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Towards Carbon Neutral Alps - a guideline
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 10, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
climate change, climate policy
The strategies for carbon neutrality are numerous. Municipalities and regions all over the Alps are confronted with various challenges and opportunities on the way to carbon neutrality. The Alpstar-Guideline provides an overview.
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Sustainable Buildings: contribute to the EU consultation!
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zopemaster
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published
Aug 14, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
ecological building,
construction,
energy efficiency
Sustainable construction means not only energy efficiency but takes environmental, social and economic aspects into account on a long-term vision.
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Oh...!
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 23, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
alpinism,
sport,
glaciers,
geomorphology
… The Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) is this year celebrating its 150th anniversary and has got Mother Nature to build it a table of snow and ice at an altitude of 2,700 metres.
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Upgrading the high mountains
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 23, 2013
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
tourism,
landscape impact,
landscape,
glaciers,
geomorphology
Austria's highest suspension bridge, including the "Steps into the Void", is intended to lure tourists to the Dachstein Glacier in a similar way to the recently opened "Du Gouter" luxury hut for walkers on Mont Blanc. The ways in which the Alpine mountain world courts visitors.
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Alpine Convention: new Secretary-General takes office
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zopemaster
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published
Aug 23, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
regional development,
sustainable development
Markus Reiterer began his new job on 1 July 2013 as Secretary-General of the Alpine Convention at the "Goldenes Dachl" in Innsbruck. The new head of the Permanent Secretariat talks about his aims.
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...And action! Building for the Future
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 23, 2013
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
ecological building,
construction
Municipalities in European mountain regions can act as pioneers for sustainable building, as shown by the short film "Building for the Future".
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Project GreenAlps for more species diversity
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 23, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
biodiversity,
nature conservation/support,
nature
Laws in future are to aim more directly at promoting ecological networking in the Alps. Regions, protected areas and NGOs, including CIPRA, are therefore jointly initiating the GreenAlps project in the autumn.
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CIPRA's point of view: Co-operation, not killing
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 23, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
animal ecology,
ecology,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
Point of view,
Big predators
The authorities in Graubünden are demanding that bears be shot in Italy before they cross into Switzerland and potentially cause problems there. Is a preventive shooting really suitable to prevent conflicts with humans?
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Winter Olympics in Munich 2022? No comment
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 23, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport,
leisure and recreation,
regional planning, regional development, land use
In just two months the citizens of several Bavarian municipalities will be deciding on their candidacy for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, four days before the official deadline for applications. People seem reluctant to discuss the candidacy openly - does anyone actually want the Winter Olympics?
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Italy threatens to grind to a halt
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by
zopemaster
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published
Sep 18, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
major railway projects,
transalpine transport,
traffic impacts
The Gotthard rail tunnel is due to open in 2016, with the aim of transporting the majority of goods between Italy and Switzerland by train. But the necessary infrastructure is lacking in Italy. Will the result be traffic chaos?
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