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Reconciling Renewable Energy Production and Nature in the Alps (recharge green)
Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,
The growing demand for renewable energy (RE) will increase the pressure on the Alpine environment. It will strongly impact land use patterns, ecological connectivity and biodiversity. Both the demand for renewable energy and the need for the conservation of biodiversity, soil, and connectivity transcend national borders. A transnational dialogue to address multiple environmental objectives, interd ...
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SHARE - Sustainable Hydropower in Alpine Rivers Ecosystems (SHARE)
Start date: Jul 31, 2009, End date: Jul 30, 2012,
Hydropower is the most important renewable resource for electricity production in alpine areas: it has advantages for the global CO2 balance but creates serious environmental impacts. RES-e Directives require a renewable electricity enhance but, at the same time, the Water Framework Directive obliges member States to reach or maintain a water bodies "good" ecological status, intrinsically limiting ...
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Climate Change and its Impact on Tourism in the Alpine Space (ClimAlpTour)
Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2011,
The project aims at dealing with the internationally recognized issue of the effects of climate change on alpine tourism, with reference both to winter tourism and sports and to alpine all-seasons tourism. The issue of providing appropriate strategies to ensure a balanced development of alpine tourism, the preparation of appropriate adaptation policies at the national, regional and local level and ...
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Improving Ecological Connectivity in the Alps (ECONNECT)
Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Aug 30, 2011,
ECONNECT aims at the enhancement of ecological connectivity in the Alpine space. Protection of biodiversity and natural heritage – a central necessity to cope with the challenges of climate change – requires an integrated approach which beyond protected areas considers high biodiversity areas and corridors as linking elements of an Alpine ecological network. International umbrella organisations li ...
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