DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH ITALIEN LIECHTENSTEIN ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ SLOWENIEN Allemagne Italie Liechtenstein Autriche Suisse Slovénie Germania Francia Italia Liechtenstein Svizzera Nemčija, Francija, Italija Lihtenštajn Avstrija Švica Slovenija DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH ITALIEN LIECHTENSTEIN ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ SLOWENIEN Allemagne France Italie Liechtenstein Autriche Suisse Slovénie Germania Francia Italia Liechtenstein Austria Svizzera Slovenia Nemčija, Francija, Italija Lihtenštajn Avstrija Švica Slovenija DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH ITALIEN LIECHTENSTEIN ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ SLOWENIEN Allemagne France Italie Liechtenstein Autriche Suisse Slovénie Germania Francia Italia Liechtenstein Austria Svizzera Slovenia Nemčija, Francija, Italija Lihtenštajn Avstrija Švica Slovenija DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH ITALIEN LIECHTENSTEIN ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ SLOWENIEN Allemagne France Italie Liechtenstein Autriche Suisse Slovénie Germania Francia Italia Liechtenstein Austria Svizzera Slovenia Nemčija, Francija, Italija Lihtenštajn Avstrija Švica Slovenija DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH ITALIEN LIECHTENSTEIN ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ SLOWENIEN Allemagne France Italie Liechtenstein Autriche Suisse Slovénie Germania Francia Italia Liechtenstein Austria Svizzera Slovenia Nemčija, Francija, Italija Lihtenštajn Avstrija Švica Slovenija DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH ITALIEN LIECHTENSTEIN ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ SLOWENIEN Allemagne France Italie Liechtenstein Autriche Suisse Slovénie Germania Francia Italia Liechtenstein Austria Svizzera Slovenia Nemčija, Francija, Italija Lihtenštajn Avstrija Švica Slovenija DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH ITALIEN LIECHTENSTEIN ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ SLOWENIEN Allemagne France Italie Liechtenstein Autriche Suisse Slovénie Germania Francia Italia Liechtenstein Austria climate change climate in the age of age the in Annual Report 2008 Report Annual CIPRA International CIPRA CIPRA

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Inhalt International Commission for the Protection of the Editorial page 3

As diverse as it’s versatile Internationale CIPRA page 4 Alpenschutzkommission Has a state treaty been left to gather dust? Alpine Convention page 5 Commission Internationale pour la So brown trout can migrate from the river Rambach when Protection des Alpes it gets too warm Ecological Continuum Project and ECONNECT page 6 Commissione Internazionale per la Acting consciously in times of climate change cc.alps page 7 Protezione delle Alpi

Because local solutions are not enough Network Enterprise Alpes (NENA) page 8 Mednarodna komisija za varstvo Alp I don’t build what I don’t know climalp page 9

Top of the CIPRA hit list alpMedia page 10

40,000 people a month use the CIPRA website www.cipra.org Web pages 10/11

Mandatory reading for conservationists and officials CIPRA Info page 11

Cooperation phial of magic potion «» network of municipalities and DYNALP² page 12

Joining forces in the battle against climate change «Alpine Town of the Year» Association page 13

New Thinking – Thinking Anew [in the Alps] 2nd Alpine Week 2008 l’Argentière-la-Bessée/F page 14

Finances and Acknowledgements page 15

The national CIPRA representations and their members pages 16/17

Team and Executive Committee of CIPRA International page 18/19

CIPRA within the world … or the world within?! page 19

Publication details: Editor: Barbara Wülser – Layout: Mateja Pirc, Regina Preissler –Authors: Stefan Arlanch, Caroline Begle, Andreas Götz, Serena Rauzi, Claire Simon, Aurelia Ullrich, Anita Wyss – Translations: Nataša Leskovic-Uršič, Monika Vogt, Reinhold Ferrari, Marianne Maier – Proof Readers: Barbara Wülser (d), Claire Simon (f), Serena Rauzi (it), Mateja Pirc (sl), Andrea Skiba (en) Printed in Liechtenstein by Gutenberg AG, Schaan. Edition: 750 copies. This publication may be only reproduced if the source is cited. This publication can be ordered free of charge at: CIPRA International, Im Bretscha 22, FL-9494 Schaan Tel. 00426 237 53 53 Fax 00743 237 53 54 [email protected] www.cipra.org Cover/ last page: evening sun at Jubiläumsgrat/D. All informations authorized conditionally by the delegates meeting on September 17th, 2009. © Regina Preissler Editorial 3

LIVING IN THE ALPS!

LEBEN IN DEN ALPEN! © Reiner Kwiotek / Zeitenspiegel

VIVRE DANS LES ALPES !

VIVERE NELLE ALPI! Schaan, June 2009

ŽIVETI V Dear Reader, ALPAH! The American secretary of energy recently suggested painting the world white: white paint on the roofs of houses, white warehouses and white factories. White surfaces on motorways, white roads and white squares. He calculated in a study that this could help slow down the warming of the Earth’s atmosphere. So is white paint the recipe for combating climate change? People may have their own views about the proposals put forward by the American secretary of energy. But given that the climate situation is becoming increasingly acute, we are all called upon to act as fast possible. That is why CIPRA suggested its Climate Protection Action Plan to the Alpine Convention. Unfortunately the Envi- ronment Ministers of the ultimately adopted a paper that does not deserve the name «action plan». Key aspects of climate protection such as transport and energy policies are neglected. A couple of symbolic projects will not be enough to make the Alps a carbon-neutral region. By contrast, what is encouraging is that in spite of failings in politics regarding matters of climate protection there are now many initiatives underway in the Alps. Many au- thorities and associations have already pledged their support to the Climate Pact for the Alps launched by CIPRA. By signing the Climate Pact they have shown political decision makers what sustained climate protection might look like. Please help to ensure that your organisation also signs the Climate Pact – so that a strong force for a climate-friendly future is able to emerge throughout the Alpine region. CIPRA is also a broad-based organisation that addresses a multiplicity of issues. For more than fifty years it has been networking players and stakeholders in fields of work such as nature conservation, transport, energy and regional planning. These are all issues, it should be noted, that are crucial for an effective climate protection. All that remains for me now is to wish you «happy reading!» of our Annual Report.

