Alps: Think tank: Bundling the Alps-wide expertise on ecological networks (in English, German and French)

09 Feb 2010

As the Continuum Initiative decided to focus on further connectivity activities with long-term issues, the Continuum partners are now aiming at the preparation of follow-up projects beyond ECONNECT to ensure that the fundaments built up during this project can be used for further concerted implementation projects. Such new projects have to be developed referring to the existing expertise on ecological networks and followed up by integrating available scientific and practical experts into such a process. In this context, the Continuum Partners have established a think tank on ecological networks which gathers most of the available expertise in Alpine countries. The think tank is explicitly no new structure or network. It is a pool of experts who cooperate in a problem and result oriented way.
The think thank will start its activities in 2010 with three workshops on specific topics, which have been elaborated at the first expert workshop on the second of December in Chamonix/France. 26 experts from all Alpine countries followed the invitation by the Continuum Initiative to express their needs and expectations in relation to a "think tank" on Alpine ecological networks.
The think tank concept is available here. If you are interested in contributing to the think tank, please contact Thomas Scheurer: scheurer[at]scnat[dot]ch

Source: http://www.alpine-ecological-network.org/index.php/latest-news-mainmenu-2

Gebündeltes Expertenwissen für ökologische Netzwerke in den Alpen
Mit dem langfristigen Ziel, ein alpenweites ökologisches Netzwerk einzurichten, hat die Initiative Ökologisches Kontinuum internationale ExpertInnen in einem "Think tank" versammelt.
Der think tank gibt den ExpertInnen aus der Wissenschaft und der Praxis einen Rahmen, um neue Projekte zu entwickeln, welche die bereits bestehenden Aktivitäten wie z.B. das ECONNECT-Projekt ergänzen und fortführen. 6 ExpertInnen waren im Dezember 2009 der Einladung der Kontinuum-Partner ALPARC, CIPRA, ISCAR und WWF ins französische Chamonix gefolgt, um dort die Ziele und Aktivitäten des think tanks in 2010 zu diskutieren. Drei themenspezifische Workshops werden die Arbeit des think tanks in den kommenden Monaten konkretisieren.
Weitere Informationen über den think tank (Konzept) unter http://www.alpine-ecological-network.org/index.php/services-mainmenu-8/downloads-documents#thinktank (en). Personen, die beim think tank mitarbeiten möchten, können Thomas Scheurer (ISCAR) kontaktieren: scheurer[at]scnat[dot]ch.
Quelle: alpmedia; http://www.cipra.org/de/alpmedia/news/3841


Mobilisation des connaissances d'experts pour les réseaux écologiques dans les Alpes
Dans le cadre de son objectif à long terme de créer à l'échelle des Alpes un réseau écologique, l'Initiative Continuum écologique a regroupé des experts internationaux au sein d'un " think tank".
Cet espace de réflexion offre aux experts scientifiques et praticiens un cadre pour développer de nouveaux projets qui complètent et poursuivent les activités déjà existantes comme le projet ECONNECT.
En décembre 2009, 26 experts ont répondu présents à l'invitation des partenaires du continuum (ALPARC, la CIPRA, ISCAR et le WWF) afin de discuter à Chamonix des objectifs et des activités du think tank en 2010. Trois séminaires thématiques concrétiseront le travail du think tank dans les prochains mois.
Plus d'informations sur le concept: http://www.alpine-ecological-network.org/index.php/services-mainmenu-8/downloads-documents#thinktank (en). Les personnes qui souhaiteraient participer au think tank peuvent contacter Thomas Scheurer (ISCAR): scheurer[at]scnat[dot]ch.

Source: alpMedia; http://www.cipra.org/fr/alpmedia/nouveautes/3841/?set_language=fr

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