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New EU project: AlpNaTour
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zopemaster
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Apr 07, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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Natura 2000 areas,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism
The Interreg IIIB AlpNaTour Project has been up and running since the start of this year. The Project focuses on practical ways of integrating recreation and tourism concerns in management planning processes of Natura 2000 sites. The Project is to provide a guideline and checklists for the management of Natura 2000 sites influenced by the economic interests of tourism and recreation.
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Ski area for the Himalayas
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zopemaster
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Apr 21, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
uphill installations,
tourism
The highest ski slopes in the northern hemisphere are shortly to be built in Gulmarg on the slopes of Mount Afarwat in the Indian part of Kashmir. With a budget of 2.5 million euros, a French company is planning to build ski lifts and a 2.5-kilometre-long ski run at an altitude of over 4500 meters above sea-level.
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New book: the good alpine air
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zopemaster
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Apr 21, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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health,
society, culture,
tourism
A new publication in the series "Revue de géographie alpine/journal of alpine research" is devoted to the subject of the air in the Alps. The mountain air has played a major role in the history of the Alps since the end of the 18th century.
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Nepalese Sherpas in Tyrol
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zopemaster
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Jun 30, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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tourism,
education, training, work,
society, culture
27 Sherpas from Nepal are currently attending training courses at refuges in Austria's Tyrol province.
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New publication: Mountaineering villages to enjoy
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zopemaster
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Jul 14, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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tourism
The latest brochure of the Austrian Alpine Association (ÖAV) features hiking and mountaineering regions in Austria which actively implement the Alpine Convention's Tourism Protocol.
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Mountains and the modern age: innovative construction at high altitudes
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zopemaster
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Sep 07, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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ecological building,
construction,
tourism
The Austrian Tourist Club [Österreichischer Touristenklub] recently opened the first high-alpine passive building, namely the Schiestlhaus am Hochschwab/A at 2,153 m.
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Holidaying without barriers? A new Interreg project focuses on the disabled
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zopemaster
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Sep 22, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
players / networks,
INTERREG,
development/support measures
Una montagna per tutti (a mountain for everyone) is the name of an Interreg project between Italy and France that was launched only recently and focuses on people with disabilities.
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International Mountain Day 2005
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zopemaster
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Oct 20, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism,
sustainable development
The theme chosen for this year's International Mountain Day is "Sustainable Tourism for Poverty Alleviation in Mountain Areas". As in the two previous years it is being held on 11 December.
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Water consumption high despite dry spells
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Jan 27, 2006
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 02:59 PM
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tourism,
water consumption, water supply,
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport
(27.01.2006) According to data from Arpa Piemonte the Piedmont region/IT had only half the amount of its usual rainfall last year (430 mm). The consequences of this dry spell now include a lack of drinking water and low water levels in the region's lakes.
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Skiers: a species on the verge of extinction?
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Mar 23, 2006
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 02:59 PM
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filed under:
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
tourism
A new study by WWF Italy shows that snowfall in the Italian Alps has decreased by 20% over the past thirty years and looks at the consequences. The tourism industry, which has been a cash cow for many alpine regions, has come to rely exclusively on artificial snow installations in many cases.
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