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Vienna Declaration by the Regional Conference on Transport and the Environment 1997The Declaration was adopted by the governments of the member states of the UN Economic Commission for Europe. The states pledge to take steps aimed at reducing the negative impact of transport and traffic on the environment and on health. Energy-efficient and ecological vehicles and fuels as well as efficient and sustainable transport systems are to be encouraged and sensitive regions protected. The UNECE members are also planning to encourage the safe transport of hazardous substances and adopt measures aimed at protecting water resources from pollution. Annexed to the Declaration is a programme with a description of potential measures and solutions in the area of transport and the environment. http://www.unece.org/doc/ece/rcte/ece.rcte.conf..2.final.e.pdf |
PositionInternational Mobility & Transport |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Declaration on protected areas in European mountain regions, Chambéry 2002The Declaration on Protected Areas in European Mountain Regions emphasises the significance of biological and geological resources and water reserves in mountain regions. It stresses the necessity of targeted development and conservation measures as well as regional co-operation. Protected areas can serve as an experimental field for the development of conservation measures. Concrete steps proposed for the period 2003-2005 include the creation, in each European massif, of a mountain co-operation committee with representatives of governmental and non-governmental organisations. One of the tasks of the committees is to help disseminate information about models and methods to implement nature conservation and to transfer knowledge from research to improve the management of protected areas and sustainable development. Other important factors include encouraging partnerships, networks and joint projects as well as developing strategies for the active participation of populations. |
PositionInternational Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Friends-of-Nature Wildhaus Declaration: tourism and sustainability in the 21st centuryTourism needs an intact natural environment, a vibrant cultural life, and a fair partnership between visitors and visited. As an economic sector, tourism is directly dependent on sustainability. The Declaration calls upon the tourism industry, the tourism regions, governments and individual tourists to curb the consumption of natural resources and reduce the burden of traffic caused by tourism traffic. It also calls on tourism to contribute towards eliminating poverty and to implement a sustainable destination and transport policy for the environment. |
PositionInternational Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Berchtesgaden Declaration on regional co-operation in mountain regions 2002At the end of June 2002 a conference on international co-operation between the mountain regions of the world was held in Berchtesgaden. The participants at the conference presented ten fundamental principles for regional co-operation. The principles underscore the key responsibility of governments and the need for regional co-operation to ensure the sustainable and proper management of mountain regions. Equal rights, decentralisation and the involvement of resident populations are essential in achieving sustainable development. Measures aimed at establishing cross-border partnerships and networks for the exchange of experience and the dissemination of knowledge are of crucial importance in bringing regional co-operation to life. The Declaration is aimed at governments, the international community, the private sector and NGOs. |
PositionInternational |
Apr 03, 2007 |
CIPRA submits Memorandum on Future in the AlpsIn a Memorandum, CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, formulates political demands for the future development of the Alpine region as a whole. The demands are the result of the Future in the Alps Project. |
NewsInternational |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Alpine transit under EU observationThe new EU observatory for traffic in the Alpine region became operational in mid-March. It has been set up to monitor road, rail and combined traffic in the Alpine region. |
NewsInternational Mobility & Transport |
Apr 03, 2007 |
On the right track - for and with hikersAn international joint venture of eight hiking regions grouped under the heading of Best of Wandern has come up with some innovative ideas for boosting visitor figures and strengthening visitor loyalty. |
NewsInternational Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
New publication on Alpine TownsIn 2005 CIPRA, the International Commission on the Protection of the Alps, organised a large conference on Alpine Towns and has now published the collected findings in a conference book. |
NewsInternational Climate, Spatial development |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Unconventional co-operation in Switzerland's mountain regionsThe Swiss Working Group on Mountain Regions has struck up a co-operation venture with eBay International AG, the world's largest internet auction house. Private individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses are to be trained in buying and selling products and services via eBay. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Spatial development |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Indoor ski venues closing in on the AlpsIt's not just in the desert state of Dubai that indoor ski runs are proving increasingly popular, but also in Europe. No snow means no revenue, and the mild weather is giving Europe's ski resorts a serious headache, one which the ski industry is hoping to relieve with artificial snow and indoor venues, regardless of global warming issues. |