Dominik Siegrist President, CIPRA International 4 Annual Report 2008

CIPRA As diverse as it’s versatile

The Alps are overpopulated and suf- own staff in seven Alpine states. examples in this Annual Report whicht- fering from avalanches of traffic and Working in the entire Alpine range me- hat show that an organisation operating oversized tourism projects? True! The ans not only speaking the languages across the Alps, anchored in the indivi- Alps are depopulated and outdated , of other people, but also knowing and dual states and regions and speaking the with people moving away, schools and understanding their distinctive cultu- language of the people of the Alps can post offices shutting down, and nothing ral, national and historical traits. Time achieve a great deal. Both, in the «abs- going on? Also true! «The Alps» vary ex- and time again we have succeeded in tract» way of knowledge transfer as well tremely, depending on the historical, po- addressing new issues across the Alps, as in a tangible way as with showcase litical and demographic conditions. On a in bringing people together and dis- projects that would not exist without the positive note, the Alps are highly versa- seminating knowledge. Indeed, that’s work carried out by CIPRA – for instance tile. Just like CIPRA itself. That’s why we precisely what the nebulous term «sus- the French municipality which, thanks have access to so many different circles tainable development» means: to con- to CIPRA’s information input and field within the Alps: not just to scientific cir- cretize issues that matter using positive trips, now swears by passive buildings cles, political circles and protected are- and negative examples. It’s the basis for built using regionally sourced timber. as, but also to planners on site and to our an own capacity to act. CIPRA is as diverse as it’s versatile. And people who want and have to get things Our strengths are played out in many this Annual Report illustrates precisely moving within their communities. areas: within the Alpine Convention, what we mean. g The reason we emphasize our versatility where we have addressed the politi- is exactly because we want to be heard cal issue of climate protection and will Andreas Götz and understood by everyone. That di- continue to denounce the inaction of Executive Director, CIPRA International versity is apparent already in our struc- nations in this issue; in our publications tures, the way our staff is put together, such as the 3rd Alpine Report, which and the way we work. In 2008 the peo- has been praised by the international ple employed at CIPRA International’s press for showcasing those who get headquarters came from seven different things moving and act as role models countries and spoke five different mo- for others; or in our co-operation with ther tongues: German, French, Italian, other networks, at conferences and on Slovenian and Rhaeto-Romanic. CIPRA field trips. also has national representatives with We are proud to list so many genuine Team-workshop upon Mount Staubern/FL. Team-workshop © CIPRA International CIPRA in the age of climate change 5

Alpine Convention Has a state treaty been left to gather dust?

When it was founded in 1952 CIPRA of other networks and initiatives would by these states all they have managed called for a «convention for the protec- not have come into existence without to conclude are tentative resolutions. tion of the Alps». That vision came true the Alpine Convention. For that alone At least a study is now being drawn up in 1991, thanks in particular to CIPRA’s our efforts have been worthwhile. The which is meant to show whether the pressure on politics and administrative Alpine nations themselves are also wor- Alps could become a carbon-neutral bodies. But of what benefit is it to us king on implementing the Convention. region. CIPRA will continue to exert today?! Austria in particular has many concrete pressure so that the study leads to con- One thing is clear: fighting to secure the examples, with the other states slowly crete implementation steps. In doing so contents of a convention and watching following suit. we are bound to get annoyed and be over its implementation is a tedious and And yet, we feel exasperated almost driven to despair. But it doesn’t matter. at times frustrating task. But this does daily at the slow pace of progress and After all, just because the pace of pro- not mean that therefore conventions the setbacks we experience . For in- gress of such conventions is always too are pointless. No-one would claim for stance CIPRA urged not simply for the slow and the work within their bodies instance that the Kyoto Protocol or the adoption of a declaration on climate often tedious, it does not mean they are European Convention on Human Rights change, but for drawing up a concrete pointless. We for our part will stay on the is pointless. plan of action. Indeed, the ministers of case. g Take the Alliance in the Alps network of the Alpine states did in fact commission municipalities. It’s a flourishing network such an action plan. After two years of Andreas Götz – launched at the time by CIPRA and less than professional or dedicated work now one of CIPRA’s key partners – and a prime example of how a convention should be implemented. The network was founded with the sole objective of implementing the abstract contents of the Alpine Convention in a tangible way among Alpine communities. Today almost 300 municipalities have shown © Laurent Mignaux/Meddat that, for them, sustainable development is not an empty phrase, but rather that they have managed to reconcile protec- ting the environment with the concerns of the population and the needs of the economy. You can find out more on this topic in the section on the network of municipalities of this Annual Report. The same is true of the Network of Alpi- ne Protected Areas, which was founded Setting an early course for the future: The ministers of the environment in to implement the Alpine Convention’s Alpine countries creating the guidelines of collaboration, as here during Nature Conservation Protocol. the X. Alpine Conference in Evian. Precise implementation of guidelines in Both these networks and a whole range the alpine regions are essential.

The ideal framework for CIPRA activities The Alpine Convention is a state treaty between all the Alpi- ratified only a few of them. The other Alpine states ratified all ne states and the European Union. It was signed in 1991 at the protocols some time ago. the incentive of CIPRA and after a great deal of preparatory CIPRA has an observer status at the Alpine Convention. It work by CIPRA. The Convention is substantiated by various regards the state treaty as an important instrument of ex- protocols, which are also treaties under international law, for change and co-operation, but also of protection and sustai- instance on the conservation of nature and the countryside, nable regional development. Particularly against the back- tourism, transport, energy, etc. drop of globalisation , dwindling agriculture and a changing 17 years after the Alpine Convention was signed, tourism sector. g and still have not ratified a single one of the implementing www.cipra.org/en/alpenkonvention protocols; the European Union and Monaco for their part have www.alpconv.org 6 Annual Report 2008

Ecological Continuum Project and ECONNECT So brown trout can migrate from the river Rambach when it gets too warm

Brown trout are native to the Rombach ward by the park’s proponents is that Role of CIPRA: founder and partner in Switzerland’s Münstertal valley. They the Rombach is the only major river in for the project consortium made up like fast flowing, oxygen rich and cool Switzerland that has not (yet) been used of CIPRA, ALPARC, ISCAR and WWF waters. And among anglers they’re to generate electricity. (16 partners). also a much sought-after catch. But it’s The Rombach and Rambach rivers are Term: Continuum: July 2007 to De- not just anglers that brown trout have situated at the heart of a pilot region of cember 2008, ECONNECT: Septem- to fear but also climate change which the Continuum and ECONNECT Project. ber 2008 to August 2011. warms the waters the fish swims in, to The region itself extends over a large Budget: Ecological Continuum: uncomfortable temperatures. Whene- area, reaching as far as Austria. In No- CHF 416,480 (EUR 274,000), finan- ver the course of a river is disrupted by vember representatives from the three cing: MAVA Foundation for Nature, a weir or a hydraulic power plant, the countries discussed how the habitats’ Montricher/CH. ECONNECT: CHF river trout are unable to seek out coo- networking situation in the pilot region 4.86 m (EUR 3.2 m), funded by the ler stretches of water during the hot might be improved. The representa- EU within the framework of the ETC season. tives agreed that one of the priorities and co- Brown trout feel good at the Rombach, had to be to ensure continuity between funded by ERDF. now that a renaturation project has the Rombach and the Rambach across Main focus: Continuum: Drawing up ensured good living conditions for the national borders. The ECONNECT Pro- a basic methodology and catalogue species. Along a stretch of some 2 km ject helps them to highlight ecological of measures, PR work, carrying out the Rombach, which at one point had necessities and bring together all those work in four pilot regions, contributing been turned into a canal, has been involved at both the technical and the to the work of the Alpine Convention’s widened and redesigned as a natural political level. It’s not just the brown Ecological Network platform, aligning river habitat. However, along the Ram- trout that will benefit from the activities with the ECONNECT project; ECON- bach (as the river is called a few miles of the Continuum and ECONNECT pilot NECT: Submitting an application downstream in south Tyrol on the Italian regions, but also local inhabitants and to the EU, project approval in June side), there are plans to build a hydrau- visitors, by the preservation of a near- 2008. lic power plant, severely curtailing the natural landscape with a high level of Contact: Aurelia Ullrich, project river trout’s habitat. On the Swiss side recreational value. g manager; Mateja Pirc, project team the Rombach is important not just for member. the brown trout, but also for efforts ai- Aurelia Ullrich www.alpine-ecological-network.org med at setting up a biosphere park in www.econnectproject.eu the area. The main argument put for- The Alpine RhineRiver near Bregenz. © Frank Schultze/Zeitenspiegel. CIPRA in the age of climate change 7

