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A change of gender for alpMedia
For the past four years Felix Hahn has been the project manager in charge of the success of the alpMedia Newsletter.
"Cool heads in the hothouse! - Acting with Awareness in the Face of Climate Change"
"Cool heads in the hothouse! - Acting with Awareness in the Face of Climate Change"
On 2 and 3 April 2009 the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) and the municipality of Bolzano/I is organising an international conference entitled "Cool Heads in the Hothouse! - Acting with Awareness in the Face of Climate Change".
French municipality against heli-skiing
French municipality against heli-skiing
In mid-November 2008 the municipal council of Pralognan la Vanoise/F voted unanimously to put a stop to tourist helicopter traffic on its municipal territory in the Chavière/F valley.
2018 Olympics - How green are France's candidatures?
2018 Olympics - How green are France's candidatures?
Four French towns are bidding to stage the 2018 Winter Olympics:

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Alpine Climate Action
Alpine Climate Action
[Project completed] From classic forms of political participation to creative methods of non-violent civil resistance: in four online workshops, young adults learn about a range of political engagement – and how they can use it to campaign for climate protection.
Saving:Soils
Saving:Soils
[Project completed] With its project “Saving:Soils”, CIPRA is working for a trend reversal in the use of land in peri-urban areas in order to put scientific findings into practice, make pilot examples visible and encourage imitation.
Alpine Convention - Sectoral development of the Green Economy in the Alpine region
Alpine Convention - Sectoral development of the Green Economy in the Alpine region
[Project completed] Promoting environmentally sustainable growth while recognising ecological limits: the Green Economy is low-carbon, resource-efficient and socially inclusive. This form of economy preserves the Alpine ecosystem while making use of existing natural capital.