NewsInternational, Switzerland Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Plans for a ski resort in the Natura 2000 region of northern SpainAccording to plans by the regional government of Castile-León a new winter sports resort with ski-lift capacities for 32,000 visitors an hour is to be built in the northern Spanish provinces of Cantabria, Leon and Palencia. |
NewsInternational Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
New measures for combating and managing particulate matteEvery winter, de-icing salt is scattered on the roads despite its negative impact on the environment, groundwater, infrastructure and cars. But now Klagenfurt/A has come up with an alternative: Instead of salt it is to spray calcium magnesium acetate (CMA), a de-icing agent made from calcium, magnesium and acetic acid. |
NewsAustria, International, South Tyrol, Italy Climate |
Apr 03, 2007 |
EU: Is regional planning foremost an instrument for business development?EU regional planning ministers are to meet on 25 May 2007 to adopt a Territorial Agenda designed to provide a framework for future spatial development in Europe. |
NewsInternational Spatial development |
Apr 03, 2007 |
55th international mountain film festival in TrentoThe Trento Film Festival is being held in Trento/I from 24 April to 6 May 2007 for the 55th time. Topical documentary and feature films are to be screened in four categories, with awards going to the best. |
NewsSouth Tyrol, Italy, International People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Low-cost construction method for the KlimaHauThe 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. |
NewsSouth Tyrol, Italy, International Spatial development |
Apr 03, 2007 |
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. |
NewsInternational Nature |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Ski runs a hazard for bird communitiesAccording to a report compiled by ecologists at the University of Turin/I in the Journal of Applied Ecology, high-altitude alpine ski runs are posing a serious threat to bird communities. |
NewsItaly, International Nature, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Mountain areas as menageriesThe latest issue of the Journal of Alpine Research (fr/en) features "mountain areas as menageries". Indeed the decline in biodiversity is a major ecological problem. |
NewsInternational Nature, People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Alpine glaciers melting ever fasterThe glaciers of the Alps could well disappear sooner than expected. Researchers now believe that in thirty years' time only the largest and highest glaciers will be left. |
NewsInternational Climate |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Swiss Mountain Water Award 2007This year again, the Swiss Mountain Water Award initiated by the Government Conference of the Mountain Cantons is to be held for the third year running since 2005, with prize money worth CHF 50,000. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Water |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Climate Star 2007 - European award for climate protection activities at the local levelFor the third time the Climate Alliance of European Cities with Indigenous Rainforest Peoples is inviting all European cities and municipalities to present their climate protection activities and apply for a Climate Star. |
NewsInternational Climate |
Apr 03, 2007 |
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. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Tourism & Leisure, Climate |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Climate change impacts biodiversityFor a number of years now, biodiversity in Alpine ecosystems has been declining under the effect of climate change. |
NewsInternational Climate |
Apr 03, 2007 |
German environmental associations obtain greater rights of actionWith the coming into force on 15 December 2006 of Germany's environmental legal remedy legislation environmental associations have been given greater rights of action in the area of environmental protection. |
NewsGermany, International |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Werfenweng: "Sanft Mobil auf neuen Wegen""The idea to create a special book of photographs about Werfenweng and our passion for gentle mobility came about in summer 2005" |
NewsAustria, International People |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Olympic infrastructures - A bottomless pit?The infrastructure facilities built for the Olympic Winter Games in Turin in February 2006 have proved an expensive legacy. |
NewsItaly, International Spatial development, Economy, Tourism & Leisure |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Davos on the road to KyotoDavos, Switzerland's highest town, is working towards a more climate-friendly local policy. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Energy, Climate |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Exchange of know-how on regional managementTwo events focusing on regional development and management are scheduled for the beginning of 2007 as part of the workshop series entitled "Future in the Alps: Getting Knowledge Across - Networking People" organised by CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps. |
NewsInternational Spatial development |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Tests underway on the world's highest solar power stationThe Swiss utility BKW FMB Energie AG is currently conducting trials scheduled to last until this summer on a high-alpine solar power station. |
NewsSwitzerland, International Energy |
Apr 03, 2007 |
Database on experts in mountain area researchThe Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) has gone online with an expert database comprising almost 5,000 entries on people in governmental and non-governmental organisations as well as private groups who are involved in research into mountain regions in general and the impact of climate change in particular. |
NewsInternational Climate |
Apr 03, 2007 |