cc.alps Acting consciously in times of climate change

Dornbirn, 16 June 2008. A grey and rai- How clean is biodiesel actually if its pri- is happy to do – e.g. with an Alps-wide ny yet promising day. Full of expectati- ce includes the fact that in other coun- investigation on climate compatible re- on the core team of the cc.alps project tries poorer people cannot afford to buy duction- and adaptation measures, with welcomes some 40 experts from right food anymore? Can we and do we want the implementaton of results in pilote across the Alps. Climatologist Helga to really afford to do that? regions, by supporting on its Kromp Kolb from Austria, meteorologist CIPRA knows well that it alone does way of becoming a climate neutral city. Luca Mercalli from Italy, climatologist have sufficient know-how and compe- To be continued. g Martine Rebetez from Switzerland and tence to tackle such a broad issue. The- Tanja Cegnar from Slovenia’s environ- re are still too many doubts and uncer- Serena Rauzi mental agency – they and many others tainties. The invited experts are were the had all accepted CIPRA’s invitation to ones who should provide the answers Term: From February 2008 to the take part in an Open Space Event. It to CIPRA’s questions. Is the project idea end of June 2009. was a meeting that gave everyone an really sound? Should other topics besi- Budget: CHF 1,8 m (EUR 1.2 m), opportunity for an exchange of know- des the eleven on the agenda be taken financing: MAVA Foundation for Na- how and expertise on climate change into consideration? Over a period of two ture, Montricher/CH. and on the measures we adopt eve- days in Dornbirn the experts exchanged Main focus: Competition across the ry day to try and counter or somehow ideas and know-how on a variety of to- Alps: 160 contributions, 7 award win- mitigate its impact in all kinds of areas, pics such as winter tourism, environ- ners, total prize money CHF 152,000 from energy matters to tourism, agricul- mental education, energy, communica- (EUR 100,000). Research into and ture and water management. tion, the side effects of climate change, evaluation of 150 climate respon- CIPRA’s cc.alps project was aiming at the changes needed at the institutional se measures in all Alpine countries. something quite special. An innovative level, etc. The project team benefited Preparation of an international confe- idea that would go beyond the purely from a wide range of useful ideas and rence for 2009. scientific monitoring of climate change incentives from the Open Space Event. Contact: Wolfgang Pfefferkorn, pro- based on rising temperatures and rece- For instance, tThe idea of an alpine ject manager; Serena Rauzi and Aure- ding glaciers. An idea that would focus network of organisations dealing with lia Ulrich, project team members. In- on the impacts of the actions we have environmental education was sketched ternationally acknowledged experts: implemented as a result of this drama- out,Furthermore, the importance of Bruno Abegg, Zurich University/CH; tic change. So investing all our resour- awareness raising on the part of all citi- Helmut Haberl, Veronika Gaube, ces into utilising our forests to produce zens was discussed as was the impor- Simone Gingrich, Institute for So- biomass; or tapping into all our water tance of municipalities when it comes cial Ecology Vienna/A, University of reserves right down to the last stream to the implementation of climate stra- Klagenfurt/A; Martine Rebetez, WSL to generate hydraulic energy; or wrap- tegies. The novelty of this CIPRA pro- – Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, ping up glaciers to prevent them from ject and its important pioneer character Snow and Landscape Birmensdorf/ melting… what consequences do these was emphasized in all working groups CH. cc.alps’s activities are supported decisions and interventions have on na- at the Open Space Event. The partici- by the CIPRA repre-sentatives in se- ture, society and the economy? Are we pants were unanimous: cc.alps is an ven Alpine countries. really allowed to do everything and any- innovative project that should be pursu- www.cipra.org/en/cc.alps thing in the name of climate change? ed in all its diversity. Something CIPRA © CIPRA International

The cc.alps project was put through its paces for two days: A group of international experts assesses the project idea of cc. alps as sound at an open space event in Dornbirn/A. 8 Annual Report 2008

Network Enterprise Alps (NENA) Because local solutions are not enough

For Willy Küchler, it all began with a call such as ENERBUILD, which was sub- Role of CIPRA: project partner from the national co-ordination agency mitted by the Network in the EU’s Alpine in Interreg IIIB project NENA and for EU projects. Willy Küchler, managing Space Programme. Small and medium- coordination centre of the NENA director of the Swiss company Innova- sized businesses are made aware of network. tionsTransfer Zentralschweiz (ITZ), was such projects and the NENA Network Term: Interreg IIIB Projekt NENA: asked whether he would be interested in brings together partners from different from March 2006 to February 2008. taking part in an EU project as its Swiss countries. 2008: establishment of the asso- partner. The project initiated by CIPRA Of course, this does not happen by its- ciation Network Enterprise Alps was to be about innovation and the elf. «You need to take small and medi- (NENA). transfer of know-how between umbrella um-sized companies by the hand and Budget: for the whole term of organisations and businesses involved encourage them,» says Willy Küchler, the Interreg IIIB project NENA in energy-efficient construction. After «but ultimately they themselves need CHF 162,640 (EUR 107,000), of only a moment’s hesitation Willy Küch- to act.» And all the members are aware which CHF 86,640 (EUR 57,000) ler agreed. that that represents a long journey that come from «Future in the Alps» and Today, four years later, the repercus- requires great staying power. CHF 76,000 (EUR 50,000) were co- sions of that decision are clear to see. What is useful, besides a functioning financed by the country of Liech- Not only has there been a multitude of business idea, is an overarching ob- tenstein. Finance of the network new co-operation ventures and projects jective. One such objective is deve- activities after the end of the Inter- with small and medium-sized compa- loping innovations and activities in reg IIIB project NENA over cc.alps: nies, but Willy Küchler has also become energy-efficient construction which con- CHF 45,600 (EUR 30,000). vice president of the Network Enterprise tribute to slowing down climate change. Main Focus: Founding of the Net- Alps, or NENA for short. Together with This provides additional motivation to work NENA after the end of the In- president Daniel Wibmer they form the members. terreg IIIB project, Preparation of the Executive Board. The association re- Willy Küchler and NENA members in creation of the network. presents a union of the members of the other Alpine countries close to busines- Contact: Claire Simon, project NENA network who came together at ses have all made the same experience: manager until august 2008; Stefan the end of the EU project. local solutions are not enough; it takes a Arlanch, project manager since Sep- Organisational structures were sub- joint network of partners to exchange ex- tember 2008. sequently set up together with CIPRA periences and know-how. And not least www.nena-network.net International, which co-ordinates the it needs someone like CIPRA to hold the network and is responsible for social threads together and co-operate close- networking. These structures are essen- ly, for instance with members such as tial for favourable outline conditions for Willy Küchler. g co-operation and the transfer of know- how between the members scattered Stefan Arlanch throughout the Alpine countries. The aim of appealing to and incorpora- ting small and medium-sized compa- nies is achieved mainly through projects

