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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: A plea for colourful cities
by alpMedia — published Nov 13, 2020 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:12 AM — filed under: , , ,
Corona has strikingly shown how important accessible local recreation areas are for our well-being. Over 70 percent of the Alpine population live in cities. There is a great deal of potential for action there in particular, says Magdalena Holzer, Project Manager at CIPRA International.
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Point of view: The mountains, a safe place
by CIPRA International — published Sep 01, 2020 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM — filed under: , , ,
During the lockdown due to the corona pandemic, mountain areas have gained in importance as places of retreat. In order to be able to fulfil this role better in the future, they must be strengthened and digitally networked, demands Vanda Bonardo, President of CIPRA Italy.
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Point of view: A building plan for a resilient society
by CIPRA International — published May 27, 2020 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The corona crisis has broken our lives into pieces: relationships, working models, leisure and consumerism are loose building blocks. It is still unclear how we will reassemble them. We now have the chance to draw up a new building plan that is fit for the future, says Barbara Wülser, Co-Executive Director of CIPRA International.
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Point of view: Water needs no borders – do we?
by alpMedia — published Mar 11, 2020 — last modified Aug 12, 2021 01:04 PM — filed under: , , ,
So far, sufficient water is available in the Alpine regions. If there is to be enough for everyone in the future, despite climate change, water must be treated as a common Alpine resource across national borders, says Marion Ebster, Project Manager at CIPRA International.
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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: So the landscape has a future
by alpMedia — published Jun 12, 2019 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM — filed under: , ,
The guardians of the landscape are the people who live there. They must be involved in the decision-making and development processes, says Špela Berlot, Managing Director of CIPRA Slovenia.
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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: Don’t mess with our future!
by alpMedia — published Jan 30, 2019 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM — filed under: , , ,
The climate crisis is a reality – and it is by no means the only environmental problem looming. Luisa Deubzer of the CIPRA Youth Advisory Council calls for a rethinking on the part of society. In late November 2018 the 24-year-old gave a fiery speech before politicians and young people at the Eusalp Forum in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Point of view: The tourism dilemma
by CIPRA International — published May 30, 2018 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , , ,
Travel threatens the very values upon which tourism in the Alps depends, creating a real dilemma. Sustainable mobility in tourism is not simply a competitive advantage, but a “must”, states Barbara Wülser, deputy director of CIPRA International.
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