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2012-05-02

BergsportAward 2012

CIPRA as the most sustainable organization of the year 2012

Nachhaltigkeitspreis © Martin Walser CIPRA received an award from the Netherlands: The largest Alpine Club outside of the Alps elected the CIPRA as the most sustainable organization of the year 2012. The members of the Royal Dutch Climbing and Mountaineering Association (NKBV) chose CIPRA in an online voting. The award recognizes the long-term effort to shape the life in the Alps in a way that people and nature can live happily together. Every year over one million tourists from the Netherlands come to the Alps. The NKBV has 55,000 members. More

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International support for campaign against Brenner wind farm

(26.04.2012) 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. More

You can download the latest alpMedia Newsletter 04/2012 here.

cc.alps - Climate change: thinking one step further!

New compact "Water in Climate Change"

Alpine rivers supply more than 170 millions of people with water. Climate change is going to reduce this water availability in the Alps and also in other regions. Water demand will rise as well as the competition between different stakeholder groups. In the 31-page compact CIPRA presents reports showing the effects from climate change to water utility, as well as political instruments and good practice examples. More

Carbon-neutral Alps

Annual report 2011 Cipra International

Emit no more greenhouse gases than the environment is capable of absorbing – that’s the vision the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) is advocating for sustainable climate protection. In its Annual Report it highlights ways in which the Alps could become carbon-neutral and how people might be motivated to achieve that objective. More

Alps insight

It’s well researched, entertaining and colourful: "Alps insight", the topical magazine – formerly CIPRA Info – addresses current issues relating to the Alps from a wide variety of viewpoints. Background information from the experts is accompanied by concrete examples, whether on the building of second homes, global warming, biodiversity, energy-efficient construction methods, innovations and much, much more. Right across the Alps.
It is a quarterly publication in German, French, Italian and Slovene, and is sent out by post. Subscribe

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