Weltgletscher- & Weltwassertag 2025

World Glacier & World Water Day 2025

by | Mar 19, 2025 | General, Events, News

Our contribution to World Glacier and World Water Day 2025

Friday March 21, 2025 marks the first World Glacier Day and World Water Day, a momentous occasion that calls on us all to reflect on the challenges facing glaciers and water resources. With the effects of climate change and increasing water scarcity, it is important that we take action to preserve these natural resources.

On this day, the Cover Project Foundation will participate in a panel discussion on ''Ice Stupas'' in Paris. In addition, a report on the topic of snow rope and ice stupa from the Engadin, Corvatsch and Diavolezza with Dr. Felix Keller will be broadcast in the evening on ARTE Journal at 7.20 pm. You can find more information about Friday and the Cover Project Foundation in the following newsletter:

Mikroplastikfreie Vliesabdeckungen im Test

Microplastic-free fleece covers in the test

by | Jun 28, 2024 | General, News

Fleece covers are one of the only successfully implemented methods of preserving snow and glaciers by protecting the underlying snow from melting.

Solar radiation is reflected by the white material, and on average 50-60% of the snow underneath can be preserved. Fleece covers are already being used in various ski resorts. They have been used successfully on the Diavolezza glacier in the Upper Engadine in Switzerland for more than 10 years.

Work has been underway for years to make the fleece covers more sustainable. Such covers are now in use on the Diavolezza glacier and their effectiveness is being compared with the older covers using drones. What makes the new covers more sustainable? They do not contain any microplastics.

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