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National Committee

The National Committee comprised representatives of government institutions including the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food; the Ministry of the Environment; the Ministry of Culture; the Ministry of Economy; and the Ministry of Communication.

Other organizations who participated in the national committee included:

Agency for the Environment
Triglav National Park
Forestry Institute of Slovenia
Slovenian Forest Service
Nature Conservation Institute
Mountaineering Association of Slovenia
Cipra Slovenije
Kamnik Cultural Centre
Jesenice Upper Sava Museum
University of Ljubljana, Geography Department

The designated Focal Point for the International Year of Mountains was Maksimilijan Mohoric of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food.

Activities and Achievements during the International Year of Mountains

The opening event for the International Year of Mountains included a screening of films about mountains and mountain life in Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France and Slovenia. A summary of activities organized throughout Slovenia in 2002 follows.

National

First International Festival of Mountaineering Films, Bled, familiarized people with mountain hiking and climbing themes.
The Geotrip Campaign 2002, comprising over 50 events, raised public awareness about the importance of protecting the Slovenian mountains as a natural heritage and resource, as well as protecting the beauty of the landscape and the habitat of plants and animals.
A renovated village cheese-making shop was opened in the mountain village of Cadrg, where Tolminc cheese - one of the few native Slovenian cheeses - has been made for many centuries. This is an important contribution to the development of traditional local products that meet European standards.
The Slovenian Forest Service opened four new trails that provide an insight into the substance of forest ecosystems - in addition to the 70 study trails it already manages - to mark International Year of Mountains.
The main event marking the International Year of Mountains in Slovenia was organised by the Mountaineering Association of Slovenia and attracted around 6,000 participants. It included exhibitions, book presentations and the opening of the Jurek Trail.
The Mountaineering Association of Slovenia marked International Year of Mountains with a continuation of the project 'Environmental rehabilitation of mountain lodges'. These mountain lodges are undergoing a transition to clean sources of energy.
Educational activities
Educational material for primary schools was also prepared in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund, and an art competition was held nationwide.
'Young ranger', a pilot project of the Europarc Federation, familiarised young people who live in or near national parks with the purposes of protected areas. As part of this project, children were invited on a ten-day camp in the Triglav National Park under the slogan 'let's clean up our mountains'.

Promotional activities

The Slovenian postal service issued a series of commemorative postage stamps

Research

Forestry and agriculture are the most important socio-economic activities in Slovenia's Alpine areas. The Forest Institute of Slovenia initiated a research project focused on the sustainable development of Slovenia's Alpine area, based on an analysis of the condition and trends of Alpine ecosystems and socio-economic circumstances.

Publications

High-Mountain Lakes in the Eastern Part of the Julian Alps, ed. Anton Brancelj (Ljubljana, 2002)

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