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Haus am Katzenturm Association
https://www.cipra.org/en/cipra/international/projects/current/haus-am-katzenturm-association
Along with the association of the same name in Feldkirch/A, the “Haus am Katzenturm” networks NGOs from the environmental and nature conservation sector in the Lake Constance region and makes their topics accessible to a broad public.No publisherCIPRA projectenvironmental protectionSustainability2024/03/26 08:29:37 GMT+1ContentPageBees: small in size, big in effect
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/bees-small-in-size-big-in-effect
Why we need honey, pollinators and biodiversity: This question is the subject of the themed issue of SzeneAlpen, to be published in March 2020.No publisheralpmedia 2/2020environmental protectionBiodiversity2020/03/05 06:00:00 GMT+1NewsEnergy and nature in the Alps: a balancing act
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/energy-and-nature-in-the-alps-a-balancing-act
How do we manage the balancing act between renewable energy production and nature conservation in the Alps? The final conference of the recharge.green project can provide the answers. Organised by CIPRA, it will take place from 20 to 21 May 2015 in Sonthofen, Germany.No publisherenvironmental protectionRenewable EnergyalpMedia 02/20152015/03/24 16:40:00 GMT+1NewsNo breathing space in the Alpine regions
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/no-breathing-space-in-the-alpine-regions
As CIPRA South Tyrol has flagged up, EU limits for nitrogen oxides are being massively exceeded in the region. There is an acute need for action, both in South Tyrol and in other Alpine regions.No publisherhealthenvironmental protectionalpMedia 02/20152015/02/05 13:55:00 GMT+1NewsBelgian support for the protection of the Alps
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/4406
Established in Belgium at the start of the year, the ALPY Association "Alpen en Pyreneeën, Ontdekken en Ondersteunen" is committed to sustainable development in the Pyrenees and the Alps.No publisherenvironmental protectionenvironment2011/05/04 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsCalm and collected in a heated discussion: Pascale Poblet, CCP Project Manager
"There's no stress involved in travelling by bus or by bike."
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/4181
With a commuter plan that encourages the use of modes of transport other than cars the STMicroelectronics and ST-Ericsson site in Grenoble/F is committed to eco- and climate-friendly mobility. For this initiative the company was awarded one of the cc.alps competition prizes worth 10,000 euros. Pascale Poblet, CCP (Company Commuter Plan) Project Manager, explains why the company's workforce is in such great shape and why the company's kitty has benefited as a result.No publishertraffic avoidance, traffic calmingtransport policy, transport planninghuman powered mobilityenvironmental protectionenvironment2010/10/29 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsThe construction industry as a key to the problem of climate change
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/3776
The information provided through cc.alps is now available in the form of focussed background reports called Compacts, which can be downloaded from the CIPRA website at www.cipra.org/de/cc.alps/ergebnisse/compacts . The first three Compacts - on Energy, Nature Protection, and Construction and Refurbishment - address their subjects with reference to climate change in the Alpine context. The authors list and analyse activities relating to climate change mitigation and adaptation, assessing them for sustainability, explaining the conflicts of interest involved, and presenting examples of good practice.No publisherclimate change, climate policyenvironmental protectionenvironmentecological buildingconstruction2009/12/14 06:00:00 GMT+1NewsThe "Allgäu Moor Alliance" wins the German Government's Competition for Large-Scale Nature Conservation Projects
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/3600
The winners of the German government's "idee.natur - Large-scale Nature Conservation Projects and Rural Development" competition were announced at the end of June 2009. Five regions came out on top with their concepts for new large-scale nature conservation projects. Over € 50 million will be invested in these regions over the next ten years. The "Allgäu Moor Alliance" was the winner in the Moors Category.No publisherenvironmental protectionenvironmentprotected areas / sanctuariessustainable development2009/07/09 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsDolomites named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/3599
At its 33rd meeting held on 26th June 2009 in Seville, Spain the UNESCO World Heritage Committee approved the application from the Dolomites/I to be included in the list of "Natural World Heritage Sites of universal value" thus according it the highest worldwide status for a natural site.No publisherworld heritageprotected areas / sanctuariesenvironmental protectionenvironmenttourism2009/07/09 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsThe Alpine Convention has no answer to climate change
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/3449
At the 10th Alpine Conference held in Evian/F the Alpine states today debated a common approach to climate change. They were unable however to agree on a climate action plan for the Alpine region that is worthy of the name. Besides general formulations the climate action plan finally adopted by the Conference does contain a few concrete measures - thanks not least to pressure from CIPRA. However these measures are far too tentative to genuinely take climate protection in the Alps forward.No publisherAlpine Conventioninternational treatiesenvironmental policyenvironmentenvironmental protectionenvironment2009/03/12 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsSylvia Hamberger awarded Bavaria's Nature Conservation Medal
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/3440
On 12 March 2009 the German environmental organisation Bund Naturschutz awarded Bavaria's Nature Conservation Medal to Sylvia Hamberger in recognition of her exceptional contributions to the protection of the Alpine region.No publisherenvironmental protectionenvironmentmuseums / exhibitionssociety, cultureplayers / networks2009/03/12 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsEU Green Paper on Mountain Regions
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/2953
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.No publisherdevelopment/support measuresplayers / networksenvironmental protectionenvironment2008/02/14 06:00:00 GMT+1NewsLuc Hoffmann honoured for his life's work as a conservationist
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/2779
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.No publishernature conservation/supportnatureenvironmental protectionenvironment2007/09/28 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsProceedings of the "Ecological Network" platform and ForumAlpinum 07
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/2774
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".No publishermediasociety, cultureenvironmental protectionenvironment2007/09/28 05:00:00 GMT+1NewsSuccessful environmental campaign aimed at protecting the Alps
https://www.cipra.org/en/news/2742
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.No publisherenvironmental protectionenvironmenttraffic transfertransport policy, transport planning2007/08/17 05:00:00 GMT+1News