Discovering the secrets of a remote valley

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Alpine power is a campaign launched by CIPRA – the international committee for the protection of the Alps – to mark its 60th anniversary. Experts and interested members of the public hiked and biked through the Alps, looking at development issues. Julia Slater went along too.

This content was published on November 4, 2012 - 11:00

Discovering the secrets of a remote valley

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Discovering the secrets of a remote valley

Alpine power is a campaign launched by CIPRA – the international committee for the protection of the Alps – to mark its 60th anniversary. Experts and interested members of the public hiked and biked through the Alps, looking at development issues. Julia Slater went along too.

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