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AlpHouse combines traditional trades & crafts and energy efficiency
by zopemaster — published Nov 24, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , ,
The new three-year Alpine Space Project entitled AlpHouse was launched in early October. AlpHouse strives to enhance the competitiveness of SMEs, especially in the area of trades & crafts, by providing them with the knowledge, skills and tools for top-quality renovations of old buildings in the Alpine region.
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Climate check-up for the Alps
by zopemaster — published Nov 05, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
What sort of impact and side effects do climate response measures have? CIPRA's latest issue of AlpsInsight entitled In the Name of Climate Protection looks at how climate change issues are being addressed in the Alps and points the way towards sustainable action.
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Toxic glacier melts
by zopemaster — published Nov 05, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
A new study has confirmed that melting glaciers release chemical substances that have long been banned and are not longer produced by industry. Researchers from Swiss education institutes took frozen sediment core samples from the Oberaar reservoir in the Grimsel area in Switzerland and used the layers to reconstruct the history of the lake back to when it was first established in 1953.
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Alpine Convention acts as a guide for the Dinaric Alps
by zopemaster — published Nov 05, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
CIPRA Slovenia has successfully completed its project entitled "Knowledge transfer in the area of sustainable development from the Alpine Convention to the municipality of Mojkovac in Montenegro". The project provides a good starting point for the comprehensive promotion of nature conservation and sustainable development in the Dinaric mountain range.
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The 2009 Climate Winners
by zopemaster — published Nov 05, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
The winning municipalities of the 2009 Climate Star were presented with their awards in Melk in Lower Austria on October 22, under the motto of "Fast Track to Climate Protection". The proud winners from the Alpine region were the local authorities of Lustenau in Austria and Sand in Taufers in South Tyrol/I. The record participation of 444 municipalities from eleven European countries, with a very strong showing by local authorities in the Alps, highlights the importance now attached to climate protection.
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cc.alps: CIPRA demands on transport
by zopemaster — published Nov 04, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM
Transport, in particular by car and truck, is one of the main causes of climate change. In the Alpine countries transport accounts for more than 25 percent of the release of greenhouse gases and is of special importance in the increase of these gases since 1990. A wrong development, running counter to the political objective to reduce exhaust emissions. In the Alps, the percentage of journeys made by car is higher than European average.
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cc.alps: CIPRA Demands on Nature Protection
by zopemaster — published Nov 04, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM — filed under:
When climate changes, nature feels it. Mountain areas are particularly sensitive, and the greatest losses in terms of plant and animal species may occur precisely there. According to scientific estimates, almost every second plant species in the Alps is threatened with extinc-tion by 2100. For the flora with the highest number of varieties in Central Europe this would be an enormous loss. Because of global warming, also well-known animal species such as the Alpine ibex, the snow grouse and the mountain hare will experience far worse living con-ditions in the Alps.
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cc.alps: CIPRA Demands on Energy
by zopemaster — published Nov 04, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM
In order to limit global warming, first of all it is important that we use energy more efficiently. Yet this will not be enough for operating in a way that climate can sustain. We must radically change our energy consumption and our consumption of energy-intensive goods and services. Experience shows that consumption only goes down when clear political signals are sent - which include legislative initiatives, rewarding energy saving and punishing waste. The switch from fossil to renewable energies must be forced - but not to the detriment of nature. Biomass production, the installation of wind power turbines and new hydroelectric power stations in the Alps hide many potential conflicts. The environmental, social and economic consequences of climate projects must be carefully assessed and compared.
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Catalogue of connectivity measures: new publication in English, French, German and Italian
by zopemaster — published Oct 19, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
The Continuum Project just published online a catalogue of possible measures for improving ecological connectivity in English, French, German and Italian language.
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New ideas for life in the Alps in the post-fossil age
by zopemaster — published Sep 24, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , ,
Last week's annual CIPRA conference on the subject of growth attracted some 200 attendees to Liechtenstein. There was a consensus that our limited resources mean that growth is finite. Numerous ideas were offered and calls made for a response to the inevitable downsizing process. CIPRA summarised the most urgent calls in a catalogue of ideas.
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