eco.mont Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
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eco.mont Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management
ISSN 2073-106X
Print Edition ISSN 2073-1558 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-6672-6 Online Edition Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management 1/1
2009, online edition A print edition is available from innsbruck university press Indexed by: Science Citation Index
Axel Borsdorf
is professor of geography at the University of Innsbruck and director of the Institute of Mountain Research: Man and Environment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences ÖAW Günter Köck is director of the national research programmes of the Austrian Academy of Sciences ÖAW
Sigrun Lange,
Barbara Müller
S. 63 - 66 doi:10.1553/eco.mont1s63 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract: Exactly 100 years ago the first national parks in Europe were established in Sweden. Since then there has been a veritable boom of newly designated protected areas across the globe while biodiversity has decreased all the while. There are manifold reasons why the global network of protected areas obviously fails to "achieve the long-term conservation of nature with its associated ecosystem services" (IUCN 2008). The Nature Conservancy, a US environmental NGO, for example, pointed out significant weaknesses in the design and management of protected areas which leave them vulnerable to threats such as population pressures or the effects of climate change. In order to deliver on their promise of a sustainable future, protected areas need to be well-funded, well-managed and have the support of both governments and society. This calls for professional staff. Frequently both natural and social scientists lack adequate training to deal successfully with the challenging tasks that come with managing a protected area. Nowadays this knowledge gap can be filled by special master courses on the "Management of Protected Areas". One of them was launched in 2005 at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. The course has become an internationally well-established hub for training integrated management of protected areas. The application deadline for the new course is 30th of June 2009. It will start in September 2009 and run till June 2011. Published Online: 2009/05/18 13:49:05 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x0022056c Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The new journal "eco.mont" - Journal of protected mountain areas research and management - was published for the first time in June 2009. The journal was founded as a joint initiative of the Alpine Network of Protected Areas (ALPARC), the International Scientific Committee on Research in the Alps (ISCAR), the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and the University of Innsbruck. The journal aims to highlight research on and management issues in protected areas in the Alps without excluding other protected mountain areas in Europe or overseas. Its target audiences are scientists from all related disciplines, managers of protected areas and interested individuals including practitioners, visitors, teachers, etc. The journal presents peer-reviewed articles in English by authors who research protected mountain areas and management issues within these areas. It is published twice a year as a collaboration of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Press - responsible for the e-version - and Innsbruck University Press - responsible for the print version.
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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
A-1011 Wien, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
Tel. +43-1-515 81/DW 3420, Fax +43-1-515 81/DW 3400 https://verlag.oeaw.ac.at, e-mail: verlag@oeaw.ac.at |