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Youth Parliament at the Alpine Convention adds its voice
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Apr 18, 2013
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Youth,
AlpWeek,
sustainable development
YPAC, the Youth Parliament at the Alpine Convention, met in Sonthofen in mid-March to agree ten demands for the "Alpine Town of the Future", generating valuable publicity in the process.
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Claire Simon takes up post as CIPRA Executive Director
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Apr 18, 2013
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nature conservation/support,
nature
CIPRA International is getting a new Executive Director. Claire Simon, 35, holds dual French-German nationality and is the first woman in 60 years to lead the organisation. Nor is that the only first.
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Lecco opens Alpine Town Year
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Apr 18, 2013
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players / networks
Lecco, the capital of the province of the same name, has this year been selected as the "Alpine Town of the Year 2013". The opening ceremony took place at the beginning of April and the initiatives for the Alpine Town Year were briefly presented.
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Like growing bananas on Piz Palü
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Apr 08, 2013
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Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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players / networks,
alpinism,
sport
It is important to keep your feet on the ground. That is the reason why CIPRA members held a cross-border trek along the Alpine chain – as a network-building project and a kind of Long March, which also made tracks on Facebook.
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Commitment to networks for nature
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Apr 08, 2013
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nature conservation/support,
nature,
biodiversity
CIPRA has produced a short film to show what can be done at the local level to preserve biodiversity. The spotlight on the actors in the municipalities is a source of great encouragement and strengthens them in their commitment. Let the film roll!
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Communicate and find common ground
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Apr 08, 2013
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players / networks,
society, culture
Working across borders for the environment – Wolfgang Burhenne, founder member of CIPRA, and Andrea Matt, Executive Director of CIPRA Liechtenstein, talk about their activities as networkers.
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Young Alps
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Apr 08, 2013
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Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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environmental education,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
dialogue between the generations,
society, culture
Everyone’s talking about the future. But usually without involving those to whom it actually belongs. CIPRA supports young people in articulating their hopes and demands.
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“The Climalp excursion was a breakthrough”
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Apr 08, 2013
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Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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ecological building,
construction,
timber construction,
wood sciences and wood engineering,
regional cycles
The local authority in Saint-Jean-d’Arvey decided to use local timber to construct an energy-efficient multipurpose building. In an interview with the Mayor Jean-Claude Monin, we learn how the idea was inspired by a CIPRA visit to Vorarlberg.
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“Fact-finding trips like Climalp are some of my favourite assignments”
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Apr 08, 2013
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Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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education, training, work,
society, culture,
identity,
society, culture
CIPRA communicates in four languages of the Alps and also in English. The resulting translation load is handled by several translators and interpreters. Reinhold Ferrari is one of them.
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CIPRA's point of view: The Alps are far too valuable for the Olympics
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Mar 12, 2013
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Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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sporting events,
sport,
traffic and infrastructure,
regional planning, regional development, land use,
winter sports, skiing areas,
Point of view,
Olympics
The result of the vote held on 3 March 2013 in Graubünden is clear: 52.7% are against the Winter Olympics being held there in 2022. This example shows that there is no desire for gigantism in the Alps.
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