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On 28th of June, the first SmartAlps webinar took place. With participants, coming from different Alpine countries, the webinar addressed the issues and challenges of how to develop a smart community. In this regard, the webinar was divided into 5 sections: with...

When working in the field of conservation, involving local stakeholders is one major aspect to ensure the long-term success of a project. This is why in I-SWAMP we involved local administrations, NGOs and landowners from the start, beginning with the choice of the...

Only 3 days left until we gather for AlpTextyles second Partners Meeting! Hosted by the WP 1 lead partner FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg in the picturesque Old University Library, we are thrilled to discuss (in person, for a change) the progress made during this initial phase...

We are thrilled to present the first edition of our project newsletter, marking the beginning of an exciting journey towards adapting to changing weather extremes and compound risks in the context of climate change. In this newsletter, we would like to introduce you...

June 2023, Davos (Switzerland):  The WSL organized an Excursion to the Marteloscope site “Dischma” with students of the Mountain Forest Ecology (field course). The forest's protective function and natural regeneration processes were discussed, together with the topic...

In order to enable Alpsatellites' partners to reach out to their networks at each key stage of the project, one of the means of communication is the newsletter. The first one was distributed in January 2023 and it presents the project, its aims, and the six project...

One of the Partners in the BeyondSnow project is the renowned Métabief ski resort, situated between 900 and 1410 meters in altitude and accounting for approximately 50% of the tourism economy in the Haut-Doubs region, home to about 65,000 individuals. The social...

Last week our project Rohit Borooah, a researcher from our project partner Free University of Bolzano attended the 10th conference on sustainable solid waste management in Chania 2023. There he presented the Alps4 GreenC project and its objectives.  

AlpTextyles’ second Partners Meeting is around the corner, and we cannot wait to gather in Erlangen! Home to WP 1 lead partner FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, the university town in Bavaria will provide the perfect atmosphere to discuss the findings of this initial phase. The...

20th-23rd June 2023, Castelfranco Veneto (Italy): 10th International Wind and Trees IUFRO Conference. Raffaella Marzano and Fabio Meloni were in the organizing committee of the conference along with Emanuele Lingua and Davide Marangon (UniPD). The conference focused...

The BeyondSnow project aims to revolutionize the measurement of tourism impact by developing a comprehensive system tailored specifically for snow tourism destinations, helping them address their unique challenges. To achieve this, a set of resilient indicators have...

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is one of the oldest and most prominent universities in Germany. Established in 1743, FAU’s unwavering commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge research has earned it a reputation as a...

BIEN, the Slovenian textile biennale Slovenia has a rich and diverse history of textile materials, designs, techniques, and patterns. Among the most active organizations in preserving its heritage is KreativNice, a creative textile hub that reconnects past and future...

On May 30th, more than 60 children and six teachers took part in a guided tour of La Zopa wetland, a system of three small pools in a marshy environment along the Boite river in San Vito di Cadore. The participants were the middle school first classes from Sarmede,...

Terrific news can be published today! On May 31st the platform that was built to collect energy data for the Interreg Alpine Space funded project CERVINO was finally launched. All the relevant stakeholders were invited to join an online meeting at the end of May. The...

The RSG, part of SmartCommUnity test areas, was attended on 9.6.2023 by the Regional Councillor Luciano Caveri, the directors of the two parks (Parco Nazionale Gran Paradiso and Parco Naturale del Mont Avic), mayors of the communities and groupings of municipalities...

On May 25th, our staff in the IRSNC organized two seminars aimed at two age groups not directly involved in other I-SWAMP activities: high schools students and the elderly. Even if not directly involved, these targets can constitute important audiences for the project...

Teachers are one of the fundamental targets of I-SWAMP. Precisely for this reason, on May 25th, in Tichoja (Sittersdorf, Austria), at the headquarters of the Geopark Karawanke, a meeting was held to illustrate the important topic of invasive species and the link they...

The three partners of I-SWAMP planned an event dedicated to teachers in Tichoja (Sittersdorf, Austria, info here) on May 25th. On the occasion of the event, they decided to seize the opportunity to visit together some small wetlands included in I-SWAMP activities as...

On 10/05/2023, a delegation of the Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation & Technologie visited the premises of Alps4GreenC partner BEST - Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH in Wieselburg. A workshop was held, in which...

The AlpSatellites project continues to explore remote work opportunities in remote rural and alpine areas. While the partners continue to listen to stakeholders and compare the feasibility of their proposals, the qualitative-quantitative survey carried out by the...

23rd-25th May 2023, Laxenburg (Austria): The first project management meeting. The MOSAIC project members met at IIASA in Laxenburg, AT for several days of fruitful discussions and planning for the project. Topics covered included data needs and formatting;...

The SmartCommUnity project partners are willing to develop a digital platform that meet the need of creating Smart communities that could exchange practice and engage towards smart village pathway, adopting innovative tools embracing the functions of both civic...

In the last few months, our staff in the IRNSC/ZRSVN has organized several occasions to start involving schools and stakeholders in our project, I-SWAMP. Trying to involve schools we organized the following activities: In October 2022, Lenka Stermecki and Jurij Tamše...

The project was presented to members of Good Food Cycle, which is part of the great initiative Circular Munich on Tuesday, May 16, 2023: we discussed, networked and shared. Thank you for the valuable suggestions and new contacts!  

Best practices from companies that see food waste as a valuable resource were on display at the 2023 Salzburg Business Forum: Circular products through food by-products? Dairy alternatives from seeds? Fruit spreads from food surpluses? Energy from whey? Fish and...

We are happy to announce that the first period of the H2MA project is successfully completed! We are now entering in the second period of the project that will last from May till December 2023. Here are the three following steps: First step: Various scenarios on green...

In the last months, Geopark Karawanke/Karawanken staff presented I-SWAMP in three different events in Slovenia. In October, we took part in the 6th Slovenian Geological Congress in Rogaška Slatina, a scientific event dedicated to geology. In December, we participated...

Ronald Regan said information is the oxygen of the modern age. Equivalently spoken is data the oxygen for planning reliability. Especially when it comes to long term strategies within complex systems, political, economic and civic players depend on reliable statistics...