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“The Climalp excursion was a breakthrough”
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by
zopemaster
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published
Apr 08, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM
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filed under:
ecological building,
construction,
timber construction,
wood sciences and wood engineering,
regional cycles
The local authority in Saint-Jean-d’Arvey decided to use local timber to construct an energy-efficient multipurpose building. In an interview with the Mayor Jean-Claude Monin, we learn how the idea was inspired by a CIPRA visit to Vorarlberg.
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climalp video: living in a plus-energy house
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by
zopemaster
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published
Nov 01, 2010
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
ecological building,
construction,
households,
energy efficiency,
regional cycles
CIPRA's climalp project demonstrates that energy-efficient houses built using regionally sourced timber are highly beneficial when it comes to living comfort, the climate, and the regional economy. A recent video featuring the single-family home of the Götz family built in Switzerland's Rhine valley in 2004 illustrates what sustainable, climate-friendly building can look like in practice.
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Conference of Regions in Kranjska Gora/SI
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by
zopemaster
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published
Nov 06, 2003
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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filed under:
regional development,
regional cycles
On 24 October 2003 representatives of the seven pilot regions of the EU research project REGALP convened at the Conference of Regions for an exchange of experience at Kranjska Gora/SI.
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Die regionalwirtschaftliche Bedeutung des Nationalparktourismus
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM
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filed under:
national parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
regional cycles,
tourism
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From timber construction to hay wraps - Besides natural resources people's skills and commitment are the Alps' real wealth
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by
zopemaster
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published
Mar 20, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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filed under:
regional cycles,
trades,
socio-cultural importance of the forest / forest history,
forest policy and forest economics
Deploring the exodus of the population and the proliferation of tourism, and doing nothing about it, is one approach; the other, far more constructive solution is to show how money can be earned, and secure jobs created, using the resources available locally.
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Germany: Regional and ecological produce for Allgäu clinics
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 14, 2003
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
regional cycles,
health,
society, culture
In future clinics in the Allgäu region are to be provided with nutritionally balanced meals made from regional and ecological produce. Bavaria's Agricultural Minister Josef Miller referred to the brand programme Aus gutem Grund [On Good Grounds] as a milestone in regional marketing. He added that the initiative could well pave the way for the use of regional produce in community catering.
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Promoting produce from mountain regions
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by
zopemaster
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published
Dec 04, 2003
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM
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filed under:
marketing,
regional cycles,
research, science
The "Mountain Group" of the Forestry Department at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has announced a new research project. Between September 2003 and March 2004 examples of good practice from all over the world are to be collated and evaluated, focusing on instances where quality products from mountain regions contribute to strengthening the local economy without impacting on the environment.
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Relief for the Environment and for Traffic through Regional Economies
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by
zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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filed under:
regional cycles,
environment
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State subsidies for regional products compatible with EU law
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by
zopemaster
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published
Mar 10, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
regional cycles,
regional development
Buying products from the region strengthens regional economic cycles and is kinder on the climate. However there has been some debate within the EU whether the subsidising of regional products by members state governments actually obstructed the European single market.
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