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2005 European Solar Prize announced
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Jun 02, 2005
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solar energy,
renewable energy
Eurosolar is again awarding the German and European Solar Prizes in 2005, with 31 August as the deadline for submissions.
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France ratifies all Alpine Convention protocols
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May 19, 2005
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Alpine Convention,
international treaties
Following the decision taken by the Chamber of Deputies on 10 March, the French Senate approved ratification of the remaining protocols to the Alpine Convention in a unanimous vote with just one abstention on 12 May.
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2005 Junior Ranger Camp - Protected areas and cross-border co-operation
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May 19, 2005
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protected areas / sanctuaries,
education, training, work,
society, culture
From 31 July to 6 August the Gesäuse National Park in Austria is hosting an International Junior Ranger Camp. Junior Ranger is the name of a European pilot project co-ordinated by EUROPARC which is targeted at young people from the affiliated protected areas and the regions bordering on them.
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Snowcats and man-made snow as a threat to plant diversity
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May 04, 2005
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biodiversity,
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport
The number of plant species growing on mountain slopes used for ski trails in Switzerland is eleven percent lower than on adjoining sites. The reduction is especially striking in the case of woody and early flowering plants.
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Research into environmental impacts along the main Alpine traffic arteries
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May 04, 2005
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alpine regional traffic,
traffic impacts
This spring saw the launch of ALPNAP, a new project in the framework of the EU's Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme.
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Italy: mountain peak to be illuminated during the 2006 Winter Olympics
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May 04, 2005
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sporting events,
sport
During the 2006 Winter Olympics the local authority for Valli Po, Bronda e Infernotto plans to illuminate the summit of Monviso, the mountain that is the hallmark of the Piedmont.
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Breakthrough in the Lötschberg railway tunnel
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May 04, 2005
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major railway projects,
transalpine transport
28 April saw the breakthrough right in the middle of the almost 3-kilometer-long Lötschberg rail tunnel under the Swiss Alps.
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Conference to mark the 70th anniversary of Passo Stelvio National Park
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Apr 21, 2005
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biodiversity
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of Passo Stelvio National Park in Italy. To celebrate the occasion the management of the National Park is organising a big weekend event with three scientific conferences on 8-11 September 2005.
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New book: the good alpine air
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Apr 21, 2005
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health,
society, culture,
tourism
A new publication in the series "Revue de géographie alpine/journal of alpine research" is devoted to the subject of the air in the Alps. The mountain air has played a major role in the history of the Alps since the end of the 18th century.
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Ski area for the Himalayas
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Apr 21, 2005
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winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
uphill installations,
tourism
The highest ski slopes in the northern hemisphere are shortly to be built in Gulmarg on the slopes of Mount Afarwat in the Indian part of Kashmir. With a budget of 2.5 million euros, a French company is planning to build ski lifts and a 2.5-kilometre-long ski run at an altitude of over 4500 meters above sea-level.
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