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EU Greening Transport Package
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zopemaster
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Jul 17, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
traffic avoidance, traffic calming,
transport policy, transport planning,
road pricing,
principle of true costs
On 8 July the Commission of the European Union presented a package comprising various initiatives for environment-friendly and sustainable transport. The package includes a strategy for internalisation of external costs in the transport sector, a proposal for a Directive on road tolls for lorries, and proposals for reducing the perceived noise from rail freight trains.
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European regions calling for a green paper for mountain regions
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 03, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
environmental policy,
environment
The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is calling for the European Commission to deliver a green paper on development for the mountain regions, with such fields as economic and structural funds, employment policy, nature protection, civil defence, the environment and energy policy, and also transport and agricultural policies combined in an integrated approach that does justice to the special character of the mountain regions.
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Climate Pact for the Alps - criteria for innovation
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zopemaster
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Jun 19, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
development/support measures,
players / networks,
sustainable development
Some 350 attendees came to Argentière-la-Bessée/F for this year's AlpWeek from 11 - 14 June to discuss the question of innovation in and for the Alps under the title of "Innovating (in) the Alps".
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2009 Alpine Town of the Year award for Bolzano
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zopemaster
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Jun 19, 2008
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Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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development/support measures,
players / networks,
climate change, climate policy
On 9 June Bolzano/I was officially declared the 2009 Alpine Town of the Year. The decision was taken in recognition of the South Tyrolean town's contribution to climate protection and a sustainable planning policy designed to provide a good quality of life for residents and an attractive destination for visitors.
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Alps and Carpathians pulling together for biological diversity
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zopemaster
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Jun 19, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
biodiversity,
development/support measures
On 29 May, the representatives of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Alpine Convention and the Carpathian Convention agreed to intensify collaboration in the field of nature protection and signed a memorandum of co-operation to that effect.
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New publication: "Mapping the Alps"
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zopemaster
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Jun 19, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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information systems,
literature,
society, culture
With its international data sets and maps, this recently published atlas of the Alps provides a solid and up-to-date basis for a wide range of questions relating to the Alpine region. The editors see their work as a tool for studying the differences and the rapid pace of change in terms of place and society, which is so typical of the Alpine region in particular.
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More winter passengers handled by France's Alpine airports
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zopemaster
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published
Jun 19, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
tourism,
threats to nature and landscape,
nature
Passenger volumes at the airports in Grenoble-Isère/F and Chambéry-Savoie/F increased by 7% and 20% respectively in the 2007/2008 winter season. In the last two years, Grenoble-Isère has had the highest rates of growth in passenger totals of all French airports.
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New look for the Via Alpina website
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zopemaster
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May 29, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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information systems,
leisure,
society, culture
Via Alpina fans can now go the organisation's revamped website with additional functionality for planning and preparing for a walk. The officially designated routes of the Via Alpina, with descriptions of the walks available in several languages, are the ideal way to discover the Alpine Arc.
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EU Structural Fund with negative environmental impacts
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zopemaster
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published
May 29, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
law,
nature descriptions,
nature
More than two thirds of the projects financed with the help of the European Union's Structural Fund have effects that are contrary to EU environmental policy objectives.
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Geotourism Challenge - public voting for the winning projects
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zopemaster
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published
May 29, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
regional policy, regional development programmes,
regional development
This year the American National Geographic Society launched the "Geotourism Challenge: Celebrating Places/Changing Lives", a new competition designed to find and promote pioneers in the field of geotourism.
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