Innovation to counter emigration

Emigration and the brain drain in the Alpine region: a new EU project involving CIPRA aims to counteract this trend. It is testing innovative governance models to strengthen mountain regions and create a win-win situation for regions of origin, destinations and young emigrants.

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Spatial development — Mar 21, 2012

alpMedia | Schaan, LI

Swiss want to see fewer second homes

Most Swiss people have approved the "Stop the never-ending building of second homes" initiative, providing mountain communities with more protection for landscapes. But the building moratorium is not universally popular.

Mobility & Transport — Mar 21, 2012

alpMedia | Schaan, LI

Alps overrun by traffic

Never before have such large quantities of goods been transported through Switzerland as in 2011. The title of "Transit Route Number 1", however, goes to the Brenner Pass.

Swiss-Italian cooperation in favor of ecological connectivity

Nature — Mar 14, 2012

ALPARC Netzwerk Alpiner Schutzgebiete | Chambéry, FR

Swiss-Italian cooperation in favor of ecological connectivity

During the last Alpine Conference in March 2011 the Alpine Convention officially nominated 8 pilot regions for ecological connectivity in the Alps.

Lyon-Turin: Environment Ministry gives bad marks

Mobility & Transport — Feb 22, 2012

alpMedia | Schaan, LI

Lyon-Turin: Environment Ministry gives bad marks

Criticism of the planned Lyon-Turin rail line is growing: environmental organisations have rejected the megaproject, as has the conservative UMP party in Savoy. The French Environment Ministry is now also expressing doubts.

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Projects & activities

Nature — Mar 27, 2014

CIPRA International

Ecological Continuum Initiative

[Project completed] Nature does not stop at the boundaries of protected areas or national borders. And, more and more often, man’s interventions in nature and the landscape are dissecting habitats and lastingly obstructing the exchange and migration of fauna and flora. This is putting Europe’s unique biodiversity in the Alps at risk.