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The "Allgäu Moor Alliance" wins the German Government's Competition for Large-Scale Nature Conservation Projects
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Jul 09, 2009
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environmental protection,
environment,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
sustainable development
The winners of the German government's "idee.natur - Large-scale Nature Conservation Projects and Rural Development" competition were announced at the end of June 2009. Five regions came out on top with their concepts for new large-scale nature conservation projects. Over € 50 million will be invested in these regions over the next ten years. The "Allgäu Moor Alliance" was the winner in the Moors Category.
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Why do you go hiking?
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zopemaster
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Jul 30, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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summer sports,
sport,
leisure,
society, culture
Together with the French Ramblers' Association and the French Alpine Club, the French association "Grande Traversée des Alpes" are trying to find the answer to the simple question, why do tourists go hiking on mountain and woodland paths or through dunes and deserts?
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International Competition for Mountain Photography and Film
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zopemaster
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Jul 30, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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mountains,
geomorphology,
media,
society, culture,
cinema,
society, culture
Photographs and films on the subject of Mountain, Landscape and Nature, from the mountains of Lombardy to the world's highest peaks may now be submitted as entries for the "Orobie Film Festival" International Film and Photography Competition.
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Melting glaciers on your local mountain - what now?
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zopemaster
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Aug 03, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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glaciers,
geomorphology,
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
tourism
On 24th and 25th September 2009 cc.alps is organising an international conference on the impact of melting glaciers on communities in collaboration with CIPRA Switzerland and the Swiss Foundation for Landscape Preservation in Crans Montana/CH.
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Knowledge in a compact and understandable form
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zopemaster
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Aug 03, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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climate change, climate policy,
environmental education (adults),
environmental education,
climate change past and future,
climate change, climate policy
Cool heads and well considered strategies are required in these times of heated debate about climate measures.
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Exemplary Climate Response Measures
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zopemaster
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Aug 03, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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climate change, climate policy,
climate change past and future,
climate change, climate policy,
players / networks
A great deal is being done in the Alps as a response to climate change.
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A cool head in conversation: Norbert Lantschner, Director of the ClimateHouse Agency in Bolzano/I "The cleanest energy is the energy I don't need"
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zopemaster
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Aug 03, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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ecological building,
construction,
ecological building,
construction,
players / networks
The ClimateHouse Agency in Bolzano has won one of the seven prizes of the CIPRA's cc.alps Competition for its energy saving initiatives. We spoke to its Director, Norbert Lantschner at our "Cool Heads in the Hothouse" conference.
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cc.alps concentrates on raising awareness during the second half of 2009!
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zopemaster
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Aug 03, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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environmental education (adults),
environmental education,
literature,
society, culture,
climate change, climate policy
The Swiss MAVA Foundation for Nature is making further funding available to the CIPRA cc.alps Project in the second half of 2009.
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350 newly discovered species in the Himalayas
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zopemaster
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Aug 13, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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nature descriptions,
nature,
biodiversity,
biology,
ecology
A flying frog and the world's smallest deer are among the species discovered in the Himalayas in the last ten years. According to a report recently published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), between 1998 and 2008, a total of 353 new species were identified.
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Special edition of the Mountain Forum Bulletin now online
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zopemaster
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Aug 13, 2009
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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biodiversity,
research, science,
players / networks
The July edition of the Mountain Forum Bulletin, entitled "Mountain Biodiversity: Lifeline for the Future", is now available for download at www.mtnforum.org/rsmfnews.cfm?newsid=52 (en).
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