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The final glacier melt
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Apr 24, 2024
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 12:03 PM
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filed under:
Climate Change,
alpMedia 3/2024,
Glaciers
Glaciers have been suffering from the consequences of climate change for years, but the latest figures from the Alpine countries are nevertheless alarming: measurements from 2022-23 show that the glaciers in the Alps shrank by more than ever before. A researcher from the Austrian Alpine Association describes the situation as “miserable as hell”.
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Ski resorts for sale
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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filed under:
alpine tourism,
alpMedia 2/2022,
Winter tourism,
winter sports, skiing areas,
winter sports
Vail Resorts from the USA is taking over Andermatt-Sedrun in Switzerland, while a British company is buying Via Lattea in Italy. This is the role played by international investors in the ski circus of the Alps.
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IPCC report: climate crisis in the Alps
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by
CIPRA International
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published
May 11, 2022
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filed under:
Climate Change,
alpMedia 2-3/2022,
Assessment Report,
Global Warming,
IPCC
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the effects of the climate crisis are greater than we thought: glaciers are melting in the Alps and there are more rockfalls and droughts. What else awaits the Alps? And how can we deal with it?
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Changing the Alps together
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Jul 14, 2021
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last modified
Feb 20, 2023 05:24 PM
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filed under:
Social Innovation,
Youth,
Youth participation,
alpMedia 4/2021
Integrating marginalised groups better, reviving ghost towns in the Alps, or organising a meeting on “Rural Commons”: the first “Alpine Changemaker Basecamp” (ACB) in Valposchiavo/CH at the beginning of July 2021 saw around 30 participants from the Alpine region further developing their projects for a liveable future in the Alps.
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Working together for better public mobility
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Jan 16, 2024
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last modified
Jan 23, 2024 10:41 AM
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filed under:
Mobility and Transport,
alpmedia 1/2024
In many rural areas of the Alps, public transport services are inadequate, both for daily needs and for tourism development. The new project by CIPRA France and CIPRA Germany aims to promote cooperation between stakeholders and to stimulate creative processes of international exchange so as to develop solutions.
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Nominations for Alps-wide architecture prize
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Mar 24, 2015
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
Sustainable Buidling,
Architecture,
alpMedia 02/2015
Switzerland and Liechtenstein, with technical and organisational support from CIPRA, will for the third time be awarding prizes to buildings in the Alps that demonstrate particular aesthetic and sustainable qualities. The jury has now nominated 32 projects for the “Constructive Alps” Architecture Prize.
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Alpine Convention reaffirms opposition to new Alpine motorways
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Jun 14, 2018
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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filed under:
Transit,
Alpine politics
In recent years there have been several attempts by regions to reintroduce the Alemagna motorway from Venice to Munich onto the European agenda. At the suggestion of CIPRA, on 13 and 14 June the Permanent Committee of the Alpine Convention unanimously expressed its opposition to this new Alpine motorway.
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UNESCO recognizes Alpine season as cultural heritage
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Jan 23, 2024
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filed under:
UNESCO,
alpmedia 1/2024,
mountain pastures
In December 2023, UNESCO added the “Alpine season” to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Known for centuries in Switzerland and neighbouring countries, the Alpine season remains alive and well thanks to its many different forms.
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6th EUSALP Mobility Conference
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Jan 19, 2024
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The Alps as cultural laboratory
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by
CIPRA International
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published
Oct 31, 2019
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM
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filed under:
alpmedia 7/2019,
Population and culture,
Alps
Inspiration, shared experiences and participation: the annual CIPRA conference saw over 100 attendees from every Alpine country meet in Altdorf/CH at the end of October 2019 to discuss the “Alpine Cultural Workshop”. The event was organised by CIPRA International and CIPRA Switzerland.
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