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CIPRA on film
To mark its 50th anniversary CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, produced a film about the Alps and of course the Commission's own activities.
Mountain regions and the elderly and disabled
Services for the elderly and the accessibility of accommodation by the disabled are the two key issues of a seminar at Feltre in Italy on July 2. The seminar is being held as part of the Interreg IIIA Programme Montagna Accessibile (Mountains Within Reach) of the Belluno Province and the Federal Province of Tyrol/A.
Switzerland: internet timetable for mountain enthusiasts
Switzerland: internet timetable for mountain enthusiasts
The Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) has posted a new German and French internet page at www.alpenonline.ch , to help mountaineers plan their tours.
Restriction on new holiday homes
In future all new properties built in Zermatt/CH must have a principal residence share of 30%. This measure is designed to prevent Zermatt becoming a ghost town during the off-season.

Events

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  • Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (Austria)
Nov 17, 2026 - Nov 20, 2026
Symposium 2: Vernacular Buildings in the Anthropocene Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna (Austria)

Projects

young@lpWeek
young@lpWeek
[Project completed]
Future in the Alps
[Project completed]
cc.alps
cc.alps
[Project completed] With the compact "Water in climate change" published at the end of 2012, 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.