Neige et merveilles - green welcome centre for pupils and adults
Neige et merveilles - centre d'accueil vert
This climate response measure was researched by the project team as part of the cc.alps project in 2009.
Tende, Alpes-Maritimes
fr (France)
Mr Christian Lemartelot
Neige et Merveilles
miniere@neige-merveilles.com
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Creation of an ecological welcome centre in Tende at the entrance of the Mercantour National Park that serves as accommodation and restaurant for hikers; at the same time it offers a location to organise education workshops and "green school excursions" with students (from France and Italy);
Creation of an ecological welcome centre in Tende at the entrance of the Mercantour National Park that serves as accommodation and restaurant for hikers; at the same time it offers a location to organise education workshops and "green school excursions" with students (from France and Italy);
Mitigation measure
- educational
- technical
- Education
- Energy supply
transnational
school trips
mountain refuge
national park
student's and hiker's sensitisation of sustainable development and climate change issues
program of "classes de decouverte" (discovery classes) for several days which can be based on the topic of renewable energies (according to the chosen program) - these classes are organised with the National Parc of Mercantour and other sensitisation / education structures; in 2007 they installed 10m² of solar panels to run the kitchen's dishwashing machine with warm water; this autumn they started to install 45m² of solar panels which will supply the building with warm water and heating
Universities or other education institutions, Organisations of civil society
association neige merveilles financed by the department, the region, caisse d'allocation familiales and caisse d'épargne
Online information on the measure
http://www.neige-merveilles.com/
http://www.tendemerveilles.com/component/option,com_alberghi/task,detail/Itemid,187/id,43/