© CIPRA International The NENA network is born: Presidents Willy Küchler (2nd from the right) and Daniel Wibmer (6th from the right) celebrates the pro- ject launch in January together with representatives of CIPRA, the umbrella organisations and small and medium-sized companies. CIPRA in the age of climate change 9

climalp I don’t build what I don’t know

Jean Claude Monin, the mayor of the What they had seen, heard and experi- Term: Since 2005. small French municipality of St. Jean enced during the excursion made a great Budget: Annually CHF 100,000 d’Arvey near Chambéry in the Savoie impression on the participants and ser- (EUR 65,800) from the country of Alps, was planning to have the town hall ved to convince them. By autumn 2008 Liechtenstein. rebuilt. For himself and the members of the municipality of St. Jean d’Arvey had Main focus: Presentation of the his municipal council he wanted to get already organised an architecture com- climalp project at various events in an idea of what was possible nowadays petition for a municipal centre complex collaboration with national CIPRA in architectural terms in the areas of comprising the new town hall, several representatives, f.ex.: «Sustainab- energy-efficient construction and the children day care facilities and a libra- le Building in the Light of Climate use of regional materials such as timber. ry. In terms of function, architecture and Change in the Alpine Region» in The main question was whether it was energy technology the new centre was Dobrovo/SI or discussion group on at all possible to build contemporary to be modelled like the municipal cen- Energy Policy in the Alpine Region ultra-low energy architecture in such a tre in Ludesch, which they had visited in Lenzerheide/CH. Organisation way that it would blend with the context as part of the field trip. Among the main and staging of field trips with Slo- of a small French village. There was a stipulations for the competition were venian architects and entrepreneurs great deal of scepticism among many the use of regional timber and minimum to Vorarlberg/A. Various activities members of the municipal council to- energy requirements. The project sub- as part of the «Klimahaus Bay- wards the concept and the architecture mitted by architect Vincent Roques won ern» competition staged by CIPRA of ultra-low energy buildings. unanimous approval and is to be carried in co-operation with the Hence, as part of the climalp project, out very soon. It would certainly be the Allgäu Energy and Environment CIPRA organised a trip to Austria for first of its kind in France. The munici- Centre eza!. Public relations work: the members of the municipal council pality would also like to erect a building media work, updating and further in September 2008. The group included complex consisting of forty housing development of the website, setting politicians from two other municipalities units with minimum energy consumpti- up a blog on the construction of a from the Chambéry region and represen- on, perhaps even in the passive house passive house in France. tatives of the agency for social housing style and a wood-and-concrete compo- Contact: Felix Hahn, project ma- in the province of Savoie. The group site construction method. It has helped nager until the end of 2008; Stefan visited the Energy Institute in Dorn- many interested people such as the Arlanch, project manager since birn and went to look at buildings by members of the city council of St. Jean 2009; Anita Wyss, project team VOGEWOSI, Vorarlberg’s public utility d'Arvey to a look beyond cultural and member. housing company, as well as the mu- linguistical barriers knowing that «the www.cipra.org/climalp nicipal centres in Ludesch and Blons. eye experiences what the mind refuses Thanks to CIPRA they had ample op- to believe». g portunity over the two days of field trips to talk to Vorarlberg’s local authority re- Stefan Arlanch presentatives, architects and politicians. © pateyarchitectes

Vision for a climate compatible future: Model of a housing area with minimal energy consumption planned in St. Jean d'Arvey/F. 10 Annual Report 2008

alpMedia Web Top of the CIPRA hit list 40'000 people a month use the CIPRA

The alpMedia information service be- environment, etc., are available in the website www.cipra.org came even more popular in 2008, with four main languages of the Alps. As the 8,000th subscriber signed up by the access rate shows, the alpMedia CIPRA’s website is one of the most the end of the year. Hundreds of new dossiers proved particularly popular in important tools for reaching the ge- subscribers are joining every year. A 2008. These publications provide an neral public. And that’s precisely what media survey has shown that alpMedia in-depth look at topical issues such it does, with a very broad offer and in is CIPRA’s best known product among as modern architecture in the Alpine five languages: more than 70,000 indi- media representatives throughout the region, the upgrading of alpine winter vidual pages can now be accessed at Alpine region, and one that is very much sports or hydraulic power in the Alpine www.cipra.org. There’s plenty to at- appreciated. The newsletter helps con- region. The dossiers are continually up- tract internet users to our website, from tribute to raise public awareness of dated, and in 2008 the collection was news to publications, information on pro- CIPRA as an alpine-wide network. complemented by a new dossier on jects, the Alpine Convention or CIPRA It also strengthens CIPRA’s internal net- the building of second homes in the and its national representatives, service work, with the national CIPRA represen- Alpine region. g pages for the press and for subscribers, tatives and their member organisations as well as countless documents and forwarding news from each country to Anita Wyss images ready for downloading. In 2008 CIPRA International itself. more than 310,000 hits were recorded alpMedia is sent to its readers by e- on www.cipra.org. In the course of the mail. The news is also available online, year the average number of users per together with more in-depth information month rose from 25,000 to 40,000 – and on each item. Half of all the alpMedia the trend is up. readership is in the German-speaking One particular innovation that year was countries. The French and Italian lan- the integration of the www.climalp.info guage regions account each for almost website, which is now part of the CIPRA 20%. The Slovenian and English versi- web. This means that all the information on of the newsletter is each sent to 5% on this particular project can be ideally of alpMedia subscribers. updated to ensure it is always topical. But alpMedia is more than a newslet- A new service was also set up in March: ter. Besides a news archive the alpMe- JobMail. This free mailing service pro- dia website also offers other services. vides regularly updated information on Bibliographies in areas such as de- job vacancies at organisations and in- mographics, agriculture, regional de- stitutions that woperate in the area of velopment, the economy, climate, the conservation and sustainable develop- ment in the Alps. By 31 December there were no fewer than 1,300 subscribers, Term: Since 2002. Budget: Annually CHF 230,000 (EUR 151,300) from CIPRA’s general Percentage distribution of hits on the CIPRA website according to countries: funds. © CIPRA International Main focus: Information service Plenty of space for little use on sustainable development in Slovenia Liechtenstein Building of the Alpine region: fortnightly circula- 10% 3% tion of a four-language newsletter Germany second homes Austria 33% (25 newsletters in four alpine lan- 10% guages, 5 newsletters in English). Continual updating of the website with publications, links, editing of background report dossiers, compilation of a new dos- sier on «building of second homes». France Contact: Felix Hahn, project mana- 12% ger until the end of 2008; Anita Wyss, project manager since 2009. Switzerland Italy www.cipra.org/de/alpmedia 16% 16% CIPRA in the age of climate change 11

