Downloads

Final publications – project results

Press release (8/1/2015)
Biodiversity needs bold policy and stringent implementation (en)
La biodiversité a besoin d’une politique courageuse et d’une mise en oeuvre rigoureuse (fr)
La biodiversità necessita di una politica coraggiosa e di un’attuazione rigorosa (it)
Biodiversität braucht mutige Politik und stringente Umsetzung (de)
Biotska raznovrstnost zahteva pogumno politiko in prepričljivo izvajanje (sl)

Publications:

Final booklet: Connecting mountains, people, nature – Shaping the framework for an efficient European biodiversity policy for the Alps (English, printed and download): This publication gives an overview on the project results.
Policy recommendations:
- Staking a claim for nature – Policy recommendations for the Alpine Space (available in 5 languages, printed and download): This publication recommends ways in which decision makers can implement biodiversity policies more effectively.
- Votum für die Natur – Politische Empfehlungen für den Alpenraum (in 5 Sprachen, gedruckt und download): Diese Publikation spricht Empfehlungen dazu aus, wie Entscheidungsträger Strategien zum Schutz der Biodiversität effektiver umsetzen können.
- Revendiquer pour la nature – recommandations politiques pour l’Espace Alpin (en cinq langues, imprimé et télécharger): La présente publication réunit des recommandations à l’attention des décideurs pour permettre de mettre en oeuvre plus efficacement les politiques en matière de biodiversité.
- Rivendicazione dei diritti della natura – Raccomandazioni politiche per lo Spazio Alpino (disponibile in 5 lingue, su carta e download): La presente pubblicazione riporta raccomandazioni relative alla modalità in cui i decisori possono attuare le politiche per la biodiversità in modo più incisivo.
- Uveljavljanje pravice narave. Priporočila za oblikovanje politik na območju Alp (na voljo v petih jezikih, tiskano in prenos): Publikacija vsebuje priporočila glede načinov, ki so nosilcem odločanja na voljo za učinkovitejše izvajanje politike na področju biotske raznovrstnosti.
The EU Biodiversity Policy Landscape. Existing policies and their perceived relevance and impact in key sectors in the alpine region (English, printed and download): This publication identifies biodiversity-relevant EU policies and programmes, and potential gaps in policies and their implementation.
Biodiversity Stakeholder Networks in the Alpine Space (English, download): This publication analyses the contact networks and involvement of stakeholders that are important for biodiversity conservation.
Common Strategic Framework 2014-2020 & Biodiversity (English, download): This publication recommends ways of channelling funding into biodiversity conservation in the Alps within the EU Common Strategic Framework 2014-2020.
Ten recommendations to the Alpine Space Programme (English, download): greenAlps formulates in this publication ten recommendations targeted at programme developers and Alpine Space Programme bodies to support the efficient implementation of biodiversity projects.
greenAlps expert survey
Jecami Guidelines

Printed copies from the above mentioned publications can be requested here

Articles on the project

“In di Berg’ bin i gern. Alpine Vielfalt braucht Schutz” (de) article published in: Vetmagazin 14/04 on the project results
“Connettività Ecologica e Servizi Ecosistemici: il progetto GreenAlps” (it) blog post about the project results written by our project partner Filippo Favilli
“How Policies Can Enable Biodiversity– Conclusions of the greenAlps Project” (en, fr, de, it, sl) article published by the project partner ALPARC on the project results
“greenAlps verbindet Mensch und Natur” (de) article on the project as well as interview with Helmut Kindle, Amt für Umwelt Liechtenstein published in: Zeitschrift der Monat, October 2014, pages 12-14

Final conference

Final conference documentation

Press release:

« Communiqué de presse (fr) » – conférence finale du projet greenAlps à Chambéry (13-15/10/2014)

Results of the stakeholder and trans-sectoral workshops organized by greenAlps:

> Cross-disciplinary exchange workshop: How to overcome gaps of implementing biodiversity in EU policies
– lessons learnt from transnational Alpine Space projects, Brussels/Belgium, 27 November 2014

Invitation and programme (en)

Presentations:

The Alps and biodiversity conservation – What did we do? Be up to date: – The Alpine Convention and its ecological network platform – Lessons learnt from INTERREG IV B Alpine Space projects ECONNECT and greenAlps – paving future ways of cooperation by Dr. Yann Kohler, Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC)

Thinking in a Macro-regional context – the ecological network in and beyond the Alpine Convention – new ways of cooperation! by Dr. Guido Plassmann, Director of Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC)

The Political dimension: how to overcome the gaps in implementing biodiversity policy goals from regional to interregional level? by Univ. Prof. Dr. med. vet. Chris Walzer, Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology – University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

> Transsectoral Workshop: Successful implementation of measures to improve ecological connectivity: frame conditions at a regional level, Grenoble/F, 29 September 2014

Agenda greenAlps workshop Grenoble (en)

> Workshop – Eine Fläche muss vieles können: im Alpenrheintal gemeinsam Konflikte lösen, Mäder/Vorarlberg, 2. September 2014

Summary (en) – Sustainable spatial planning in the Alpine Rhine valley

Workshop-Bericht: Eine Fläche muss vieles können. Im Alpenrheintal gemeinsam Konflikte lösen

Bericht: Biodiversität und nachhaltige Raumnutzung im Alpenrheintal – Übersicht zum Stand der Dinge, CIPRA International

Programm (de)

Präsentation: Erhalt der Biodiversität durch ökologische Vernetzung in den Alpen und im Alpenrheintal, Aurelia Ullrich-Schneider/Projektleiterin CIPRA International

Präsentation: Grenz- und fachübergreifende Zusammenarbeit zur nachhaltigen Raumnutzung rund um den Nationalpark Berchtesgaden, Teil 1, Teil 2, Michael Vogel/Direktor Nationalpark Berchtesgaden

Präsentation: Grüne Räume im Alpenrheintal für mehr Lebensqualität, Heiner Schlegel/RENAT AG

Präsentation: Von der Zersiedelung zur “Gartenstadt”, Mario F. Broggi/ehem. Direktor Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL

Bericht: greenAlps verbindet Mensch und Natur, sowie Interview mit Helmut Kindle, Amt für Umwelt Liechtenstein, Zeitschrift der Monat, Oktober 2014, Seiten 12 bis 14

> greenAlps trans-sectoral workshop: new co-operation perspectives in nature protection, tourism, agriculture and forestry, Salzburg, 3 June 2014

Agenda

Presentation: The Alpine Space Programme 2014-2020, Martina Bach/Alpina Space Contact Point Austria

Presentation: BioAustria: nature and biodiversity conservation, Rudi Vierbauch/Bio Austria

Report (de), report (en) (extensive versions)

> Stakeholder Workshop: Biosphere reserves: an opportunity for regional ecological networks?, National Park Centre Molln, Upper Austria, 20 May 2014

Meeting minutes and agenda

> Stakeholder Workshop in Resiutta/IT on 27 May 2014 – Obstacles to ecological connectivity and ways towards more acceptance and cooperation

> Stakeholder Workshop in Bohinj/SI on 26 May 2014 – Ecological connectivity – challenges in cross-border cooperation

> Trans-sectoral workshop on spatial planning for ecological connectivity and sustainable use of natural resources, Bolzano, 15 May 2014

> “Building up on Alpine Space” – Capitalization of project results in the region Berchtesgaden-Salzburg and perspectives for the future, Berchtesgaden, 29 April 2014