Nature conservation and regional economic development

Nature conservation and regional economic development
Written by Lukas König and Janis Büchel, students at the University of Zurich Parks are a good way of linking and promoting nature conservation and regional economic development. Switzerland has a nationwide system of nature parks with three denominations: 1. National Park 2. Regional nature parks 3. Nature discovery park. In this blog post we want...
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Peaks and Plots

Peaks and Plots
Written by Ina Bolotashvili, Elene Kapanadze, Johanna Schweizer and Samuel Tüller, students form Tbilisi State University and the University of Zurich In both Georgia and Switzerland, the mountainous regions attract many tourists. Anytime this is the case, entrepreneurs will show up, trying to capitalize on the attention of these places. The follow...
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Parc Adula – How Federalism Can Hinder Biodiversity Protection

Parc Adula – How Federalism Can Hinder Biodiversity Protection
Written by Kimi Scherrer & Angela Mürner, students of the University of Zurich Switzerland is facing a biodiversity crisis. Since 1900, nearly half of the country's habitats and a third of its species have become endangered. The decline in biodiversity threatens not only ecosystems but also the services they provide. Ecosystem services are cruc...
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Car-free winter sport resorts in Switzerland – Pros and Cons

Car-free winter sport resorts in Switzerland – Pros and Cons
Written by Jon Osterwalder and Lukas Götz, students of the University of Zurich Switzerland's public transport system is well known for its reliability and frequent connections to remote valleys. There is even a legal obligation that every village with at least 100 residents must be accessible by public transport (Fedlex 2023). Therefore, travellin...
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BiodiverCity Zurich?

BiodiverCity Zurich?
Written by Leslie Bournot and Flurin Bischoff, students of the University of Zurich Switzerland's biodiversity is decreasing continuously with more than a third of native species being endangered. This decrease is among other reasons caused by the loss of precious habitats and insufficient connectivity between them (Stadt Zürich, 2024). As an artic...
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In-Country Migration of Young People – a Contrast between Georgia and Switzerland

In-Country Migration of Young People – a Contrast between Georgia and Switzerland
Written by Christoph Hueppi, Mariam Kharshiladze, Balina Nodia & Noa Sargenti A collaboration between students from Tbilisi State University and the University of Zurich What are the reasons that people migrate? People might migrate because they are forced to because of a war or they must due to climate change. Even in countries like Georgia an...
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What would it take for you to move to the mountains?

What would it take for you to move to the mountains?
Written by Tamar Kutubidze, Nini Lagvilava, Sonja Lussi & Charlene Zehnder A collaboration between students from Tbilisi State University and the University of Zurich Imagine a serene village nestled in the Swiss Alps, with breathtaking views and quiet streets that seem straight out of a storybook. Now, imagine this village isn't just a fairyta...
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MTA in the UZH annual report 2022

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"Share your Mountain Landscapes!"  MTA - MountainApp - in the context of the university course "Sustainable Mountain Development" at the University of Zurich and the Tbilisi State University - was honored as an innovative teaching project in the annual report of the University of Zurich. Ella Schubiger and Alessandro Joshua Pierro, two student...
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When Switzerland meets Georgia: Exploring challenges to sustainable mountain development in the Caucasus

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Written by Annina Michel (on behalf of the UZH team) In spring 2022, the project team from UZH was able to visit Georgia (and TSU) for an extended project meeting. The team was welcomed by Dr. Tamar Dolbaia, Dean of Social and Political Sciences at TSU, and was able to meet with Nina Shatberashvili from the Caucasus Network for Sustainable Developm...
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Where do Georgia and Switzerland meet? Kick-off of a study course on Sustainable Mountain Development

Where Georgia and Switzerland meet. (c) Tara von Grebel, SIVIC Scientific Visualisation and Visual Communication, University of Zurich
Written by Gvantsa Salukvadze and Annina Michel In 2020, academic staff from the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich and the Department of Human Geography at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University's Faculty of Social and Political Sciences teamed up to create a new, modular course at both institutions. The project received fin...
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App Downloads & Manual

Download the App of the project for Android or IOS now!
Below you can also find a short App Manual with an overview about the core features:

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Open App Manual

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