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Citizens' Agora on the topic of climate change
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zopemaster
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Apr 30, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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climate change, climate policy,
information systems
On 12 and 13 June the European Parliament is inviting European civil society to the second citizens' Agora to express its views on the topic of climate change, submit analyses and proposals, and also define its role in future action.
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Successful destinations in alpine tourism
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 30, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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tourism
BAK - Basel Economics has been analysing the success and competitiveness of some 100 tourist destinations in the Alpine region on a regular basis since 2005; however the study focuses only on economic aspects and does not take ecological aspects into account.
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Ecological networks in the Alps at the 9th Conference on Biological Diversity
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zopemaster
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May 15, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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players / networks,
biodiversity
More than 5,000 participants are expected in Bonn/D at the end of May for the 9th Conference of the Contracting Parities to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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Ibex Label for Swiss youth hostels
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zopemaster
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May 15, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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tourism,
sustainable development,
development/support measures
At the beginning of May ten Swiss youth hostels were awarded the Ibex Label, which has been presented to establishments operating according to sustainable management principles in Switzerland since 1994.
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Educational CD on sustainable development in the Alps
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zopemaster
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published
May 15, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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information systems,
sustainable development
A new educational CD-Rom has been published, providing a wide overview of key issues affecting the Alps.
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The Climate in the Alps is much prized - CIPRA Competition cc.alps: win prizes worth up to €20,000 each
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zopemaster
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May 21, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy
Prizes worth a total of €100,000 await the best measures aimed at a sustainable approach to the consequences of climate change in the Alpine region. CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, has just launched this competition as part of its cc.alps Project.
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Geotourism Challenge - public voting for the winning projects
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zopemaster
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May 29, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
regional policy, regional development programmes,
regional development
This year the American National Geographic Society launched the "Geotourism Challenge: Celebrating Places/Changing Lives", a new competition designed to find and promote pioneers in the field of geotourism.
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EU Structural Fund with negative environmental impacts
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zopemaster
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published
May 29, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
law,
nature descriptions,
nature
More than two thirds of the projects financed with the help of the European Union's Structural Fund have effects that are contrary to EU environmental policy objectives.
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New look for the Via Alpina website
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zopemaster
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May 29, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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information systems,
leisure,
society, culture
Via Alpina fans can now go the organisation's revamped website with additional functionality for planning and preparing for a walk. The officially designated routes of the Via Alpina, with descriptions of the walks available in several languages, are the ideal way to discover the Alpine Arc.
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More winter passengers handled by France's Alpine airports
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zopemaster
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Jun 19, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
tourism,
threats to nature and landscape,
nature
Passenger volumes at the airports in Grenoble-Isère/F and Chambéry-Savoie/F increased by 7% and 20% respectively in the 2007/2008 winter season. In the last two years, Grenoble-Isère has had the highest rates of growth in passenger totals of all French airports.
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