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Alpine soils: allies in climate protection
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CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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last modified
May 11, 2022 10:59 AM
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filed under:
soil,
alpMedia 2-3/2022,
Climate protection,
permafrost,
Soil
The soils of the Alps make a decisive contribution to climate protection. But intensive land use and rising temperatures are endangering them: not only are they losing their valuable function as carbon reservoirs, but they may even become a source of greenhouse gases themselves.
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CIPRA celebrates 70 years of Alpine protection
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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last modified
May 11, 2022 02:09 PM
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filed under:
CIPRA birthday,
CIPRA,
70 years of CIPRA,
Protection of the Alps,
alpMedia 2-3/2022
Connecting people, overcoming borders, protecting the Alps: For 70 years CIPRA has been working for a good life in the Alps. What might the Alps of the future look like? On the occasion of its birthday on 5 May, CIPRA also takes a fresh look at itself and presents various visions of the future in the current SzeneAlpen themed issue "The Alps of Tomorrow".
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Climate bridges to south-eastern Europe
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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filed under:
Transnational cooperation,
Climate protection,
alpMedia 2-3/2022,
Climate Bridges,
Mountains
The Climate Bridges project strengthens cooperation for transnational climate protection in the Western Balkans. Together with other NGOs, CIPRA Lab is setting up a network platform for this purpose – and is looking for good climate protection examples from south-eastern Europe.
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IPCC report: climate crisis in the Alps
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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filed under:
Climate Change,
alpMedia 2-3/2022,
Assessment Report,
Global Warming,
IPCC
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the effects of the climate crisis are greater than we thought: glaciers are melting in the Alps and there are more rockfalls and droughts. What else awaits the Alps? And how can we deal with it?
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Point of view: the excessive character of the Olympics
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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last modified
May 11, 2022 11:05 AM
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filed under:
Point of view,
alpMedia 2-3/2022,
winter sports,
Winter Olympics,
Olympia 2026
High construction costs, unused sports facilities, environmentally damaging large-scale projects: loud criticism continues to surround the staging of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina/I. We must ask whether such sporting events still have a place in the Alps, says Vanda Bonardo, President of CIPRA Italy.
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The Alpine tourism of the future
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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last modified
May 11, 2022 11:06 AM
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filed under:
alpine tourism,
Sustainability,
alpMedia 2-3/2022,
EUSALP,
Sustainable tourism
The results of CIPRA's Reset Alpine Tourism project show how the tourism industry can function in a more resilient and environmentally friendly way.
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Waale, Suonen, Wasserleiten
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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filed under:
Alpine culture,
alpMedia 2-3/2022,
Tradition,
world cultural heritage,
Traditional irrigation
Vital for the cultural landscape and biodiversity, and the epitome of community resource management: an application to UNESCO aims to turn traditional irrigation practices into an intangible cultural heritage asset.
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What nature provides in the Alps
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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last modified
May 11, 2022 12:17 PM
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filed under:
ecosystem services,
biodiversity,
Annual Report,
sustainable development,
alpMedia 2-3/2022,
Landscape
Alpine pastures that provide us with food; trees that create a pleasant microclimate; Alpine landscapes that heal and touch. CIPRA's 2021 Annual Report focuses on the value of nature and shows how we can protect Alpine ecosystems.
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