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The whale jumper
by CIPRA International — published Oct 02, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM — filed under: ,
Hanging inside Gregor Novak’s flat is a whale. Made from an old pullover. That old woolly jumper had become seriously irritating as it had lost its shape and was unwearable. So Gregor scratched his head looking for an idea and then came up with two – in the drawers marked ‘Fabrics’ and ‘Animals’ respectively. He then handcrafted the old jumper into a whale, which now adorns his flat in Liechtenstein.
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Nature providing services in the Alps
by CIPRA International — published Oct 02, 2018 — last modified Jul 08, 2021 01:49 PM — filed under: ,
Whether mountain forests that protect us from avalanches and clean our air, or rivers and alpine pastures that provide us drinking water, energy or nourishment: in the AlpES Project ten partner organisations from six alpine countries have evaluated and documented ecosystem services for the past three years. They will present their results on 21st and 22nd November 2018 at a Final Event in Innsbruck/A. Press representatives are kindly invited to attend.
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Inspiration with heart and mind
by CIPRA International — published Oct 01, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:23 AM — filed under: ,
Sometimes inspiration comes to Franziska Kunze right in the middle of her day. As it did recently when she was at the market and spotted a pig’s heart in the butcher’s window. She knew there and then she’d buy the heart, even though she didn’t yet know how she was going to prepare it.
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‘And… and… and’
by CIPRA International — published Oct 01, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:23 AM — filed under: ,
Jean Horgues-Debat reserves the right to get it wrong. ‘There is no norm,’ says the 60-year-old engineer. ‘We’re allowed to give it a go, develop, and reject.’
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Ideas like apple trees
by CIPRA International — published Oct 01, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:23 AM — filed under: ,
Whenever Cristina Dalla Torre gets excited about an idea, she feels she has to tell the whole world about it. She knows how important it is for ideas to get out there and enthuse others. And yet, occasionally, she can be lost for words: ‘This is a good idea, a really good idea. It’s like, you know, …’
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UrbaBio
by CIPRA International — published Aug 01, 2018 — last modified May 17, 2023 09:21 AM — filed under: ,
[Project completed] In the project UrbaBio, representatives of the participating Alpine Towns of Annecy, Belluno, Chambéry and Trento drew on each other's broad pool of knowledge to promote biodiversity in the city.
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Mountain Research and Development Vol 38, No 2 available online and open access
by CIPRA International — published Jul 26, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:11 AM — filed under:
Papers explore self-governed small-scale irrigation in Tajikistan; how Kenyan commercial horticulture affects water resources; the impact of extensive grazing on forest soils in Mexico; how mining restoration measures influence vegetation in Peru; human impact on vascular plants in Ethiopia; the impact of climate change on treelines in Nepal; and how climate warming affects snow availability in a ski area in New Hampshire, USA.
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Involving youth: But how?
by CIPRA International — published Jul 05, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM — filed under: ,
Once politicians agree on the importance of young people for the future of the Alps and the need for their inclusion in decision-making processes, the question arises: How? How do we engage them in a productive and effective way? To answer these questions, GaYA's Youth Participation Toolbox was created by eight partners from five Alpine countries.
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Youth participation – but how?
by CIPRA International — published Jul 04, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , , ,
More youth participation in the Alps is the aim – but the process is often slow to take shape in cities and towns. The “Toolbox for Youth Participation”, produced by the GaYA project, offers help in starting up.
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Fire and flames across the Alps
by CIPRA International — published Jul 04, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
On 11 August 2018 the “Fire across the Alps” will be lighting up peaks and valleys for the thirtieth time. The idea behind the anniversary fires is to draw attention to climate change.
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