Web CIPRA Info 40'000 people a month use the CIPRA Mandatory reading for conservationists website www.cipra.org and officials

underscoring this offer’s tremendous Many years ago when CIPRA first began depth feature magazine. Each issue has success. g to advocate the progressive transport a key aspect, covering the background protocol of the Alpine Convention, the- story and featuring a range of opinions. re was a great deal of resistance in one What has not changed is that the ma- Alpine country in particular to everything gazine is taken seriously by opinion Around 74,000 pages and do- that looked too much like a modern and leaders across the Alps and that it con- cuments can be found at contemporary transport policy. And this tinues to stir things up. And that’s a www.cipra.org. A total of 313,089 in spite of the fact that the minister of good thing. g hits were recorded in 2008, most Transport of that country at the time had of them from Germany. An equal been a former railway trade unionist. In Andreas Götz amount of hits was from Italy and letters to CIPRA he gave assurance that Switzerland followed by France, he would push for CIPRA’s demands. Austria, Slovenia and Liechtenstein But in the negotiations within the re- (see figure). levant working group there was little The top key word among the sign of that commitment. Evidently the search engines was «cipra» (10,000 nation’s responsible official in this issue hits); other popular keywords inclu- ignored the instructions of his minister. ded «alps map», «alpmedia», and In desperation we resorted to dubious «the alps». Term: «CIPRA Info» since 1984 until means by deploring the behaviour of the Main focus: alpMedia (news, 2008. Since 2009: «AlpsInsight». official in question- and mentioning his events, publications, links, features, Budget: around CHF 90,000 (EUR name- in the CIPRA Info feature maga- etc.), information on projects (cc. 59,200) per issue from general zine. At the working group’s next mee- alps, climalp, Future in the Alps), CIPRA funds. ting the official, who was most annoyed, showcasing the national represen- Main focus: No. 86 Biological and gave CIPRA’s managing director a piece tatives (each of which looks after its Cultural Diversity, No. 87 Challenge of his mind. Did he think that the peo- own pages), information on CIPRA, «second home building», No. 88 In- ple at his Ministry did not read CIPRA press and subscription service novation in the alpine area, No. 89 Info? He added that following the article (newsletters, CIRPA Info, JobMail), Energy-efficient building with wood. in question he had been forced to justify providing information on topical is- In 2009 the magazine’s name was his behaviour in front of the minister’s sues (e.g. climate pact). changed to «AlpsInsight – CIPRA’s cabinet. Contact: Caroline Begle, Web- Feature Magazine». Periodicity: four CIPRA does not only provide important master. times a year until the end of 2008, information and entertainment for peop- www.cipra.org since 2009: two to four times a year. le but does also deliver political messa- Edition: 12,000 to 15,000 copies. ges. Since then there has been a number Contact: Andreas Götz, director, of changes with CIPRA Info. Since 2002 until the end of 2008; since 2009: we have been sending topical informati- Percentage distribution of hits on the CIPRA website according to countries: Barbara Wülser, communication ma- on to thousands of interested readers in nager. our fortnightly alpMedia, and as a result www.cipra.org/szenealpen Slovenia Liechtenstein CIPRA Info has become more of an in- 10% 3% NR. 86 / MÄRZ 2008 / DEUTSCHE AUSGABE ISSN 1016–9954 NR. 87 / JUNI 2008 / DEUTSCHE AUSGABE ISSN 1016–9954 DAS HAUS VON HEUTE - SINNLICH UND SCHLAU Germany neues denken – neuesnR denken. 88 / septembe [in den Alpen]R 2008 / deutsChe AusgAbe ISSN 1016–9954 NR. 89 / DEZEMBER 2008 / DEUTSCHE AUSGABE ISSN 1016–9954 Austria 33% CIPRAINFO CIPRAINFO CipRAinFO 10% CIPRAINFO

France

12% Biologischer und Kultureller Reichtum Herausforderung Zweitwohnung Innovation auf dem Prüfstand Vielfalt macht neues denken – Das Haus von heute: den Unterschied Viel Raum für wenig Nutzen neues denken sinnlich & schlau Die Veranstaltung des Jahres: [in den Alpen] Switzerland Italy Alpenwoche 2008 cc.alps Wettbewerb Commission Internationale pour la Protection des Alpes cc.alps-Wettbewerb Internationale Alpenschutz kommission Wegweisende Projekte prämiert Commissione Internazionale per la Protezione delle Alpi cc.alps-Wettbewerb Mednarodna komisija za varstvo Alp 100'000 Euro für Source: www.cipra.org 160 projekte im Rennen www.cipra.org Klimamassnahmen www.cipra.org 16% 16% CIPRA International www.cipra.org 080912_Info88_deutsch.indd 1 12.09.2008 11:55:53 12 Annual Report 2008

«Alliance in the Alps» network of municipalities and DYNALP² Cooperation phial of magic potion

It is a fine, maybe little stormy day in Was it a meaningless symbol, one that «directing» events in 2009 for the pro- June. At the community centre of the would soon be forgotten? Not neces- jects and activities undertaken by the municipality of L'Argentière-la-Bessée sarily. Few of us are fortunate enough «Alliance in the Alps» network of mu- in the Pays des Ecrins/F the participants to have fallen into a cauldron filled with nicipalities. The next annual meeting is in the «Alliance in the Alps» network of magic potion when we were small. In just around the corner, and that phial municipalities gather to hold their 12th times of globalisation phials containing with the magic potion of co-operation general meeting. The atmosphere all magic potion are always welcome. They is already packed in our bags; it will around is one of southern climes, with give strength when it comes to forcefully guide us as we make our way to the fragrances and colours of what was advocate and defend ideas and projects Eppan in South Tyrol/I. The 2009 annual almost the Provence, a land of sheep that are in harmony with the people and meeting is to be held there, and there and goats, a place where life is worth the environment of the Alps. we will discover another alpine town, living, and a somewhat improved orga- The phial underscores the confidence of one characterised by its vineyards, nisation. the network of municipalities in CIPRA its history and its culture at the cross- At the end of the meeting the president International and the determination to roads between the Romansh and the of the network of municipalities, Rai- continue side by side along the path Germanic world. g ner Siegele, asks CIPRA International’s that had now been taken. It serves to director, Andreas Götz, to come up on replenish CIPRA’s reserves and those Claire Simon stage. He hands him a precious phial, of its players. Rainer Siegele and And- bearing the network’s logo. It contains reas Götz commented on this symbo- a very special, renewable magic potion: lic act with only a few, but memorable, eau de vie, the «water of life» for a sus- words. They spoke of the significance of tainable development in the Alps. the network of municipalities, of its co- operation with CIPRA International, of Term: Since 2000 CIPRA Interna- their mutual roles and areas of respon- tional has an office mandate that is sibility – and of the importance of role renewed every year by the network’s models. board based on a tender, as was the And who better than a mayor like Rainer case in 2008; DYNALP²: 31.06.2006 Siegele can credibly convince another to 31.06.2009. mayor that a municipality – even one Contract volume: «Alliance in the with barely 60 inhabitants in a remote Alps» CHF 63,840 (EUR 42,000); location at the end of a valley – can and DYNALP²: CHF 106,000 (EUR

