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"We'll keep at it."
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 13, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
sustainable development,
climate change, climate policy,
society, culture
Virtually everyone was there. Idrija's festival hall was packed to the rafters, and the youth symphony orchestra summoned specially for the occasion was in full flow. There was plenty of drama, and the TV people were there, too. A murmur went through the 1,000-strong audience as they got to their feet and began clapping. Then a large burly man in a dark suit walked onto to the stage. Deep creases bracketed his laughing mouth like waterfalls, stretching up to his white temples. Bojan Sever, the major of the small Slovenian town in the alpine foothills, held aloft the certificate confirming their status as Alpine Town of the Year 2011. Cameras flashed and the applause redoubled. That was just over a year ago.
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"CIPRA is a both a mainstay and a cornerstone"
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jul 13, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
nature conservation/support,
nature,
research, science,
biodiversity
Chris Walzer, lead partner of Econnect, on ecological networking, psychological barriers and a continuous landscape.
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Alpine regions demand joint strategy
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 10, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
sustainable development,
players / networks
The Conference of the Alpine Regions has decided on an initiative paper for the development of a macro-regional strategy for the Alpine arc. It declares that the need is for greater innovation and economic strength within an intact environment, as well as more co-operation and the bundling of development funds. There is just one thing that is not mentioned: the Alpine Convention.
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Fewer Alpine pastures
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jul 10, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
cultural landscape,
landscape
It is not the number of Alms (mountain pastures) that is in decline: rather it is the area of pastureland being worked, according to the preliminary results of the work on the "Alm Atlas".
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New vehicle tunnels for goods traffic: a dead end
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zopemaster
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published
Jun 20, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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transalpine transport
Traffic chaos in the Alps: this summer the most important transit axes are being closed to rail traffic. Haulage associations are thus again demanding new road tunnels. But the Alpine regions have decided that the solution to the traffic problem lies elsewhere.
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Alp Week: a place for youth
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zopemaster
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Jun 20, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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players / networks,
Youth,
international treaties,
Alpine Convention,
AlpWeek
Politics, science, NGOs. All the usual suspects are there at the 2012 AlpWeek in Poschiavo. This time, however, there is a special place for young people. Here is an overview of the programme.
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The future of farming in the mountains
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zopemaster
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published
Jun 20, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
rural economy,
regional planning, regional development, land use
The European Union is negotiating the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). If the "Alliance for Agriculture and Nature Protection in the Alpine Regions" has its way, farming in the mountains will be given particular consideration. The alliance has now submitted its catalogue of demands.
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In summer cool, in winter warm
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zopemaster
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published
Jun 20, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
ecological building,
construction,
ecological building,
construction,
renewable energy
The European Union Directive on the energy performance of buildings takes effect from July. Low-energy buildings will be mandatory as from 2021. The community centre of Saint-Jean-d'Arvey already meets these criteria. The building, made of regional wood, will open at the end of June - a first.
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Oh! ...
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jun 20, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
society, culture
… the bears in Trentino have finally gone too far.
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CIPRA's point of view: New solidarity between the Alps and metropolitan areas
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zopemaster
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published
May 30, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
regional development,
sustainable development,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
Point of view
Various political actors are pushing for the development of a macro-region for the Alps. CIPRA also says yes to an Alpine macro-region - but only within a clear framework. This offers the opportunity to make the rest of Europe aware of the issues facing its Alpine regions.
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