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"Climate protection is health protection"
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CIPRA International
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Jul 19, 2023
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Jul 20, 2023 09:55 AM
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Climate Change,
Health,
alpMedia 5/2023
The health consequences of the climate crisis range from cardiovascular problems through to allergies, infectious diseases and depression. At the first Liechtenstein «Future Forum Alps», held at the end of June 2023, some 140 participants from various Alpine countries discussed measures for climate and health protection.
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Alpine Basecamp for good ideas
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CIPRA International
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Jul 19, 2023
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Jul 21, 2023 06:44 PM
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Alpine Changemaker Basecamp,
alpMedia 5/2023,
social innovation
Revitalising valleys, identifying with landscapes, climbing more sustainably, using old irrigation systems innovatively, eating radically and locally: 18 participants honed such project ideas at the second “Alpine Changemaker Basecamp” (ACB), held in Silandro/I at the beginning of July 2023.
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The Alps – a zone of encounters
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CIPRA International
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Jul 20, 2023
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last modified
Jul 20, 2023 10:04 AM
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alpMedia 5/2023,
Alps insight,
Mobility
Who is moving around the Alpine region? Where do the conflict lines run and where do encounters take place? How can we find more climate-friendly routes and which paths might lead to a dead end? Questions like these are posed in the June 2023 issue of CIPRA's themed publication, SzeneAlpen.
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Ten years of the CIPRA Youth Council
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CIPRA International
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Jul 19, 2023
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Aug 08, 2023 04:53 PM
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CYC,
Youth participation,
CIPRA Youth Council,
alpMedia 5/2023
What do young people need for a good life in the Alps? The CIPRA Youth Council (CYC) celebrated its tenth anniversary at the beginning of July 2023 with a panel discussion, a podcast workshop and a joint hike.
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Lawsuits and laws for climate protection
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CIPRA International
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Jul 19, 2023
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Sep 05, 2023 02:47 PM
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alpMedia 5/2023,
climate protection policy
Climate protection laws define clear climate targets, but for many the measures set out are insufficient. Climate lawsuits are increasing political pressure in the Alpine countries.
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Point of view: Avoiding transport collapse together
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CIPRA International
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Jul 19, 2023
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Sep 05, 2023 02:43 PM
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Point of view,
Alps insight,
Mobility and Transport,
alpMedia 5/2023,
Traffico,
SzeneAlpen
As regards the growing volume of individual and transit traffic, it can be stated that neither regional nor national perspectives will lead to solutions. We have to find them together, because the Alps lie in the midst of Europe. This geographical truism is central to an understanding of transport policy problems in the Alps so as to avoid transport collapse, says Kaspar Schuler, Executive Director of CIPRA International.
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Managing climate risks in biosphere reserves
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CIPRA International
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Jul 19, 2023
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last modified
Apr 22, 2024 04:51 PM
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research, science,
biosphere reserves,
CIPRA Germania,
Climate change adaption,
alpMedia 5/2023,
natural hazards
As an effect of climate change, droughts, floods and other natural hazards are becoming more frequent, sometimes even simultaneously. How can we as a society learn to cope with this and become more resilient in the process? What role can biosphere reserves play in the Alpine region and beyond? With CIPRA participation, a new research project is now looking into these questions.
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Experience the last of the glaciers
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CIPRA International
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Jul 19, 2023
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Jul 20, 2023 10:05 AM
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Climate neutral Alps,
alpMedia 5/2023,
Climate protection
Recharge your batteries, go cycling, visit the glaciers: the Alpine Climate Camps project combines mountain sports with climate protection, further encouraging young climate activists. A bicycle tour in Austria at the beginning of September 2023 and other activities in Switzerland and Italy will draw attention to the disappearing glaciers.
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Controversial railway tunnel between Turin and Lyon
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by
Gams Michael
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Jul 19, 2023
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Jul 20, 2023 10:09 AM
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Tunnel,
Crossborder Mobility,
alpMedia 5/2023
In mid-June 2023, hundreds of people gathered in the French border town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to protest against the construction of a high-speed rail tunnel between Lyon and Turin. In a public statement, CIPRA France and Mountain Wilderness also criticised the project.
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