«Water of life». © «Water CIPRA International. must implement the Alpine Convention 69,770), financing: MAVA Foundati- through genuine action! For that to suc- on for Nature, Montricher/CH. ceed, the mayor needs an assistant di- Main focus: Three DYNALP² work- rector and a team of stage hands and shops and an international confe- lighting technicians who set up the net- rence (Alpine Week, June 2008). work between the experts on the Alpine Public relations work: annual infor- region behind the scenes. Stage hands mation, 4 issues of the short info who pull into sharp focus the right infor- brochure, PR work, communication mation and showcase genuinely good workshop, administration and further and useful examples. People, who are development of the website, design able to switch between the languages of a conference stand (with Alps tab- and cultures of the Oisans Massif, the le, project folder), participation in the Achental, the Friuli or the Julian Alps. Europa Forum in Lucerne. Support And that is precisely the sort of support provided for 36 DYNALP² projects. that CIPRA International has been of- Contact: Claire Simon, coordinator fering the network of municipalities for Claudia Pfister, team member. Cer- many years now, in the hope of streng- tain network activities were orga- thening the elected municipal authori- nised in co-operation with CIPRA ties in this way, authorities who every representatives in France, Italy, Ger- day set about their task of fulfilling their many, Slovenia and Switzerland. mission and their obligations. www.alpenallianz.org/en CIPRA International will once again be CIPRA in the age of climate change 13

«Alpine Town of the Year» Association Joining forces in the battle against climate change

September 2008, Gap, France. An Term: Since 1997: the title «Alpine international conference. All the pre- Town of the Year» is awarded by an sentations and discussions focus on international jury which CIPRA forms one key topic: the responsibility of part of. Since 2003: Executive Office Alpine towns in the battle against cli- of the «Alpine Town of the Year» As- mate change and the opportunities sociation was appointed to CIPRA. at their disposal. Among the partici- the «Alpine Town of the Year» Associati- Contract volume : CHF 63,840 pants are the towns of Brig-Glis/CH, on urges all members to take part in the (EUR 46,000), Financing: Apppoint- Bolzano/I, Bad Reichenhall/D, Gap/F European Pact of Mayors. In doing so, ment of the «Alpine Town of the and Sonthofen/D. All these towns are the municipalities undertake to reduce Year» Association for general office members of the international network their CO emissions by 20% by 2010. and one time events like the organi- 2 known as the «Alpine Town of the Year» «Europe’s climate policy can only take zation of events. Association, which is the organiser of shape and be strengthened if many Main focus: PR-work: annual re- the conference. For their commitment towns sign up to the Pact,» says Klaus port, 4 issues of the short informa- to the Alps’s sustainable development Ladinser, a member of the Association’s tion brochure, media work, impulse they have all held the title of «Alpine board. Bolzano has already joined the workshop in Bolzano/I, administrati- Town of the Year» for one year. And Pact and is widely regarded to be the on and beginning of website update, they are all here in Gap because they precursor of the Association’s commit- organization of international events are fully aware of the great challenge ment to climate issues. In February of (2 member meetings) as well as an posed by climate change, which we this year the town in South Tyrol was international conference (Gap/F). cannot be ignored any longer. They voted «Alpine Town of the Year» 2009 Bolzano/I and Bad Aussee/A obtain know that alpine towns, as the driving by the Members’ Meeting – not least for the title for «Alpine Town of the Year» force behind economic development in its ambitious goal to be carbon neutral 2009 and 2010 respectively. the Alps cannot shun their responsibi- in the next few years. Contact: Andreas Götz, managing lities. Alpine towns have been getting 2008 saw a wide range of events at director; Aurelia Ullrich, team mem- support from CIPRA for many years which the «Alpine Town of the Year» ber until February 2009; Serena now. CIPRA provides them with know- were able to take a much closer look Rauzi, team member since February how and data, with useful impulses to at the many aspects of climate and 2009. current issues and connects them with climate change. Many steps were www.alpenstaedte.org other actors in the alpine region. taken, some of them small, others At the close of the conference the As- greater in scale. So the seeds have sociation adopts a clear-cut stand by now been sown, and we are confident signing CIPRA’s Climate Pact. The that over the next few years we shall towns can do, and must do, a great be seeing the first fruits and genuine deal in areas such as energy, mobility results. g and planning, which are key issues for a real and far-sighted climate policy. Serena Rauzi Right after the conference the board of © CIPRA International

Alpine towns, as the driving force behind economic development in the Alps: The participants of the international conference in Gap/F become aware of the big challen- ges that come along with climate change. 14 Annual Report 2008

2nd Alpine Week 2008 from 11 – 14 June, l’Argentière-la-Bessée/F New Thinking – Thinking Anew [in the Alps]

Yann Kohler, Task Force espaces protégés SPCA, Chambéry/F: A rendezvous for stakeholders A number of projects were presented in a real and tangible in the Alps way on the one hand and, on the other, it was easy to get in The 2nd Alpine Week which took touch with people. The closing discussion was also very

© CIPRA International place from 11 – 14 June 2008 in important as visitors were able to have their say. l’Argentière-la-Bessée/F attracted around 40,000 participants. This event is an expanded version of CIPRA's annual conference, which is the most important event in the Mojca Arsenijevic, University of Nova Gorica/Sl: CIPRA year. The Alpine Week 2008 In my opinion the Alpine Week is a good opportunity to meet dealt with the innovation necessary in people who work in the Alpine region. Personally I’m eager to the Alps if this region is to have a find out what has been done and what new ideas and innova- lasting and sustainable future. tions there are.

© CIPRA International The event’s programme was divided into modules with presentations and discussions chaired and moderated by the partners of the Alpine Week 2008. The programme was rounded off with field trips, exhibitions, enter- Cassiano Luminati, Polo Poschiavo, Poschiavo/CH: tainment, festivities and cultural IThanks to this event I discovered a new region of the Alps. As events, bringing the population and I had never been here before, I found the local aspect particu- the host region together. larly interesting. I was able to watch the way in which a region The Alpine Week is one of the most finds its new place and develops further. Some of the contri- important events for sustainable butions were very insightful, and from what has been said so © CIPRA International development in the Alpine region. It far it is becoming increasingly clear that we’re all working with brings together the key players from the same methods and pulling in the same direction. France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Monaco and Liechtenstein from all the major net- works involved in Alpine research (ISCAR), the municipalities (Alliance Barbara Ehringhaus, proMont-Blanc (NGO merger), in the Alps), the NGOs (CIPRA), pro- /F: tected areas (ALPARC), and Alpine We’re very keen to make our concerns known and we also associations (CAA). g want to learn from other regional examples. I was present at the first Alpine Week in Slovenia and find it interesting to see © CIPRA International how co-operation has evolved. This year's Alpine Week offers a better balance of scientific expert contributions and reports of regional examples with model function. © CIPRA International

Valentina Zambon, Budoia/I: What I took away from the event is a desire to take a more in-depth look at these issues and see how an incentive for initiatives can be created, particularly in my own country. © CIPRA International CIPRA in the age of climate change 15

