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Ford Environment Award 2004: Special Award for Climate Protection
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Jun 17, 2004
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environment
The Ford Environment Award of the Austrian Umbrella Organisation for the Environment and the Ford Motor Company Austria rewards with a total of €16,000.00 the three best initiatives for the protection of the country's natural and cultural heritage.
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Environment Award of Switzerland
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Sep 09, 2004
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environmental protection,
environment,
players / networks
For the fifth time already the Pro Aqua-Pro Vita Foundation is organising its Environment Award of Switzerland. The Award is open to private individuals, companies and institutions from all countries, and the closing deadline is 15 December.
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As free as a bird? Light pollution a hazard for migratory birds
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Nov 04, 2004
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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environment,
nature
More and more migratory birds are falling prey to night-time lighting conditions as they fly south. A closed cover of low-lying fog such as the one that prevailed over large areas of Switzerland in mid-October seriously disrupts the migratory birds' ability to orientate themselves; combined with towns and villages that are brightly lit at night it can represent a death trap for the birds.
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Environmental risk assessment partly abolished in Austria
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Mar 10, 2005
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ecological test and audit procedures,
environment,
law
On March 2 Austria's Lower House of Parliament, the National Council, adopted a number of key changes to the statutory basis of environmental risk assessments. Under the amendment mandatory environmental risk assessments have been waived for specific projects (construction of or modifications to leisure and recreation parks, sports stadiums, etc.).
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Why wait? Pull down those unused mountain installations now!
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Jun 30, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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landscape conservation/support,
landscape,
environmental protection,
environment
Anyone who comes across unused installations or buildings while out hiking or mountaineering in the Swiss Alps should take part in the Wilderness Olympics 2005 and notify Mountain Wilderness (MW) of their "find".
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Cesana Torinese/I: first community with environment and ethics certification
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Feb 09, 2006
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Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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environment,
social affairs,
society, culture
The Italian mountain community of Cesana Torinese, near Sestriere, has received an award for its efforts aimed at improving the quality of life of its citizens. The community's ethics programme, which it developed specially, has been certified in accordance with the guidelines of international standard SA 8000 (Social Accountability).
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Signing of the Apennines Convention
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Mar 09, 2006
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environmental policy,
environment,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
sustainable development
On 24 February the Italian Apennine mountain range was endowed with a new protection and management instrument following the signing of the Apennines Convention at the political level.
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Mountain Wilderness: 20 years of mountain protection work worldwide
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Aug 02, 2007
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Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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environmental protection,
environment
The mountain protection organisation Mountain Wilderness celebrated its 20th anniversary on 31 July and 1 August with an ascent of Mont Dolent in the Mont Blanc mountain range.
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Successful environmental campaign aimed at protecting the Alps
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Aug 17, 2007
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Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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environmental protection,
environment,
traffic transfer,
transport policy, transport planning
On August 11 some 40 "high fires" burned throughout the alpine region to draw attention to a sustainable future for the Alps. Fires were lit in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Italy and Kyrgyzstan as a symbol of a better quality of life in the alpine region.
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Proceedings of the "Ecological Network" platform and ForumAlpinum 07
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Sep 28, 2007
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Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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media,
society, culture,
environmental protection,
environment
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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