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CIPRA's point of view: Alpine Convention: Italy says yes but Switzerland still says no
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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:
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
transport policy, transport planning,
Point of view
Italy, surprisingly, has ratified eight of nine protocols of the Alpine Convention. Only Switzerland has yet to sign up. We do not need the protocols, stated the Swiss Federal Council recently - Swiss policy is, in its view, more sustainable than in any other Alpine country.
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International support for campaign against Brenner wind farm
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
wind power,
renewable energy,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
landscape protection areas,
protected areas / sanctuaries
With its planned wind farm on the Brenner Pass, Italy is breaching the Alpine Convention, according to the Club Arc Alpin, which has petitioned the Alpine Convention's committee of inquiry. For the first time in the history of the convention, "complaint proceedings" have begun.
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CIPRA's point of view: 60 years of CIPRA
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
sustainable development,
players / networks,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
Point of view
The International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, CIPRA, has reason to celebrate. On 5 May this umbrella organisation, containing some one hundred members from all countries in the Alps, will turn 60.
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CIPRA's point of view: Knowing how to shape the climate
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 06:12 PM
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filed under:
climate change, climate policy,
climate change past and future,
Point of view
We should discharge no more greenhouse gases than the natural systems in the Alps, such as forests or moorlands, can absorb - CIPRA's vision, set out in its annual report, argues for sustained climate protection.
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Work begins on Semmering Tunnel
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
alpine regional traffic,
road tunnels,
transalpine transport,
major railway projects
The authorisation proceedings have yet to be concluded, but the excavators are already on the move for the building of the Semmering rail tunnel. Austrian politicians have given the project the green light, ignoring loud protests and empty state coffers.
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Bruin is back!
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 26, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
nature monitoring,
nature,
biology,
ecology,
nature conservation/support,
nature
The number of bears in the province of Trento has grown, while the damage they cause has fallen significantly, states the report on bears in the province. But not all is well for Bruin and friends.
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Transnational ecological networks - history, status quo and potentials
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by
zopemaster
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published
Apr 11, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:26 AM
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filed under:
nature conservation/support,
nature
The TransEcoNet Final Symposium presented in March 2012 the results of more than three years of project work. It provided an interdisciplinary view on transnational ecological networks in Central Europe and beyond.
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Swiss want to see fewer second homes
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by
zopemaster
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published
Mar 21, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
housing construction, industrial estates and business parks,
regional planning, regional development, land use,
construction,
tourism
Most Swiss people have approved the "Stop the never-ending building of second homes" initiative, providing mountain communities with more protection for landscapes. But the building moratorium is not universally popular.
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Alps overrun by traffic
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by
zopemaster
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published
Mar 21, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport
Never before have such large quantities of goods been transported through Switzerland as in 2011. The title of "Transit Route Number 1", however, goes to the Brenner Pass.
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Healthy, natural forests: responding to climate change! cc.alps: CIPRA's demands for forest management
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by
zopemaster
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published
Mar 20, 2012
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM
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filed under:
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy
As forestry measures have long-term effects, adaptation of the forests to new climate conditions is urgently needed - but it should be initiated with great caution. The carbon storage ability of forests has to be exploited. Wood should first be used as a raw and building material; only under certain circumstances it should be used for heating. Short regional exploitation cycles are to be created. Natural forests should be fostered as they are more resilient to climate change. Forest owners who in the interest of climate protection give up part of their earnings should be compensated. Finally targeted research into practical climate adaptation measures has to become an important long-term task.
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