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Cycling to the glacier
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CIPRA International
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Oct 05, 2023
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last modified
Oct 11, 2023 12:12 PM
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water,
Alpine Climate Action,
alpMedia 7/2023
Exactly how mountaineering and climate protection can be combined was shown by a group of cyclists who biked from Lindau/D to the Ochsental Glacier/A at the start of September 2023. Topics along the way ranged from sustainable tourism to hydropower and nature conservation to glacier loss.
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Desealing land in the Alpine region
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CIPRA International
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published
Oct 05, 2023
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last modified
Apr 17, 2024 08:47 AM
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soil,
alpMedia 7/2023
Soils are among our most important resources. CIPRA's new project, entitled Ground:breaking, shows why desealing land is of benefit to everyone and what is needed at political, legal and local levels in the Alpine region to achieve this.
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Flooded mountains
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CIPRA International
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Oct 05, 2023
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natural hazards,
alpMedia 7/2023
Drought, flooded villages, landslides and landslips: these have all happened in the Alps, but the climate crisis is making natural disasters more likely and preparations for emergencies all the more important. An Alpine-wide research project is therefore investigating the climate resilience of biosphere reserves.
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International Glacier Caravan
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CIPRA International
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Oct 05, 2023
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Oct 11, 2023 11:50 AM
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alpMedia 7/2023
Six stages through three Alpine countries: this year’s international campaign by the Italian environmental organisation Legambiente, with the participation of CIPRA, condemned the retreat of the glaciers and thus raised awareness of climate change.
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Nudging in Alpine tourism
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Gams Michael
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Oct 11, 2023
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Oct 11, 2023 09:25 AM
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alpine tourism,
visitor guidance,
Overtourism,
alpMedia 7/2023
How can visitors to sensitive natural areas in the Alps be encouraged to behave responsibly without either prohibitions or financial incentives? The role of behavioural psychology in this field was discussed by some 150 participants in the webinar entitled “Nudging in Alpine Tourism”, held in September 2023.
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Olympic bobsleigh track at any price
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CIPRA International
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Oct 05, 2023
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last modified
Nov 28, 2023 12:00 PM
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alpMedia 7/2023,
wintersports,
Olympia 2026
With two years to go until the Olympic Games, construction work on the new bobsleigh track in Cortina/I has not yet begun. No company wants to build it. In the meantime, the IOC is desperately looking for candidates for the 2030 Olympic Games, including Switzerland.
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Point of view: In nature restoration we trust!
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Gams Michael
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Sep 29, 2023
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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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Revitalising mountain regions
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CIPRA International
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Oct 05, 2023
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alpMedia 7/2023
Trial living in villages, creating meeting spaces, revitalising wastelands: how new ideas can help to get people excited about living in the Alps again.
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Too much, too loud, too crowded
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CIPRA International
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published
Oct 05, 2023
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last modified
Oct 10, 2023 02:23 PM
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filed under:
Overtourism,
alpMedia 7/2023
From the tunnel blockade in Hallstatt/A to the protest rally on the Sella Pass/I: civil society is protesting against overtourism in the Alpine regions – and demanding relief for people and the environment.
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