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  • Sustainable building and renovation in practice

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    Energy-efficient building methods and renovation are by no means utopian. How will such projects look? What needs to be done? A workshop in Idrija, Slovenia in October 2014 will provide the answers.

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  • Express tourism on the Eiger

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    The North Face of the Eiger in the Bernese Oberland is an inspiration for every mountaineer. A new railway project is now intended to make the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains even more accessible. Swiss environmental groups are, however, critical of the project.

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  • Strange but true!

    ... it’s a real “boar”! Wild pigs are conquering the Alps.

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  • Strange but true...

    ... a white complexion, slim, almost dainty – truly a feast for the eyes. And, most important of all, very well developed.

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  • Looking for answers to resource shortages

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    Resources are finite, including those in the Alps. What solutions are available for living a good life that do not simply depend on ever more consumption? Some answers will be provided at the CIPRA Annual Conference to be held in November 2014 in Annecy, France

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  • Help with Decision-Making

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    Unused knowledge is useless knowledge. In a world of climate change, CIPRA guidelines show how to prepare for unpredictable scenarios.

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  • Service as the key to success

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    Numerous mountain communities in Europe would like to build or renovate their kindergartens, schools or community centres in an energy-efficient way so as to save costs and energy. Implementation is a major challenge, however, as know-how and experience are still lacking. A service package can now provide further help.

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  • Tomorrow’s climate: warmer, wetter, costlier

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    This winter was the second warmest in Italy and one of the wettest since 1800. The world’s largest reinsurer is now also warning of the increasing natural risks as a consequence of climate change.

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  • "Landscape is not renewable"

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    Must the Alps really be squeezed to the last drop so they can contribute yet more to the energy transition? The CIPRA annual conference on "The Alps as a Water Trough" saw more passionate debate on this topic than any other.

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  • CIPRA viewpoint: for an environmentally friendly and participative energy transition

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    The energy transition is one answer to the threat of global warming and the explosive risks of nuclear energy. Erwin Rothgang, President of CIPRA Germany, speaks about the minimum requirements for the Bavarian Alps.

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