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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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May 21, 2008
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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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Educational CD on sustainable development in the Alps
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zopemaster
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May 15, 2008
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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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Ibex Label for Swiss youth hostels
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zopemaster
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May 15, 2008
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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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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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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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Successful destinations in alpine tourism
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zopemaster
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Apr 30, 2008
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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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Citizens' Agora on the topic of climate change
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zopemaster
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Apr 30, 2008
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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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Energy supplies at risk from shrinking glaciers
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zopemaster
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Apr 30, 2008
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Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy
The shrinkage of the Mer de Glace in the French Alps is having a tangible impact on the use of hydropower.
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Stable glaciers in Central Asia
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zopemaster
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Apr 30, 2008
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Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
climate - influences,
climate change, climate policy
Global warming is not causing all the world's glaciers to melt at the same rate.
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ClimChAlp Project completed
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zopemaster
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Apr 30, 2008
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Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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climate change, climate policy,
INTERREG,
development/support measures
The final conference in Laufen/D on 12 March 2008 marked the end of the Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Project "ClimChAlp" (Climate Change, Impacts and Adaptation Strategies in the Alpine Space).
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Switzerland's first village hotel
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zopemaster
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Apr 17, 2008
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Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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tourism,
depopulation,
demographics
The entire village of Vná in the Lower Engadine is to become a hotel as of May 1.
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