With a media conference in Guttannen, broadcast as a livestream, the Alpine Initiative launched its campaign for the referendum on Switzerland’s new CO2 Act. The Alps are running out of time. For the population, as…
The «Berg» table water brand, which is produced with glacier ice from Greenland, has been awarded the «Devil’s Stone» 2020. A clear majority of the public vote of the Alpine Initiative selected the water, which…
"TRANSFER NOW!" Freight transport belongs on the railways - now at the latest! The NRLA, Europe's heart of freight transport by rail, has been completed. The Alpine Initiative has made a clear demand with an…
The Alpine Initiative has lit this year's Alpine fire at countless locations throughout Switzerland. It has redimensioned the highly symbolic Alpine fire and split it into many small fires. Decentrally, numerous supporters have lit their…
The consequences of global warming on the Alpine region, the moated castle of Europe, are dramatic: the dwindling glaciers, thawing permafrost and dried-out protection forests favour rock falls, debris flows, forest fires and floods. With…
In 2019, the Alpine Initiative celebrated a double anniversary: the 30th anniversary of the association (1989) and the 25th anniversary of the “Federal Referendum for the Protection of the Alpine Region from Transit Traffic” (1994).…
Swiss Air Deluxe was awarded the “Devil’s Stone” 2019. The “Rock Crystal” 2019 award went to the alliance of consumer protection organizations for their Repair Café project. more (in german)
For its anniversary, the Alpine Initiative mandated several artists to create a decentralised “land art” exhibition of sculptures along transit routes, with the motto “Gates – Movement – Moving forward”. more (in german)
In 2019, the traditional Alpine bonfire was lit in Mürren. The protest event against the destruction of the Alps demanded a massive reduction in the CO2 emissions of transport. A total of 30 bonfires were…
On its 30th anniversary, the Alpine Initiative launched into the future with verve. Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga announced that she wanted to strengthen the transfer of goods from road to rail with various measures. more…