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 — Feb 01, 2007

CIPRA Internationale Alpenschutzkommission | Schaan, LI

Low-cost construction method for the KlimaHau

The provinces of South Tyrol/I and Lower Saxony/D have co-developed the world's first ever energy-saving prefabricated house based on a low-cost construction method. The aim is to establish and use the South Tyrol KlimaHaus as an alternative construction method for Africa and disaster areas.

Will the Mont Blanc finally become part of UNESCO's Natural Heritage?

Nature — Feb 01, 2007

CIPRA Internationale Alpenschutzkommission | Schaan, LI

Will the Mont Blanc finally become part of UNESCO's Natural Heritage?

The international Pro Mont Blanc association, which has been campaigning actively since 1991 for the protection of the Mont Blanc, would like to see the mountain massif finally included on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

Tourism & Leisure — Jan 18, 2007

CIPRA Internationale Alpenschutzkommission | Schaan, LI

1.5 tonnes of artificial fertilizer for skiing competitions?

The impact of climate change on skiing areas is the subject of the OECD study published on 13 December 2006. It concludes that if a region's average annual temperature increases by one degree, only around 500 of the 666 skiing areas in the Alps could be assured of snow.

Climate — Jan 18, 2007

CIPRA Internationale Alpenschutzkommission | Schaan, LI

Climate change impacts biodiversity

For a number of years now, biodiversity in Alpine ecosystems has been declining under the effect of climate change.

Events

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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.