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Point of view: Switzerland needs help with its climate policy
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CIPRA International
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published
May 25, 2016
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Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM
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Point of view
Switzerland was formerly a leading light in environmental policy. Today, sadly, it does not even have a plan for implementing the goals of the Paris climate agreement, says Hans Weber, executive director of CIPRA Switzerland.
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Point of view: In nature restoration we trust!
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by
Gams Michael
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published
Sep 29, 2023
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last modified
Sep 29, 2023 09:40 AM
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Point of view,
Biodiversity,
alpMedia 7/2023
The Nature Restoration Law now obliges all EU member states to restore destroyed nature to a good ecological condition and thus safeguard the stocks of pollinators, natural resources, clean air and clean water. The Alpine region and its agriculture will also benefit, says Serena Arduino, Co-President of CIPRA International.
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Point of view: Biodiversity Conservation: less talk, more action
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 17, 2017
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM
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Point of view,
biodiversity
May 22nd marks the International Day for Biological Diversity, an initiative brought into life by the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2000. Martha Dunbar, Project Manager for Biodiversity and Landscape, fears that now in 2017 we are still treading water.
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Point of view: Europe and its Alps
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alpMedia
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published
Apr 24, 2019
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:09 AM
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Alps,
Alpine politics,
alpmedia 3/2019,
Point of view
The fundamental question facing the direct elections to the European Parliament in May 2019 is: hat is the outlook – in Europe and in the Alps – for democracy and “good governance”? Erwin Rothgang, Vice-President of CIPRA International, argues for new forms of co-operation.
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Point of view: Second homes – no end in sight
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by
Bachner Christina
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published
Apr 15, 2014
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:09 AM
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Point of view
By voting “Yes” in 2012 in the referendum “No to the unrestricted building of second homes”, Swiss voters expressed their desire for new tourism policies. Dominik Siegrist, President of CIPRA International, expresses doubt that the population’s demand canactually be implemented.
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Point of view: European elections 2024: why a Swiss citizen would also like to vote
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Apr 24, 2024
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last modified
Jun 12, 2024 09:27 AM
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alpMedia 3/2024
Switzerland’s referendum-based democracy has pitfalls of its own when it comes to environmental and climate policy. There needs to be an overarching corrective, such as neighbouring countries have in their constitutional courts and through the legal institutions of the EU, says Kaspar Schuler – as a Swiss citizen and Executive Director of CIPRA International.
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Point of view: The Alps: on course for sustainability
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Feb 05, 2015
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:12 AM
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sustainable development,
Alpine Convention,
Point of view,
alpMedia 02/2015,
Macroregional Strategy
It is time to reflect on the unique values of the Alps, emphasises the President of CIPRA International, Katharina Conradin, after her first 100 days in office. Her plea is for a common goal: the Alps as a model region for sustainability.
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Point of view: Mountains for everyone? Not a chance!
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Jan 16, 2024
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Mountains,
alpmedia 1/2024,
social affairs,
Point of view
Access to the mountains and mountain sports is often unfair, exclusive, segregating and discriminatory. Henriette Adolf, Deputy Executive Director of CIPRA Germany, argues in favour of equal participation in mountain sports.
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Point of view: Equal opportunities for trains and trucks!
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Nov 07, 2019
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:12 AM
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Point of view,
Transit,
transalpine goods transport
224 million tonnes of goods rolled through the Alps last year, a new record – more than two thirds of it on trucks. To decrease the pressure on nature and humans along the transit axes, railways and roads have be on the same level playing field, says Jakob Dietachmair, Project Manager at CIPRA International.
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Point of view: So the landscape has a future
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by
alpMedia
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published
Jun 12, 2019
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM
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alpmedia 5/2019,
Landscape,
Point of view
The guardians of the landscape are the people who live there. They must be involved in the decision-making and development processes, says Špela Berlot, Managing Director of CIPRA Slovenia.
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