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Point of view: Equal opportunities for trains and trucks!
by CIPRA International — published Nov 07, 2019 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:12 AM — filed under: , , ,
224 million tonnes of goods rolled through the Alps last year, a new record – more than two thirds of it on trucks. To decrease the pressure on nature and humans along the transit axes, railways and roads have be on the same level playing field, says Jakob Dietachmair, Project Manager at CIPRA International.
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Point of view: Europe and its Alps
by alpMedia — published Apr 24, 2019 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:09 AM — filed under: , , ,
The fundamental question facing the direct elections to the European Parliament in May 2019 is: hat is the outlook – in Europe and in the Alps – for democracy and “good governance”? Erwin Rothgang, Vice-President of CIPRA International, argues for new forms of co-operation.
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Point of view: European elections 2024: why a Swiss citizen would also like a vote
by CIPRA International — published Apr 24, 2024 — filed under: ,
Switzerland’s referendum-based democracy has pitfalls of its own when it comes to environmental and climate policy. It needs an overarching corrective in the same way as its neighbouring countries, says Kaspar Schuler – as a Swiss citizen and Executive Director of CIPRA International.
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Point of view: For a cultural change in transit traffic
by alpMedia — published Mar 16, 2021 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Trade has been the driving force behind cultural and social development in the Alpine region. Transit traffic in its current form, on the other hand, mainly benefits regions away from the Alps. To ban noise and exhaust fumes from the Alpine valleys we need more than a watered-down EU directive, says Stephan Tischler, President of CIPRA Austria.
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Point of view: He who sows infrastructure, reaps more traffic
by CIPRA International — published Jan 27, 2016 — last modified Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM — filed under: ,
At the end of February 2016 Swiss voters will decide on the building of a second road tunnel at the Gotthard Pass. The CHF 4 billion project will torpedo Switzerland’s modal shift policy, believes Barbara Wülser, CIPRA International’s communications manager.
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Point of view: In nature restoration we trust!
by Gams Michael — published Sep 29, 2023 — last modified Sep 29, 2023 09:40 AM — filed under: , ,
The Nature Restoration Law now obliges all EU member states to restore destroyed nature to a good ecological condition and thus safeguard the stocks of pollinators, natural resources, clean air and clean water. The Alpine region and its agriculture will also benefit, says Serena Arduino, Co-President of CIPRA International.
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Point of view: Let's finally press the reset button in tourism!
by CIPRA International — published Feb 03, 2022 — last modified Jun 21, 2022 10:40 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Mass tourism in the Alps has collapsed due to the ongoing Corona pandemic, and the opportunities for switching to environmentally and socially just tourism have increased. But they must also be exploited, says Hans Weber, Executive Director of CIPRA Switzerland.
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Point of view: Let’s create an “Alpine Plan” for all Alpine regions!
by [email protected] [email protected] — published Nov 07, 2022 — last modified Nov 09, 2022 09:38 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
The Bavarian Alpine Plan celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022. Alpine spatial planning has proven here that it is predestined to find solutions to the pressing issues of the day. Similar planning instruments are lacking in many Alpine regions, although we need them more urgently than ever, claim Paul Kuncio, Executive Director of CIPRA Austria, and Uwe Roth, Executive Director of CIPRA Germany.
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Point of view: Making the Alpine Convention more interactive
by CIPRA International — published Jun 03, 2015 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:25 AM — filed under: ,
The effectiveness of the Alpine Convention is often called into question. A new approach could help reposition it as an engine of co-operation and sustainable development in the Alpine regions, says Claire Simon, Executive Director of CIPRA International.
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Point of view: Mountains for everyone? Not a chance!
by CIPRA International — published Jan 16, 2024 — filed under: , , ,
Access to the mountains and mountain sports is often unfair, exclusive, segregating and discriminatory. Henriette Adolf, Deputy Executive Director of CIPRA Germany, argues in favour of equal participation in mountain sports.
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