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Berchtesgaden National Park in a wheelchair
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Jul 14, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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society, culture,
national parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries
The model project "No Barriers at the Berchtesgaden National Park" is to get underway in Berchtesgaden/D in July 2005. The project is to look at ways in which people with physical disabilities or restricted mobility can gain access to unspoilt natural environments.
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Red deer a tasty treat for Italian wolves
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zopemaster
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Jul 14, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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nature descriptions,
nature,
animal ecology,
ecology
Italian researchers have been analysing the excrements of two packs of wolves roaming Italy's Alpine region.
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Partnership between the Alps and the Carpathians
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zopemaster
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Jun 30, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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biodiversity,
protected areas / sanctuaries
On 16 June UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme, and the WWF launched a new partnership between the Alps and the Carpathians in Montecatini/I.
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Why wait? Pull down those unused mountain installations now!
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zopemaster
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Jun 30, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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landscape conservation/support,
landscape,
environmental protection,
environment
Anyone who comes across unused installations or buildings while out hiking or mountaineering in the Swiss Alps should take part in the Wilderness Olympics 2005 and notify Mountain Wilderness (MW) of their "find".
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Trading emissions to achieve "zero emissions" target at the Olympic Games
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Jun 30, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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climate change, climate policy,
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport
Turin/I is aiming to maximise the reduction in the output of greenhouse gases during the forthcoming Winter Olympics with the aid of its HECTOR (Heritage Climate Torino) programme launched in 2004.
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Nepalese Sherpas in Tyrol
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zopemaster
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Jun 30, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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tourism,
education, training, work,
society, culture
27 Sherpas from Nepal are currently attending training courses at refuges in Austria's Tyrol province.
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Insufficient snowfall a cause of recessive glaciers
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zopemaster
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Jun 16, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
glaciers,
geomorphology
Lower winter precipitation has been one of the causes, along with global warming, behind melting glaciers over the past 150 years. These are the main findings of a study by researchers at the Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de Grenoble/F and the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich/CH, published in the Geophysical Research Letters.
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Alpine transit exchange - a feasible, efficient and cost-effactive solution
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zopemaster
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Jun 02, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport
An Alpine transit exchange is seen as a viable option for promoting a shift from road to rail for transalpine heavy goods vehicle traffic. A report commissioned by the Swiss Ministry of Transport has confirmed the technical feasibility and economic acceptability of such a solution.
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Dolomites of Peace - debating peace today at yesterday's scenes of war
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Jun 02, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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society, culture
"Dolomites of Peace" is the name of a series of nine events devoted to the subject of peace to be run by writers, philosophers, actors, church representatives and experts between 1 July and 24 August.
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Fewer glaciers, more earthquakes?
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zopemaster
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Jun 02, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
glaciers,
geomorphology,
natural hazards,
nature
According to the results of research carried out by the Universities of Münster/D and Berne/CH, the advance and retreat of glaciers and lakes can trigger earthquakes.
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