Publications & Database
In the publication series «Insights – Outlooks» a compact brochure is published annually to present interesting developments in the World Heritage region in an illustrative and generally understandable way. Below you will find a list of already published brochures, which you can download as PDFs (in german).
- Protected areas and their importance for the UNESCO World Heritage (2026)
- Visitor management – an interplay between nature conservation and tourism (2024)
- Dry stone walls – historical cultural heritage and biodiversity hotspots (2023)
- Agriculture – change is shaping the World Heritage region as well (2023)
- Glaciers of the Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage in the mirror of time (2022)
- Springs – sensitive habitats in danger (2022)
- Permafrost – when the mountain thaws (2021)
- Traditional irrigation – a cultural heritage with a future? (2021)
- Nature-based tourism – challenge and opportunity for the World Heritage region (2019)
- Of corporations and cooperatives – sustainable land use between tradition and innovation (2018)
- Geology – living with natural hazards in the World Heritage region (2017)
- Landscape quality – examples from Valais (2017)
- High mountain habitats – more than a barren landscape (2016)
- Biodiversity – from the Western green lizard to Rudolph’s trumpet moss (2016)
- Economy & society – the World Heritage region in transition (2015)
- Forest – diverse, dynamic and valuable (2015)
- Associations – “We’ve got a club, and I’m part of it” (2024)
- Art & inspiration – the Swiss Alps World Heritage as a space for inspiration (2014)
- Cultural landscapes – dynamic and un(grasp)able (2014)
- Biodiversity – from lichens to butterflies (2013)
- Europe’s water tower – perspectives and challenges (2013)
- Outdoor activities – sporting use of the landscape in the World Heritage region (2012)
Further publications of the UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch Foundation can be found here.
Database
Ongoing and completed research projects in the UNESCO World Heritage Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch are published in the following project databases: