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  • New publication: Mountains of Europe - Stakeholders, legitimization, delineation

    Europe's mountains are the topic of a new publication in the series Revue de géographie alpine / Journal of Alpine Research. Six essays in French and in English by renowned scientists such as Werner Bätzing have been compiled under keywords such as "Stakeholders, legitimization, delineation".

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  • Still little research into permafrost

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    During a six-year experimental series Reynold Delaloye, geographer at Fribourg University/CH, has found that permafrost reacts less sensitively to warming than was previously assumed, with no change noted in soil temperature at greater depths. He attributes his findings to a cooling ventilation mechanism that sets in in winter.

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  • REMOTION - International conference on environmentally friendly mobility concepts and tourism

    REMOTION 2004 is an expert conference that invites participants to consider and discuss the future prospects of mobility in tourism. It is being held at Werfenweng/A from 19 to 21 September and aims to bring together tourism destinations and manufacturers of environmentally sound transport and drive technologies.

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  • Thesis on dead wood and the preservation of biodiversity in forests

    At the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne/CH the doctoral candidate Rita Bütler has looked at the question of how much dead wood is enough for biodiversity conservation in managed forests.

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  • Carpathian Convention: Interim Secretariat in Vienna

    The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has opened a new office in Vienna: as of July the UNEP office is to act as the Interim Secretariat of the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians.

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  • Sonthofen to be 2005 Alpine Town of the Year

    On July 8 the German town of Sonthofen officially launched its preparations for the 2005 Alpine Town of the Year with an impulse workshop followed by a press conference. An international jury is to award Sonthofen the title of "2005 Alpine Town of the Year" for its past services on behalf of sustainable development in particular.

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  • Worsening of regional differences in Swiss mountain regions

    Switzerland's rural areas and mountain regions are continuing to struggle with depopulation and unemployment. By contrast large regions and central areas are less affected by this negative trend, which has now been ongoing for several years.

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  • ReSource Award - On the lookout for sustainable water management projects

    This year once again Swiss Re, a leading re-insurance company, is rewarding innovative water management projects.

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  • New web site for Mountain Partnership

    The Mountain Partnership organisation went online at the beginning of July. The www.mountainpartnership.org internet site provides a wealth of information on mountains in English, French and Spanish, with a new Newsletter entitled "Peak to Peak" and facts and figures on the international day of the mountains.

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  • CIPRA on film

    To mark its 50th anniversary CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, produced a film about the Alps and of course the Commission's own activities.

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