Ten years of Constructive Alps: Conference on sustainable building and renovation Federal Office for Spatial Development Bern, 10.06.2021 - The international architecture competition Constructive Alps is celebrating its tenth anniversary. To mark the occasion, an online conference on sustainable renovation and construction in the Alps organised by the Swiss Presidency of the Alpine Convention was held on 9 and 10 June 2021. Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein have announced the sixth call for entries for the prize in October 2021.
The Constructive Alps anniversary event focused on how architecture combines climate protection, self-sufficiency and quality of life. Experts from the fields of architecture and sociology as well as representatives of building owners presented various award-winning projects submitted in the architecture competition. The conference was attended by more than a hundred persons.
Conference: How cycling in the Alps contributes to more sustainable tourism Federal Office for Spatial Development Bern, 22.04.2021 - Traffic and tourism have a strong climatic and ecological impact on the sensitive Alps. The pressure from tourism, especially mobility, is growing, while space and ecological capacities are limited. The Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE addressed this issue in MoVe the Alps, an international online conference held on 22 April 2021. Sustainable cycling tourism was at the centre of the discussions. The conference was supported by the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention and the Federal Roads Office FEDRO.
Cycling is enjoying a boom, especially thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bicycle is a preferred means of transport for everyday life as well as for leisure and holidays – often also in the Alpine region. Holidaymakers who cycle emit virtually no greenhouse gases. As a result, they can help Switzerl
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Switzerland takes over the Presidency of the Alpine Convention from France General Secretariat of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications; General Secretariat DETEC Bern, 10.12.2020 - Switzerland, represented by the President of the Swiss Confederation, Simonetta Sommaruga, took over the Presidency of the Alpine Convention from France at the 16th Alpine Conference on 10 December 2020. During its two-year incumbency, Switzerland will focus on climate protection and the modal shift policy in the Alpine region, and will work closely with other Alpine States to achieve its aims.
Climate change is increasingly impacting the Alpine regions and knows no borders. The environment ministers who took part in the online 16th Alpine Conference agreed on the urgency for Alpine-wide cooperation to protect the climate. To this end, Ms Sommaruga and her counterparts from the Alpine States adopted a Climate Action Plan, with the objec