Finances and Acknowledgements

In 2008 CIPRA International had an and project subsidies. CIPRA International would like income of around CHF 2.377 m (EUR The next item consists of services pro- to thank all its financial backers, 1,5638 m) and an expenditure of vided by CIPRA International for third without whose support our work around CHF 2.387 m (EUR 1,5704 m), parties such as the Alliance in the Alps would not be possible: which meant that it recorded a loss of network of municipalities, the Alpine around CHF 10,000 (EUR 6,600). The Town of the Year Association, etc. Also Fondation MAVA pour la nature bulk of the income was from CIPRA’s of importance for CIPRA International Le Petit Essert project revenues, although here CIPRA are the membership fees since they CH-1147 Montricher International acted in part merely as a afford CIPRA its legitimacy as an um- www.mava-foundation.org clearing centre for various foundations brella organisation operating throug- and passed on part of the monies to its hout the Alps. Landesverwaltung der Fürstlichen project partners. Around one third of our expenditure Regierung We are grateful first and foremost to goes on PR and political work, which Stabstelle Finanzen the MAVA Foundation for Nature in includes in particular the publicati- FL-9490 Vaduz Montricher/CH, which made the largest on of the quarterly CIPRA Info and www.llv.li contribution to project financing. Next the fortnightly alpMedia newsletter were state contributions, particularly as well as our political involvement at Bundesamt für Umwelt, BAFU from Liechtenstein, which as the do- the Alpine Convention and at the Eu- Papiermühlestrasse 172 micile of CIPRA International supports ropean level. Project work and ser- CH-3003 Bern it very generously and ensures that vices account for the remaining two www.bafu.admin.ch we are able to carry out our activities thirds, divided more or less equally from here under very good conditions. between third-party costs and fees Aage V. Jensen - Charity Foundation An important contribution also comes on the one hand and salaries on the Postfach 470 from Switzerland while other states en- other. g FL-9490 Vaduz dow the national CIPRA representati- 2% www.avjcf.org ves with in3% part very significant funding Andreas Götz 57% Binding Stiftung Schaan 17% 3% 2% In der Ballota 1 34%34% FL-9494 Schaan 57% 32% 32% Liechtenstein 17% www.binding.li

CIPRA International does also thank the originating parties for their trust in the implementation of projects and office duties:

Alliance in the Alps 34% 21% www.alpenallianz.org 21% Source: 34% Source: CIPRA International CIPRA International Alpine Town of the Year incomeincome from from projects projects communication, policy and administration state subsidies www.alpenstaedte.org state subsidies CIPRA services for third parties communication,cost of materials policy andand third-party administration orders CIPRAmembership services fees for third parties cost of labourmaterials costs, and projects third-party orders membershipother income fees other income labour costs, projects

The bulk of income of CIPRA In- The funds of CIPRA International ternational stems from project go in equal parts into communica- revenues. tion, policy and administration on the one hand, into material costs and third-party orders on the other hand as well as into salaries. 16 Annual Report 2008

The national CIPRA representations and their members

France: WWF Italia MNEI, 5 place Bir Hakeim, F-38000 Grenoble Pro Natura Torino Tel.: +33 476 48 17 46 Fax.: +33 476 48 17 46 Parco Nazionale delle Dolomiti Bellunesi [email protected] www.cipra.org/fr/CIPRA/cipra-france Parco delle Orobie Valtellinesi Director 100% project manager 100%, project manager 50%, Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio trainee 100%. Parco delle Alpi Marittime Parco Nazionale della Val Grande Affiliated organisations: Federazione Italiana di Parchi e delle Riserve Naturali (Feder- Association Dauphinoise pour l’Aménagement de la Montag- parchi) ne (ADAM) S.O.S. Dolomites Association des amis du PNR de Chartreuse Servizio Glaciologico Lombardo Association nationale pour la protection des Eaux et rivières Istituto Piante da Legno e Ambiente IPLA (ANPER TOS) Centre de la Nature Montagnarde Féderation française des clubs alpins et de montagne (FF- Switzerland CAM) Hohlstrasse 489, CH-8048 Zürich. Fédération française de montagne et d’escalade (FFME) New adress, valid from 2009: Fédération française de randonnée pédestre (FFRP) Postfach 22, CH-3800 Interlaken. Fédération Rhône-Alpes de protection de la nature (FRAPNA) Tel.: +41 (0)44 431 27 30 Fax: +41 (0)44 430 19 33 Fédération française union touristique des amis de la nature [email protected] www.cipra.org/de/CIPRA/cipra-schweiz (FFUTAN) Director 20%, 25% projects (Alpine Convention, Forum, Fire Mountain Wilderness France – Parc National des Ecrins Parc in the Alps, climalp Switzerland, Future in the Alps). National de la Vanoise Parc National du Mercantour Affiliated organisations: Parc naturel régional de la Chartreuse Pro Natura Organisation Mondiale de protection de l’environnement WWF Schweiz (WWF France) Schweizer Alpen-Club SAC Association pour le Développement en Réseau des Territoires Schweizer Vogelschutz SVS/BirdLife Schweiz et des Services (ADRETS) Stiftung Landschaftsschutz Schweiz Association nationale des centres et des foyers de ski de fond Schweizer Heimatschutz et de montagne (ANCEF) Verkehrsclub der Schweiz Alpen-Initiative Mountain Wilderness Schweiz Italy Naturfreunde Schweiz C/o Pro Natura, via Pastrengo 13, I-10128 Torino Rheinaubund Tel.: +39 011 548 626 Fax: +39 011 503 155 Schweizerische Greina-Stiftung [email protected] www.cipra.org/it/CIPRA/cipra-italia Grimselverein Director 100% plus casual work by conscientious objectors Fondazione Uomo Natura and external project co-workers.

Affiliated organisations: Germany Club Alpino Italiano Heinrichgasse 8, D-87435 Kempten/Allgäu Dachverband für Natur- und Umweltschutz in Südtirol Tel.: +49 831 520 95 01 Fax: +49 831 18 024 Federazione nazionale Pro Natura [email protected] www.cipra.de Gruppo Italiano Amici della Natura Director 50%, staff member in the office 50%, trainee 100%. Gruppo Ricerche Cultura Montana Instituto Nazionale di Urbanistica (INU) Affiliated organisations: Italia Nostra Bergwacht im Bayerischen Roten Kreuz Lega Italiana Protezione Uccelli Deutscher Alpenverein Legambiente Landesbund für Vogelschutz in Bayern Mountain Wilderness Schutzgemeinschaft Deutscher Wald Valle d’Aosta Ambiente CIPRA in the age of climate change 17

The national CIPRA representations and their members

Bund Naturschutz in Bayern Slovenia Verband Deutscher Berg- und Skiführer Večna pot 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana. Verein zum Schutz der Bergwelt New adress, valid from 2009: Mountain Wilderness Deutschland društvo za varstvo Alp, Trubarjeva cesta 50, SI-1000 Ljubljana Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung (Garmisch) Tel.: +386 59 071 322 Fax: +386 59 071 321 Naturfreunde Deutschlands e.V. [email protected] www.cipra.org/sl Director 10%, trainee 50%, 77 individual members.

