priority areas of the AlpsAt the UN Conference on Biological Diversity in Kuala Lumpur the WWF presented a study identifying 23 priority areas of the Alps. The alpine study in five languages was drawn up by the WWF, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA), the Network of Alpine Protected Areas and the International Scientific Committee for Alpine Research (ISCAR) with the help of a hundred experts from 90 institutions and bodies. |
NewsInternational Nature, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
"Green" holidays in the Alps for Dutch touristsFrom this summer several Dutch tour operators, including the TUI subsidiary Holland International and the hiking and cycling holiday specialists SNP, are offering "Green Package Tours" to Switzerland and Austria. |
NewsInternational, Switzerland, Austria Tourism & Leisure, Mobility & Transport |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Centre for nanotechnology in the French AlpsThe first European network for nanobiotechnology, Nano2life, is being co-ordinated in Grenoble/F since February 2. So after Paris Grenoble is now the second largest research centre in France, with 18,200 people working in 200 laboratories. |
NewsFrance, International Economy |
Apr 03, 2007 |
The Role of NGOs in Mountain RegionsThe conference book of the 2002 Yearly Symposium of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) in Schaan/Liechtenstein has just been published. Marking the occasion of CIPRA's 50th anniversary the Symposium focused on the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in mountain regions. |
NewsInternational Spatial development, Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Minority languages of the Alps take to new mediaIn the past learning the Romansh language nearly always meant having to go through German. But since the end of last year Lia Rumantscha, the umbrella organisation for all Romansh associations, has posted an online English-Romansh dictionary called "myPledari" on the internet for free use. |
NewsSwitzerland, International People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Extended mountain stays are good for youMountain air has a beneficial effect also on patients with cardiovascular problems. The optimum effect is achieved at altitudes of 2000 metres above sea level and after a minimum stay of three weeks. |
NewsInternational Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Natura 2000 List for EU mountain regions approvedThe list of Natura 2000 protected areas in mountain regions of the EU was approved by the European Commission at the end of 2003. It covers 959 nature sites in the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Apennines and the Fennoscandian mountains, which under the Council Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna are considered to be of European importance. |
NewsInternational Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Third Arge-Alp book awardThe Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpenländer (Arge Alp) Working Group is to present its book award for the third time at the Arge Alp Book Festival on June 5, to be held in Trento/I, the Alpine Town of the Year 2004. |
NewsInternational People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Questionnaire on best practice in protected area managementExperts and people working in protected areas are invited to take part in a questionnaire on best practice in protected area management. |
NewsInternational Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Second international conference on interdisciplinary research into mountain areasYoung scientists now have an opportunity to take part in the second international conference on interdisciplinary research into mountain areas. The conference is to be held at the National Park Centre Stilfserjoch in Stilfs/Trafoi (I) from 29 September to 2 October 2004 and is organised jointly by the Stilfserjoch National Park, the European Academy in Bolzano and Innsbruck University. |
NewsInternational, South Tyrol, Italy Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
International conference on matriarchy and mountainsOn 13 and 14 December 2003 the Centro Multipolare per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile (multipolar centre for sustainable development) in Sardagna/I organised the 5th International Mountain Conference, with the theme of "Matriarchy and Mountains". |
NewsInternational, South Tyrol, Italy People, Agriculture |
Apr 03, 2007 |
52nd International Mountain Film FestivalThe 52nd International Film Festival on the subject of mountains, research and adventure is to be held in Trento/I, the 2004 Alpine Town of the Year, from 29 April to 9 May. Countries from all over the world are invited to submit films in the following categories: mountain films, films on alpinism, alpine landscape films, research films, sports and adventure films. |
NewsInternational, South Tyrol, Italy People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Poland ratifies Carpathian ConventionPoland ratified the framework convention for the protection and sustainable development of the Carpathians on 25 November. |
NewsInternational |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Nepal: Sports event in aid of the local populationThe Friendship Everest Skyrace was held for the first time in Nepal's Khumbu valley on 18 November. The event's main objective was to support the school in the remote village of Thame, and it attracted 150 competitors from Nepal and all over the world. |
NewsInternational People, Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
