On 8 March 2011 the Alpine Conference has officially recognised and rewarded eight Alpine regions – among which five Econnect pilot regions – for their exemplary work aiming at the creation of an alpine ecological network. The XIth Alpine Conference in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, honoured the efforts of these regions in improving ecological connectivity and implementing in that way article 12 of the Nature Protection protocol of the Alpine Convention.
Representatives from the regions received the diplomas in a festive atmosphere with some prominent guests such as the German State Secretary for Environment. The Alpine Conference also decided to transfer the presidency of the Platform from France – who had organised and promoted the rewarding of the regions – to Germany. The eight pilot regions for ecological connectivity of the Alpine Convention (from south-west to north-east):
The nomination concept is available on http://econet.4teamwork.ch/about-us/platform-ecological-network/pilot-regions (e, d, annexes also in f, i, s)
