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A voyage of discovery along the Via Alpina
by CIPRA International — published Jan 20, 2022 — last modified Apr 14, 2022 04:33 PM — filed under:
On with your hiking boots, get set, go! To mark the 20th anniversary of the Via Alpina, the long-distance hiking trail across the Alps, CIPRA International is awarding eight hiking scholarships with the support of the VAUDE Sport Albrecht von Dewitz Foundation. Applications will be accepted up until 6 February.
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The next unused bobsleigh run
by CIPRA International — published Apr 19, 2024 — filed under: ,
The controversial Olympic bobsleigh run in Cortina is being built after all. Despite organisational concerns, Italy’s Infrastructure Minister, Matteo Salvini, has pushed construction through.
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Conference on circular economy
by CIPRA International — published Feb 28, 2023
In 2023 Switzerland holds the presidency of the European Union's macro-regional strategy for the Alpine region (SUERA - EUSALP). The cantons and the Confederation hold the presidency together. The Swiss presidency of EUSALP, is inviting EUSALP members and stakeholders to the first international conference on the "Circular Economy" on 30 and 31 March 2023 in Fribourg.
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Eurovignette Directive: Renewed postponement at the expense of climate protection and population
by CIPRA International — published Jun 22, 2020 — last modified Feb 17, 2022 03:30 PM — filed under: , ,
The treatment of the Eurovignette Directive by the transport ministers of the EU states is postponed until 28th of September. The International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) is worried about the renewed delay and fears the dilution of a central concern of the EU Commission and Parliament, at the expense of climate protection and the population living along the motorways.
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Tourism: two sides of the same coin
by CIPRA International — published May 30, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , ,
Caught between the difficulties of growth and the quest for sustainability, tourism has a polarising effect. At the end of May 2018 over 200 participants at a conference in Bled, Slovenia discussed how Alpine tourism and the quality of life can complement one another. The event was staged by CIPRA together with the “Alliance in the Alps”.
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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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Alpine Convention against the Alemagna motorway
by CIPRA International — published Jul 04, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , , ,
In recent years there have been several attempts to reintroduce the Alemagna motorway from Venice to Munich onto the European agenda. The Permanent Committee of the Alpine Convention has now adopted a resolution against this new transalpine motorway.
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Then there were two...
by CIPRA International — published Jul 04, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
After the rejection by the Swiss city of Sion, there remain just two candidates in the Alps for the 2026 Winter Olympics. But here too the final word has yet to be spoken. (Update: Two days after the publication of our newsletter, the city of Graz/A has also dropped out as a candidate for the 2026 Olympics. The Austrian Olympic Committee withdrew. This leaves only one Olympic candidature from the Alps.)
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Going further, together
by CIPRA International — published Sep 05, 2017 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:09 AM — filed under: , ,
There is an African saying that goes: “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.” And the trail to sustainable development in the Alps and to preserving the alpine natural environment, its habitat and its economic area is a very long one indeed. It is one the Alliance in the Alps network of municipalities and CIPRA International have been trekking along together since 1997.
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Where ideas make waves
by CIPRA International — published Sep 06, 2017 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: ,
CIPRA is a small organisation with a large network. It enables people to tackle challenges together and learn from one another – like Sandrine Percheval and Cassiano Luminati, who met for the first time at the AlpWeek in Grassau/D.
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