UNO confirms global warming poses threat to winter sports everywhereAccording to a new study on the economic repercussions of the climate change on winter sports many low-altitude ski resorts are set to face financial difficulties or even bankruptcy due to global warming. The study was commissioned by the UN Environmental Program and presented at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Turin/I on 2 December. |
NewsInternational Tourism & Leisure, Climate |
Apr 03, 2007 |
First International Mountain Day on December 11International Mountain Day is to be held worldwide for the first time on December 11. Its motto this year is "Mountains, Source of Freshwater". The UN decided to set up this special day following the resounding success of the International Year of Mountains in 2002. |
NewsInternational Water, Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
A brochure on "nature-compatible winter tours"Over the past few years nature-based winter activities have increased throughout the Alps. More and more these activities are spilling into regions which have hitherto been spared the impact of leisure tourism. In its new brochure entitled "Nature-compatible Winter Tours" the Club Arc Alpin (CAA), the umbrella organisation of the eight alpine associations operating throughout the Alps, offers simple, easy-to-apply tips for winter sports enthusiasts on how to adopt a proactive approach and prevent a negative impact on nature and the landscape. |
NewsInternational Tourism & Leisure, Nature, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Promoting produce from mountain regionsThe "Mountain Group" of the Forestry Department at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has announced a new research project. Between September 2003 and March 2004 examples of good practice from all over the world are to be collated and evaluated, focusing on instances where quality products from mountain regions contribute to strengthening the local economy without impacting on the environment. |
NewsInternational Economy |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Kailash: World heritage, not a destination for tourist convoys?China is planning to build a road around the sacred Kailash mountain in Tibet in spring 2004. Surveyor's marks were already placed along the traditional pilgrimage route during the summer. Supporters of the Kailash initiative believe the Kailash mountain can only be genuinely protected if it is officially declared as a site on UNESCO's World Heritage List. |
NewsInternational Nature, Mobility & Transport |
Apr 03, 2007 |
The Alps are becoming more and more of a theme parkOn 29 November Coca-Cola AG inaugurated its Alpen Club Micky Maus in the ski resort of Arosa/CH. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Tourism & Leisure, Economy |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Printed version of the monitoring study Agricultural Genetic Resources in the Alps now availableThe Monitoring Institute for Rare Breeds and Seeds in Europe has just issued the printed version of its publication Agricultural Genetic Resources in the Alps. |
NewsInternational Nature, Agriculture, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Extensive documentation of the Earth's ground cover and vegetationAn extensive database of the Earth's ground cover and vegetation in 2000 is now available on the Internet (Global Landcover 2000). |
NewsInternational Nature, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
New study on the development of alpine national parksVolume 43 of the Münchner Studien zur Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeographie [Munich Studies on Social and Economic Geography] features the findings of a research project on the regional economic significance of alpine national parks. |
NewsInternational, Germany Nature, Spatial development |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Pyrenean Convention to push aheadThe first step towards drawing up a Pyrenean Convention was taken at a meeting of government representatives chaired by Catalonia at Puigcerdà/E in July of this year. At the meeting representatives of the regions concerned (Languedoc-Roussillon/F, Midi-Pyrénées/F, Aquitaine/F, Navarre/E, Aragon/E, Basque Country/E, Catalonia/E and Andorra), which form the Pyrenees Working Group (Communauté de Travail des Pyrénées or CTP), drafted a joint declaration, which is now available online in French, Spanish and Catalonian. |
NewsInternational |
Apr 03, 2007 |
New publication: EU Agricultural Policy and the Environment in the AlpsThe Alpine Environment Department of the European Academy in Bolzano has just published a new work entitled The EU Agricultural Policy and the Environment - Evaluation of the Alpine Region. It looks at the connections between agricultural policy, agriculture and the environment in the Alps, all of which were analysed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers. Key issues raised include: In what alpine regions is the decline of agriculture particularly severe? Where are the centres of tourism located, and which regions have the highest population density? |
NewsInternational Agriculture, Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
EU nature protection databaseTogether with the European Topic Centre for Nature Protection and Biodiversity (ETC/NPB in Paris/F) and the European Environmental Information Observation Network (EIONET) the European Environmental Agency EEA has just published a new database with information on the protection of nature: EUNIS - European Nature Information System. |
NewsInternational Nature, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |