Sustainable development projects awarded
CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, has awarded prizes worth a total of €160,000 to eight outstanding projects aimed at sustainable development in the Alpine region. The awards for the Future in the Alps Competition were presented at CIPRA's annual conference in Brig/CH.
Europe’s Natura 2000 Network… as the Black storks see it
Brussels, Belgium – WWF-Belgium and the European Commission officially launched their project ‘Flying over Natura 2000’ today
Work with nature, not against it to reduce risk of floods in Europe
As the European Commission is preparing a new EU Directive on flood risk management, WWF asks that lessons be learnt from the repeated catastrophic flood events across Europe.
Alps: risk management via satellite
Satellites are to be used in a bid to improve the risk management of landslides, avalanches, mudslides and floods in Alpine regions.
Floods and fires – natural disasters are linked to the power sector, says WWF
It is in the power sector, the largest emitter of carbon dioxide, where Europe must address the increase and severity of recent extreme weather events and their disastrous consequences.
Creative ideas for the Alps' future
The future of the Alps competition aims at rewarding already implemented innovative ideas
Please sign here - Swiss petition against standby waste
WWF Switzerland has launched a petition to stop the energy waste caused by standby functions of electric appliances. The petition aims at putting pressure on producers and retailers to make products more energy efficient.
European drought: All dammed up but no water flows
As Europe swelters in its latest summer heat wave, WWF warns that building more reservoirs and water storage dams will not solve the continent’s water shortage and may even damage the scarce water resources that remain.
Fewer glaciers, more earthquakes?
The disappearance of glaciers could trigger earthquakes, study says