Econnect: Restoring the web to life

The conference will address and explore multidisciplinary interventions on the issue of ecological connectivity in the Alps building on the results of the ECONNECT project, established in 2008 by 16 European partners and co-funded by the European Territorial Cooperation Programme in the Alpine Space (INTERREG IVB).

The goal of the ECONNECT Final Conference is to inform on the situation of ecological connectivity in the Alpine space and sharing knowledge to improve the web of life in the Alps. It will provide a platform to discuss methodologies and concepts applied in the project in order to shape a common strategy for achieving good ecological connectivity. In particular, the Guidelines and Recommendations developed for the actual implementation of measures of connectivity in the seven Pilot Regions participating in the project will be presented and discussed.

The 3rd day will be a field-visit to observe solutions implemented in the Pilot Region of "Berchtesgaden - Salzburg" in order to realize and improve on the ecological connectivity in the area.

With a wide range of participants from many different countries and varied institutions, each dealing with diverse aspects of ecological connectivity, the meeting in Berchtesgaden is the place to meet colleagues, partners and to participate in numerous interesting discussions.

For more information, write to info@econnectproject.eu. There is no fee to attend the conference. There will be simultaneous translation into English, German, French and Italian.