Exciting updates from AlpsLife! The partnership convened on 17th and 18th June in Switzerland, in the beautiful Swiss National Park, to bring the activities of the project a step further.ย Here is a glimpse of what unfolded:
๐น Introduced how to comprehensively ๐ฆ๐๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฌ through high-resolution land-use/land-cover layers and related indicators, including the geographic localization of biodiversity hotspots and Urgent-need-to-Act Areas (UTAAs).
๐น Shared progress on gathering ๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐จ๐ง-๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ and evaluation criteria used by expert-based working groups.
๐นDiscussed preliminary insights into ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ through the Alpine protected areas.
๐น Strategized on ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ and impactful communication to amplify the project outcomes.
The highlight of this gathering was an inspiring field trip through the Swiss National Park, where the AlpsLife team explored currently in use cutting-edge monitoring techniques in the very heart of alpine biodiversity.
As we wrapped up our two-day gathering at the parkยดs visitor center, we were reminded of the Alps’ beauty we need to protect!