Liechtenstein South Tyrol c/o Liechtensteinische Gesellschaft für Umweltschutz, The regional organisation is represented by Dachverband für Im Bretscha 22, FL-9494 Schaan Natur- und Umweltschutz in South Tyrol. Tel.: +423 232 52 62 Fax: +423 237 40 31 Kornplatz 10, I-39100 Bozen [email protected] www.lgu.li Tel.: +39 0471 97 37 00 Fax: +39 0471 97 67 55 5% managing director. [email protected] www.cipra.org/de/CIPRA/cipra-suedtirol Director 100%, 50% administration, 60% project support. Affiliated organisations: Botanisch-Zoologische Gesellschaft BZG Affiliated organisations: Fischereiverein Liechtenstein Alpenverein Südtirol (AVS) Liechtensteiner Alpenverein LAV Arche B - Verein für umwelt- und menschengerechtes Bauen Liechtensteiner Forstverein und Leben Liechtensteinischer Imkerverein Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Vogelkunde und Vogelschutz in Süd- Liechtensteinische Jägerschaft tirol (AVK) Liechtensteinische Gesellschaft für Umweltschutz LGU Bund Alternativer Anbauer (BAA) Liechtensteinischer Ornithologischer Landesverband LOV Heimatpflegeverband Südtirol Solargenossenschaft Liechtenstein Lia per Natura y Usanzes Verkehrs-Club Liechtenstein VCL Naturtreff Eisvogel Weitere Partnerorganisationen: Plattform Pro Pustertal (PPP) Verein Holzkreislauf Südtiroler Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsförderung Liechtensteinischer Imkerverein Südtiroler HochschülerInnenschaft (sh.asus) Umweltschutzgruppe Vinschgau Verband Südtiroler Berg- und Skiführer Austria Verbraucherzentrale Südtirol Alser Strasse 21, A-1080 Wien Tel.: +43 1 40 113-36 Fax: +43 1 40 113-50 Local groups: [email protected] www.cipra.at, Transitinitiative Südtirol/Sudtirolo – Umweltgruppe Andrian – Director 50%, Alpine Convention Office manager 100%. Umweltgruppe Bozen – Umweltgruppe Brixen – Umweltgrup- pe Eppan – Umweltgruppe Jenesien – Umweltgruppe Kaltern Affiliated organisations: – Umweltgruppe Olang – Umweltgruppe Salurn – Umwelt- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Berg- und Naturwachten Österreichs gruppe Terlan – Umweltgruppe Ulten – Umweltgruppe Vahrn Naturfreunde Österreich – Umweltgruppe Vintl – Umweltgruppe Völs – Umweltgruppe Österreichischer Alpenschutzverband Wipptal Österreichischer Alpenverein Österreichischer Forstverein Österreichischer Naturschutzbund Österreichischer Touristenklub Zentralstelle der Österreichischen Landesjagdverbände Verband Österreichischer Höhlenforscher Kuratorium Wald (ab 11/08)

Die neun Bundesländer Österreichs: Vorarlberg, Tirol, Salzburg, Kärnten, Oberösterreich, Steier- mark, Niederösterreich, Wien, Burgenland 18 Annual Report 2008

Team of CIPRA International © CIPRA International © CIPRA International © CIPRA International © CIPRA International

Andreas Götz/CH Claire Simon/F Petra Beyrer/A Caroline Begle/A Executive Director Deputy Director, project ma- Secretary Webmaster nager «Alliance in the Alps» © CIPRA International © CIPRA International © CIPRA International © CIPRA International

Barbara Wülser/CH Aurelia Ullrich/D Wolfgang Pfefferkorn/A Stefan Arlanch/A Communication manager Project manager ECONNECT, Project manager cc.alps Project manager NENA, Ecological Continuum climalp © CIPRA International © CIPRA International © CIPRA International © CIPRA International

Serena Rauzi/I Claudia Pfister/CH Mateja Pirc/SI Anita Wyss/CH Project team member Project team member Project team member Project team member NENA, cc.alps; Project manager «Alliance in the Alps» Ecological Continuum, climalp, cc.alps; Project «Alpine Town of the Year» ECONNECT manager alpMedia

Following interns con- trbuted with equal effort to the implementation of the activities of CIPRA In-

© CIPRA International © CIPRA International © CIPRA International ternational:

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CIPRA within the world … or the world within?! Maqsad is 30 years old and from Slovenia. His mission: to put together a Tajikistan. «Where on earth is that?» know-how transfer project that he would

some people might wonder, without later be able to implement back home. © CIPRA International admitting it openly. No doubt Maqsad But first it was important to acquire the asked himself that very same question knowledge necessary, and what better when he found out he would be spen- way than through CIPRA’s tightly woven ding a year in Germany and six weeks network? Thanks to CIPRA’s national in Liechtenstein as a trainee working for representatives he travelled throughout CIPRA International. the Alps from Liechtenstein to Switzer- First there was a one-year study course land, Austria and Slovenia. Everywhere on sustainable development in mountain he went he learnt new things, from sus- regions. It was co-financed by CIPRA’s tainable tourism to promoting regional Future in the Alps project and by Inwent, products; examples which he was deter- the organisation for further education mined to transfer to Tajikistan and adapt and development, and was based on to local circumstances. activities surrounding the Year of the His final stop was Turin, the headquar- Mountains 2002. Since then CIPRA has ters of CIPRA Italy. And what a pleasu- also been involved in activities beyond re it was to meet its director Francesco the Alps. It has encouraged like-minded Pastorelli! No common language, but the partners in Central Asia to become invol- same love of the mountains. And right ved in sustainable development in their away they got on famously: with a few regions. AGOCA, the network of villages, words of English here and a few words in was founded as a result of these incen- Spanish or Italian there, and their hands tives and now deals with issues such as and feet. The visits to highly contrasting optimising the energy consumption of places in the Piedmont Alps – unspoilt buildings. In doing so it also enjoys the mountain villages, only a few miles away support of the Alliance in the Alps net- from overcrowded and consumer-driven work of municipalities. ski resorts – made a big impression on So after the study course it was time for Maqsad and also made it clear to him the 25 stakeholders from Pakistan, Tajiki- what he wanted to implement in his stan, Nepal and China to tackle the more home country – and what not. practical aspects. By the time Maqsad Maqsad has now returned to Tajikis- reached Schaan in Liechtenstein, he was tan. He has taken back with him many hungry to find out more and excited by impressions and experiences and the the cultural exchange; this is what awai- vision of an international platform of ted him: a country where most people knowledge between Pakistan and speak dialect; a female Italian colleague Tajikistan. g to look after him; and sharing a desk with another female colleague, this time from Serena Rauzi a a , g ne v ica j n ta Š v enia ustria a a , j I tali a L ihten š v enia N e mč i j S uisse utriche ustria izzera Sv g ne F rance I talie a , F ranci j j n ta j stri Av a , j I tali ustria izzera Sv S lo a L ihten š v enia N e mč i j a , F ranci j g ne F rance I talie L iechtenstein ustria izzera Sv S lo a , j I tali v enia N e mč i j Ger m ania F rancia I talia L iechtenstein A A L iechtenstein I talie F rance g ne a , F ranci j ustria izzera Sv S lo vé nie Ger m ania F rancia I talia L iechtenstein A v enia N e mč i j a DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH ITALIEN LIECHTENSTEIN ÖSTERREICH vé nie ustria izzera Sv S lo Ger m ania F rancia I talia L iechtenstein A v eni j a DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH ITALIEN LIECHTENSTEIN ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ utriche S uisse S lo vé nie v ica S lo v eni j Š Ger m ania F rancia I talia L iechtenstein A a utriche S uisse S lo a DEUTSCHLAND FRANKREICH LIECHTENSTEIN ITALIEN ÖSTERREICH SCHWEIZ SLOWENIEN ustria izzera Sv S lo vé nie v ica S lo Š v eni j a j n j ta stri Av utriche S uisse S lo Ger m ania F rancia I talia L iechtenstein A v ica S lo Š

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