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Designing and implementing more effective Integrated Early Warning Systems in mountain areas: a case study from Northern Italy

International support for campaign against Brenner wind farm

With its planned wind farm on the Brenner Pass, Italy is breaching the Alpine Convention, according to the Club Arc Alpin, which has petitioned the Alpine Convention's committee of inquiry. For the first time in the history of the convention, "complaint proceedings" have begun.

International support for campaign against Brenner wind farm

With its planned wind farm on the Brenner Pass, Italy is breaching the Alpine Convention, according to the Club Arc Alpin, which has petitioned the Alpine Convention's committee of inquiry. For the first time in the history of the convention, "complaint proceedings" have begun.

CIPRA's point of view: 60 years of CIPRA

The International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, CIPRA, has reason to celebrate. On 5 May this umbrella organisation, containing some one hundred members from all countries in the Alps, will turn 60.

CIPRA's point of view: Knowing how to shape the climate

We should discharge no more greenhouse gases than the natural systems in the Alps, such as forests or moorlands, can absorb - CIPRA's vision, set out in its annual report, argues for sustained climate protection.

Work begins on Semmering Tunnel

The authorisation proceedings have yet to be concluded, but the excavators are already on the move for the building of the Semmering rail tunnel. Austrian politicians have given the project the green light, ignoring loud protests and empty state coffers.

Bruin is back!

The number of bears in the province of Trento has grown, while the damage they cause has fallen significantly, states the report on bears in the province. But not all is well for Bruin and friends.

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.

ECONNECT Alpine Space Program – ETC Action 6.2: Bilateral Country Comparisons among the Legal Frameworks of Protected Areas France/Italy

The Legal Framework of Protected Areas in the Alpine States: Italy

The Legal Framework of Protected Areas in the Alpine States: Austria

ECONNECT Alpine Space Program – ETC In the framework of the Action 6.2 Bilateral Country Comparisons of the Legal Framework of Protected Areas Austria/Germany

The ECONNECT Project and the Work Package 6

The Legal Framework of Protected Areas in the Alpine States: France

ECONNECT Alpine Space Programme – ETC Action 6.2: Bilateral Country Comparisons of the Legal Framework of Protected Areas

The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

Carbon-neutral Alps

Changes in plant community composition lag behind climate warming in lowland forests

AdaptAlp - Natural Hazards and Climate Change: Dealing with the Uncertainties

Urbact Project: Results

The ECONNECT Project and the Work Package 6

The Legal Framework of Protected Areas in the Alpine States: Germany

ECONNECT Alpine Space Program – ETC Action 6.2: Bilateral Country Comparisons of the Legal Framework of Protected Areas Italy/Austria

The Legal Framework of Protected Areas in the Alpine States: Slovenia

The Legal Framework of Protected Areas in the Alpine States: Switzerland

Potential Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation in the European Alps: A Review

How vulnerable is the protective function of Austria’s mountain forests under climate change?

The sensitivity of the austrian forests to scenarios of climate change

Effects of climate change on the alpine and nival vegetation of the Alps

Landscape connectivity analysis for conservation: insights from combining new methods with ecological and genetic data