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CONSERVATION TOURISM
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UNESCO label aids glacial protection.
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Global warming has become a topic of worldwide concern, even if some Swiss researchers had previously been slow to acknowledge its impact in the Alps. Swiss News looks at one key mountain region's strategy to reverse the melting trend facing its glaciers--and how it gets a bit of help from eco-tourists. Nearly five years have passed since the British Council staged an epic debate in the ski resort of Davos to spur public awareness of the threat of global warming. That groundbreaking discussion in 2004--the last of three the British conducted as French-style 'science cafes' in Swiss settings--remains a tire and ice topic today. This r...See the full content of this document
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