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CIPRA Yearly Symposium 2006: tourism and regional planning in weather stress

(01.12.2005) The 2006 Yearly Symposium of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) is to be held in Bad Hindelang/D from 18 to 20 May. The Symposium is to focus on the growing threat to alpine regions posed by natural hazards and the impact of the climate change on alpine tourism.

Climate protection measures for a hot Bavaria

Representatives of Bavaria's Ministries of the Environment, Economic Affairs, Agriculture and the Interior, and of the Bund Naturschutz have agreed on around a dozen climate protection measures in a further step in implementing the Climate Protection Alliance they concluded in 2004.

Berchtesgaden National Park in a wheelchair

The model project "No Barriers at the Berchtesgaden National Park" is to get underway in Berchtesgaden/D in July 2005. The project is to look at ways in which people with physical disabilities or restricted mobility can gain access to unspoilt natural environments.

2005 European Solar Prize announced

Eurosolar is again awarding the German and European Solar Prizes in 2005, with 31 August as the deadline for submissions.

The Alps as a wellness region - New EU project

January 2005 saw the launch of the Alpshealthcomp Project aimed at strengthening the competitiveness of the alpine region as a health and wellness destination. The partners of Alpshealthcomp, a project of the EU Community Initiative Interreg IIIB Alpine Space Programme, come from Italy, Austria and Germany, the project itself being endowed with around one million euros.

8th Alpine ministerial meeting: mixed results

At the 8th Alpine Conference held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen/D on 16 November the Environment Ministers of the alpine states were unable to reach agreement on drawing up a legally binding "Population and Culture" protocol for the Alpine Convention. In the area of transport however the alpine states intend to set a new direction.

Who's picking up the bill? New study on external transport costs in Germany and Europe

A study published in early October on the external costs of transport in the EU, Switzerland and Norway by the research institutes IWW (Karlsruhe/D) and Infras (Zurich/CH) shows that the transport system in Germany causes some €150 bn in health and environmental costs each year.

Greater co-operation to protect against natural hazards

Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein intend to co-operate even more closely to protect against natural hazards in the Alps. This decision was taken by the four German-language Environmental Ministers at this year's meeting in Potsdam/D. The Ministers concurred that natural catastrophes in the Alps were likely to occur more and more often despite all the efforts being made with regard to climate protection.

Sonthofen to be 2005 Alpine Town of the Year

On July 8 the German town of Sonthofen officially launched its preparations for the 2005 Alpine Town of the Year with an impulse workshop followed by a press conference. An international jury is to award Sonthofen the title of "2005 Alpine Town of the Year" for its past services on behalf of sustainable development in particular.

Electricity and heat essentially from renewable energies

By 2050 65% of electricity consumption and 50% of heating requirements in Germany could be provided by renewable energy sources.

Presentation of an international umbrella brand for leisure & fitness holidays in the Alps

From the end of this year 80 businesses from Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland and southern Tyrol are to join forces and carry the new umbrella brand Alpine Wellness International GmbH.

New study on the development of alpine national parks

Volume 43 of the Münchner Studien zur Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeographie [Munich Studies on Social and Economic Geography] features the findings of a research project on the regional economic significance of alpine national parks.

Germany: Regional and ecological produce for Allgäu clinics

In future clinics in the Allgäu region are to be provided with nutritionally balanced meals made from regional and ecological produce. Bavaria's Agricultural Minister Josef Miller referred to the brand programme Aus gutem Grund [On Good Grounds] as a milestone in regional marketing. He added that the initiative could well pave the way for the use of regional produce in community catering.

A thousand valleys - one challenge

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

Forest management in climate change

Water in climate change

Relief for the Environment and for Traffic through Regional Economies

Schwarzbuch Gewerbegebiete Bayern

Alpine Town of Sonthofen - Recommended mountain hikes and valley walks

CIPRA-Info 80: Klima - Wandel - Alpen. Tourismus und Raumplanung im Wetterstress

The German Ecotourism Market

Integration of Biodiversity Concerns in Climate Change Mitigation Activities

Compact "Changing views - Changing thoughts - Changing behaviour"

How come we’re taking the car? Why is it so diffcult to change our habits? How can we deal with switching to sustainable alternatives?

1st Report of the state of the Alps

Determination of material properties and effective transfer coefficients of green roofs for a reliable simulation of the hygrothermal conditions of green roofs by using different indoor and outdoor climates.

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

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the German Federal Government with Respect to Sustainable Mobility

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

Agriculture and climate change