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Tackling climate change with bare facts
by zopemaster — published Aug 30, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
Switzerland's Aletsch Glacier was recently the scene of an unusual protest action. Around 600 people gathered on the Alps's largest glacier to draw attention to the impact of climate change - by stripping off completely. The participants, who had travelled from all over Europe, were positioned on the Glacier in a variety of ways by photographers and five camera crews, and photographed from all sorts of angles.
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BergBuchBrig
by zopemaster — published Aug 30, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
Montagnalibri, the international mountain-book fair, is to be held for the second time in Brig in the Valais/CH from 25 to 28 October 2007. BergBuchBrig presents over 1,000 new books from 30 countries in a variety of languages. All the specialist books, literary works, picture books, guides, etc., relate to the world of the mountains.
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Proceedings of the "Ecological Network" platform and ForumAlpinum 07
by zopemaster — published Sep 28, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , , ,
Germany's Federal Agency for Nature Conservation is presenting a brochure on the inaugural meeting of the Ecological Network Platform under the Alpine Convention. The meeting was held in Munich/D on 29 March 2007 under the heading "Establishing an Alpine Ecological Network".
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A new forum for mountain book enthusiasts
by zopemaster — published Jan 31, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , ,
Anyone wanting to share their opinions or impressions of a mountain book they have read now have a new medium to do so.
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New publication on alpine landscapes
by zopemaster — published Jan 31, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , , ,
The December 2007 issue of the bilingual La revue de géographie alpine / Journal of Alpine Research focuses on the Forum Alpinum held in April 2007, which was dedicated to the topic of landscape development in mountain areas.
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Conference on climate change in mountain regions
by zopemaster — published Jan 31, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , , ,
An international workshop on climate change and sustainable development in mountain regions is being held in Innsbruck/A from 7 to 9 April. The aim is to identify future research work necessary in connection with sustainable development in mountain regions.
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New look for the Via Alpina website
by zopemaster — published May 29, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , ,
Via Alpina fans can now go the organisation's revamped website with additional functionality for planning and preparing for a walk. The officially designated routes of the Via Alpina, with descriptions of the walks available in several languages, are the ideal way to discover the Alpine Arc.
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New publication: "Mapping the Alps"
by zopemaster — published Jun 19, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , ,
With its international data sets and maps, this recently published atlas of the Alps provides a solid and up-to-date basis for a wide range of questions relating to the Alpine region. The editors see their work as a tool for studying the differences and the rapid pace of change in terms of place and society, which is so typical of the Alpine region in particular.
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The Andes and the Alps on a single rope team
by zopemaster — published Sep 25, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , ,
This year mountain guides from Peru are carrying out part of their training in the Alps at the invitation of their Swiss counterparts. Already back in the early 1980s, the Swiss Mountain Guide Association initiated a professional mountain guide training course in Peru.
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Advanced studies in the field of sustainable tourism
by zopemaster — published Feb 12, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
The Swiss Tourism School Siders is offering a new Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in "Heritage and Tourism - The Mountains as a Living, Working and Recreation Environment" in conjunction with the UNESCO World Heritage property of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn.
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