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New World Heritage sites in the Alps
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Jul 17, 2008
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protected areas / sanctuaries,
players / networks
In July the UNESCO World Heritage Committee added another 27 cultural and natural sites to the World Heritage List, including three located in the Alpine region, namely the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona with the Glarus overthrust, the cross-border (CH/I) Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes and the fortifications of Vauban in France.
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Database on municipal development in the Alps
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Jul 17, 2008
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How do my town and region perform in terms of employment, demographics, structural diversity, agricultural and near-natural land use, structural change in agriculture, and landscape fragmentation in the Alpine space?
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Climate Pact for the Alps - criteria for innovation
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Jun 19, 2008
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development/support measures,
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sustainable development
Some 350 attendees came to Argentière-la-Bessée/F for this year's AlpWeek from 11 - 14 June to discuss the question of innovation in and for the Alps under the title of "Innovating (in) the Alps".
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2009 Alpine Town of the Year award for Bolzano
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Jun 19, 2008
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climate change, climate policy
On 9 June Bolzano/I was officially declared the 2009 Alpine Town of the Year. The decision was taken in recognition of the South Tyrolean town's contribution to climate protection and a sustainable planning policy designed to provide a good quality of life for residents and an attractive destination for visitors.
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Ecological networks in the Alps at the 9th Conference on Biological Diversity
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May 15, 2008
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players / networks,
biodiversity
More than 5,000 participants are expected in Bonn/D at the end of May for the 9th Conference of the Contracting Parities to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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The Alps as a Model Climate Region: cc.alps shows how it's done
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Apr 03, 2008
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climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
sustainable development,
players / networks
Climate change is affecting the Alps more than other regions of Europe. That's why in many areas measures are now being adopted and prepared to reduce, or adapt to, climate change. CIPRA's new project "cc.alps" is designed to help ensure that these climate response measures are in keeping with the principle of sustainable development as far as possible.
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Future in the Alps comes to a close
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Mar 14, 2008
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players / networks,
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Future in the Alps was officially terminated last December. That makes it time to look back at the work done and the results and successes achieved in the course of the three and a half years of the project and also to look forward into the future after Future in the Alps.
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The challenge: disseminating knowledge
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Mar 14, 2008
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sustainable development
Establishing the knowledge base was an important first step. It formed the foundation for the transfer of knowledge in the central phase of Future in the Alps. Numerous activities were launched with the objective of communicating the know-how collected to as many actors as possible throughout the region of the Alps.
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Implementing knowledge, supporting communities, building networks
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Mar 14, 2008
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sustainable development
The objective of Future in the Alps was not just to collect and communicate know-how, but also to promote utilisation of that know-how. The winners of the competition were given continuous support, and measures were taken to ensure that the prize money was put to the agreed use.
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AlpWeek: Innovation and the Alps - yesterday, today, tomorrow
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Mar 14, 2008
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players / networks,
sustainable development
11 - 14 June 2008 are the dates of one of this year's most important events in the Alps, involving no fewer than five major networks of the Alpine region (CIPRA, Alpine Network of Protected Areas, Alliance in the Alps, Iscar and Club Arc Alpin).
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