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From road to rail - getting it to work
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zopemaster
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Jul 29, 2011
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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traffic transfer,
transport policy, transport planning
Crossing Exchange, emissions trading or a differentiated toll system for the Alps: these transport policy instruments could ensure that in future there are fewer HGVs trucking through the Alps - providing the instruments apply to the Alpine region as a whole.
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First solar-powered bus now on the road
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zopemaster
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Jul 29, 2011
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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solar energy,
renewable energy,
transport policy, transport planning
Since July Europe's first ever electric bus powered exclusively by solar energy has been operating in Perchtoldsdorf/A. The public transport bus seats up to 35 passengers.
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Respite for the "king of the Alpine rivers"
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zopemaster
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May 25, 2011
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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rivers and streams near-natural,
rivers and streams,
nature conservation/support,
nature
It looks like no gravel is to be extracted from the Tagliamento for the time being. The company that was planning to extract more than a million cubic metres of ballast between Cimano/I and the Arzino tributary has withdrawn its project.
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Eurovignette III: no HGV toll for the Alps
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zopemaster
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May 04, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
principle of true costs,
traffic transfer,
transport policy, transport planning
In the future haulage companies in the EU could have to pay for environmental damage. The EP Transport Committee has agreed to the proposal. But environmental organisations feel the proposal does not go far enough - especially in the Alps.
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Common Agricultural Policy for the Alps
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zopemaster
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May 04, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
A new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is being negotiated in Brussels/BE. And as the CAP is also to take account of the particular conditions of agriculture in the Alps, in April the ministers of the Alpine states drew up a declaration at the International Mountain Region Conference in Oberammergau/D.
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The spectacle of a new Mont Blanc cable car
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zopemaster
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May 04, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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uphill installations,
tourism
Ground-breaking ceremony for Courmayeur/I's new cable car up to the Pointe Helbronner: Over a four-year construction period the glass and steel colossus, which is set to cost over EUR 100 million, is to replace the installation built in the 1940s and 1950s - and showcase the Mont Blanc even more magnificently.
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Belgian support for the protection of the Alps
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zopemaster
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May 04, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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environmental protection,
environment
Established in Belgium at the start of the year, the ALPY Association "Alpen en Pyreneeën, Ontdekken en Ondersteunen" is committed to sustainable development in the Pyrenees and the Alps.
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New tool for custom-made connectivity solutions
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zopemaster
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Apr 21, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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nature conservation/support,
nature
Do you want to facilitate the migration of animals within and between their habitats? There are many different ways to do this. Whether you are a farmer, a mayor or leading a tourist company: the detailed search of the new online "measures catalogue" shows you possible activities to improve ecological connectivity that are adapted to your individual situation.
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Youth Parliament of the Alpine Convention convened in Herisau
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zopemaster
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Apr 13, 2011
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Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
Alpine Convention,
international treaties,
environmental education (children),
environmental education
The outcome of the event held from March 29 to April 1 is a 13-page resolution catalogue. It illustrates how important young people feel about being able to shape a viable future for the alpine region. "Transport and Transit" was the theme of this year's meeting.
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Dinaric Alps Conference: laying the foundations for the protection of the Dinaric Alps
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zopemaster
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Apr 13, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
nature conservation/support,
nature
The countries of the Dinaric Alps met in Brdo near Kranj, Slovenia, on March 8 and 9 for the first ever Dinaric Alps Conference. Concurrently the ministers of the Alpine states convened at the 11th Alpine Conference.
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