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Expedition for future female glacier researchers
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Feb 01, 2023
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Youth participation,
research, science,
alpMedia 1/2023
Stay overnight on the glacier for over a week, climb peaks, carry out scientific experiments: the “Girls* on Ice” project offers girls an awe-inspiring summer experience.
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Alpine Policy 2023: the Slovenian-Swiss year
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Feb 01, 2023
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Alpine politics,
Alpine Convention,
EUSALP,
alpMedia 1/2023
This year, Slovenia and Switzerland will play a decisive role in shaping international cooperation between states and regions in the Alps: Slovenia is taking over the presidency of the Alpine Convention, while Switzerland is the first non-EU country to chair the Eusalp, the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region.
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No glacier marriage in Tyrol
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Jan 27, 2023
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Winter tourism,
nature protection,
alpMedia 1/2023
Finally it’s official: the plans for the world’s largest glacier ski area are history. In November 2022, the Tyrolean federal state government rejected the planned merger of the glacier ski areas in Austria’s Ötztal and Pitztal valleys.
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Mountain forests and climate change
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Jan 27, 2023
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forest and climate change,
mountain forest,
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Sustainable forest management
The consequences of climate change are also becoming apparent in the forests of the Alps. In South Tyrol/I and East Tyrol/A this year has seen an explosive spread of pests. What looks like frightening devastation might present a long-term opportunity, however.
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A stronger voice for young people
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Jan 27, 2023
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Youth,
Youth participation,
Social Innovation,
Climate protection,
alpMedia 1/2023
Young people want to bring about sustainable change, but politics and society are moving too slowly. At the launch of CIPRA International’s Erasmus+ project “Alpine Climate Camps”, young adults discussed their commitment to a sustainable world in Schaan/LI in January 2023.
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Unsuitable landscapes for energy production
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Jan 26, 2023
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renewable energy,
Energy,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
alpMedia 1/2023,
energy policy
The results of a recent survey from Switzerland are clear: no to energy production in almost unspoilt mountain areas. Intensively used areas around ski resorts or existing power plants would be better suited to the expansion of renewable energy.
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Visitor flows under control
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Jan 26, 2023
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alpine tourism,
visitor guidance,
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speciAlps2
More and more people are travelling to the mountains – and staying for shorter and shorter periods. This causes traffic and environmental problems. Pilot regions in Italy, Austria, Slovenia and Germany want to change that. With the speciAlps2 project, which is now coming to an end, they have taken the first steps to manage the flow of visitors.
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Over the Alps on foot
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Jan 26, 2023
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Via Alpina,
Long-distance hiking,
Hiking,
Sustainable tourism
In the summer of 2022, nine “Via Alpina Explorers” set out to hike the new red route of the Via Alpina. Three of them walked the route from start to finish, visiting all eight Alpine countries along the way – an undertaking that took four months.
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Point of view: We need more young people in the Alps
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Jan 26, 2023
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CYC,
Point of view,
CIPRA Youth Council,
alpMedia 1/2023,
Youth participation
Ageing, emigration and dying villages are typical problems for many mountain regions. It must therefore become attractive for young people to live in the Alps again, says Kathrin Holstein, member of CIPRA’s Youth Council and staff member of the Alliance in the Alps network of municipalities.
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