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Intensive agriculture is changing migratory route for birds

Ecological and chemical status and pressures in European waters

Territorial cohesion and water management in Europe: the spatial perspective

The 50 Most Important Questions Relating to the Maintenance and Restoration of an Ecological Continuum in the European Alps

Cities and Biodiversity Outlook

Energy Performance Buildings Directive: comparing Member State performance

MRI News 7/2012

Hydromorphological alterations and pressures in European rivers, lakes, transitional and coastal waters

European waters - assessment of status and pressures

EU Energie [R]evolution 2012

Creating territorial resources to renew the tourism product in the Alps and the Pyrenees

Transboundary cooperation in establishing ecological networks: The case of Germany's external borders

The Pan European Ecological Network: PEEN

KlimaLand South Tyrol

Kick-off for recharge.green project: connecting energy and nature

Concrete dams, wind turbines, tree plantations: there is often a conflict between energy production and nature conservation. The recharge.green project, now being implemented throughout the Alps, intends to give landscapes a value. A solution to the dilemma?

Climate protection: Switzerland offers Alps-wide architecture prize

Building with sense and sensitivity: Switzerland is offering a prize of 50,000 euros for sustainable renovated and new buildings in the Alps. A brief description of the international architecture prize.

Study suggests roads do not ensure development in the Alps

An investigation conducted throughout the Alps for the first time compares the accessibility of regions with their economic growth. Should a road be just wide enough to allow progress in?

Bolzano sent the proposal for FP7-Smartcities-2013

The participation to the FP7 call for proposals might represent an opportunity to further enhance the activities of Bolzano towards carbon neutrality.

Climate action plan of Bressanone

With beginning of 2013 the city of Bressanone (20.000 inhabitants, located northern Italy in the Alps) will issue its climate action plan.

Vulnerability to energy expenditure of tenants of the public housing office of the department of Isère (France)

The activities of the action program include the determination of the main factors of energy vulnerability of inhabitants, the most efficient actions to reduce it and then implement refurbishment. The targets are to reduce greenhouse gases emissions and to reduce economic vulnerability of inhabitants. The work is conducted with employees of OPAC 38, and is linked to the Agenda 21.

Ski resorts: how to reduce energy consumption of mechanical equipments ?

Since few dozen of years, as a common reorientation of the global economic sectors in the Alps, tourism took more and more importance in comparison to the others (agriculture, industry,…). In the Pays SUD (Serre Ponçon Ubaye Durance, France): 80% of employees are linked to tourism, and mainly to the winter ski activities.

Valtellina Valley toward carbon neutrality by 2050

Considering its typically alpine features, FLA identified Valtellina Valley as the ideal region where to cultivate the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. Starting from a preliminary analysis to identify the most critical sectors in terms of carbon emissions, FLA undertook two pilot actions relating to transport and energy issues.

Sustainable means a different kind of Olympics

For Switzerland today, a pioneering spirit means effectively reducing one’s carbon footprint. And using one’s own resources in such a way that generations to come are able to go on living a worthwhile life together with the rest of the world. Anything else is a misrepresentation, like the planned Winter Olympics in Graubünden in 2022. Sustainable Winter Olympics need a change of direction, something that the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which dictates the terms, is not even close to initiating.

Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe 2012

Climate change: cc.alps looked many steps further

With the recently published compact "Water in climate change" the project "cc.alps - climate change: looking one step further" has come to an end. In the last four years, CIPRA International together with a wide range of experts and practitioners has shown what intelligent climate activities should look like.

Next generation to bear risk of Winter Olympics

The Swiss canton of Graubünden wants to hold a "sustainable" Winter Olympics in 2022. While the many open questions regarding the candidacy have stirred passions in Switzerland, Munich's candidacy is not quite so controversial. But time is pressing.

CIPRA's point of view:Italian French Summit: modal shift gets red light

The summit meeting last week between Italian leader Mario Monti and French president François Hollande covered plenty of ground - except for a rapid and effective modal shift from road to rail.

New Secretary-General for the Alpine Convention

The Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention is getting a new head. In March 2013 the Austrian Markus Reiterer, diplomat and Alpine enthusiast, will replace the previous Secretary-General Marco Onida.

Liechtenstein is Europe's top energy country

All of Liechtenstein's municipalities have now been presented with the European Energy Award. The honour of being Europe's top energy country is a reason to celebrate - and a call for an effective climate policy.

An Alpine "arms race": the desire for fun and games

Europe's highest suspension bridge is being opened in Switzerland, while an Austrian peak is getting a four-armed cross that is accessible to visitors - unbelievable adventures in the Alps.