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European regions calling for a green paper for mountain regions
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Jul 03, 2008
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environmental policy,
environment
The Committee of the Regions (CoR) is calling for the European Commission to deliver a green paper on development for the mountain regions, with such fields as economic and structural funds, employment policy, nature protection, civil defence, the environment and energy policy, and also transport and agricultural policies combined in an integrated approach that does justice to the special character of the mountain regions.
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EU Green Paper on Mountain Regions
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Feb 14, 2008
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Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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development/support measures,
players / networks,
environmental protection,
environment
The EU is planning to begin work on drawing up a Green Paper on EU policy on mountain regions this September. In doing so it accedes to a demand expressed by mountain regions over many years and takes an important step towards acknowledging the special status of mountain regions.
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Luc Hoffmann honoured for his life's work as a conservationist
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Sep 28, 2007
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Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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nature conservation/support,
nature,
environmental protection,
environment
The 2007 Environmental Award of the European Nature Heritage Fund goes to Switzerland's Luc Hoffmann in recognition of his life's work as a prominent nature conservationist and nature heritage patron.
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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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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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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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Signing of the Apennines Convention
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Mar 09, 2006
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Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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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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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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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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Environmental risk assessment partly abolished in Austria
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Mar 10, 2005
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Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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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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