Das Haus der Natur besteht seit dem Jahr 1924. Es versteht sich als Schau-Museum mit sowohl regionaler als auch internationaler Ausrichtung sowie als ein vielseitiges Natur-Kompetenzzentrum für Stadt und Land Salzburg. Als Schau-Museum will das Haus der Natur möglichst viele Besucher für die verschiedensten Facetten der Natur begeistern, ihnen ein Naturverständnis vermitteln und einen Weg in die Natur weisen. Dazu wird versucht, die verschiedensten Themenbereiche der Natur - einschließlich des Menschen möglichst lebendig und abwechslungsreich zu vermitteln. Bereits der Gründer des Hauses der Natur, Eduard Paul Tratz, war in dieser Hinsicht ein Wegbereiter einer modernen, lebendigen Museumsdidaktik. Seither wird versucht, diesen Weg konsequent fortzusetzen. Immer wieder werden neue Zugänge und Präsentationsmöglichkeiten gesucht und neue, aktuelle Inhalte aufbereitet - in Dauerausstellungen genauso wie in ständig wechselnden Sonderschauen. ... [Information des Anbieters]
The 36th General Meeting of CETAF that will take place in Vienna, Austria, on the 14th-15th October 2014 at the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. This meeting will constitute an ordinary General Meeting of the CETAF AISBL. CETAF 36 will focus on the finalisation of CETAF strategy and strategic development plan, and discussion of the role of CETAF in European Cultural Heritage initiatives and common European infrastructures. In this context, the new work plan of the General Secretariat has been drawn up, following the recent developments in the Consortium, to support and underpin the global CETAF strategy that is to be presented during CETAF 36. ... [Information of the supplier]
The "Austrian Collections and Databases on Species Diversity" is an interdisciplinary study for the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. The study (*) provides for the first time a nationwide overview covering Austrian collections and databases on species diversity in the fields of zoology, botany, microbiology and agriculture, (*) includes the public as well as the private sector, (*) is based on an interdisciplinary project approach and on the cooperation of the leading specialist institutions in Austria, and (*) constitutes Austria's thematic contribution to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). ... [Information of the supplier]
In accordance with Article 18 (3) of the Convention on Biological Diversity a clearing-house mechanism was established to promote and facilitate technical and scientific co-operation at all levels among Parties to the Convention. As well, it facilitates access to and the exchange of information on biodiversity around the world. ... [Information of the supplier]
In 2001, Austria and the other EU member states already belonged to the first nations that have declared to stop the loss of biodiversity. Even though Austria has already seen considerable progress and success, more than 33% of native vertebrate species and 40% of fern and flowering plant species are endangered. The loss of species diversity is recognised by the majority of Austrians as a "serious problem" but is seen as a global and not an “Austrian” development. With this in mind, the Ministry of Life (Lebensministerium) and others initiated the “vielfaltleben” (living diversity) campaign with the following goals: with strong partners, creative PR and awareness-raising activities as well as ongoing media coverage, reach the majority of the population and make biological diversity an open topic. Numerous vielfaltleben conservation projects covering all of Austria are providing a fundamental contribution to the conservation and preservation of over 100 threatened species and habitats. We operate in close cooperation with land owners and users, businesses and local authorities, NGOs as well as stakeholders. ... [Information of the supplier, translated and modified]
With its third international conference "GGBN 2018" taking place in Vienna from May 22nd to 25th, GGBN along with the accompanying organizing institutions will focus on topics related to the exploration of the wealth of diversity that is currently stored in biodiversity biobanks worldwide. Surrounding the main theme of "The International Day for Biological Diversity" proclaimed by the United Nations, sessions will cover agricultural, forest and environmental biodiversity and their characterization by state-of-the-art genomic, phenomic and molecular tools. This characterization process is a substantial part of any long-term strategy to ensure the preservation of biodiversity and thereby to secure the foundation for subsistence of mankind. ... [Information of the supplier]
