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Genetic engineering: sinister passengers in the Alps
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zopemaster
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published
Jan 29, 2014
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
biology,
ecology,
biology,
ecology,
plant protection, pest control,
crop growing
In Switzerland genetically modified rapeseed is spreading in uncontrolled fashion. Yet its cultivation and use for feeding have been prohibited there since 2008. How is it that such rape is appearing in places where it has no right to be?
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Why Sochi is not in the Alps
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jan 29, 2014
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport,
threats to nature and landscape,
nature,
olympics
The idea of the Alps as a venue for the Winter Olympics is these days scarcely conceivable. CIPRA has now produced a review of the reasons underlying this, the experiences gained from the candidatures of Annecy, Salzburg, Munich and Graubünden (Grisons), and what remains of the Turin Games.
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Point of view: who will fill the macro-regional Alpine house with life?
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jan 29, 2014
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
players / networks,
regional policy, regional development programmes,
regional development,
Point of view
Just as in the building of a house, the inhabitants are the most important persons involved in the Alpine macro-region. But, eight weeks after the start of the process, states and regions have yet to indicate to the representatives of civil society whether they may contribute. R.S.V.P.
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An Alpine Crossing Exchange is legally feasible
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jan 29, 2014
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
transalpine goods transport,
transalpine transport,
traffic avoidance, traffic calming,
transport policy, transport planning,
law
There are no legal obstacles to the introduction of an Alpine Crossing Exchange (ACE), provided the Alpine countries show the necessary political will. This is the conclusion reached by a study commissioned by the European Region Tyrol - South Tyrol - Trentino.
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Italy sticks to the traffic protocol
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by
zopemaster
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published
Feb 19, 2014
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
transalpine transport,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties
Much was at stake, but finally the concerns regarding the validity of the traffic protocol have been dismissed. How a declaration on a declaration saved the principle at the heart of the Alpine Convention, but cannot exorcise the ghost of the Alemagna autobahn.
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CIPRA embarks on a long-distance walk
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by
zopemaster
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published
Feb 19, 2014
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism
CIPRA is taking over in 2014 the management of the secretariat of the "Via Alpina" long-distance trail. Together both networks are working for more sustainable development in the Alps. Passionate hikers shall not be the only ones to benefit.
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Mountains: Our Life, Our Future
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM
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filed under:
sustainable development
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The Swiss-Austrian Alliance for Mountain Research
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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filed under:
research, science
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A closer look at urban transport
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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filed under:
transport policy, transport planning
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Olympics-free Alps!
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by
zopemaster
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published
Feb 26, 2014
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
sporting events,
sport
Open letter to Thomas Bach, IOC President Schaan/LI, 25 February 2014
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