Dec. 24 – The 2012 edition of the Euregio Environment Award saw Grumes Tourism Development (GTS) Ltd and the Cles Bertrand Russell High School win, respectively, the first and second place in the two categories of the competition, when 94 competitors participated in this edition of the Awards. The award ceremony, held in Innsbruck, was hosted by the Environmental Officer of the Trento Province, Alberto Pacher. Furthermore, the Officer, representing the Autonomous Province of Trento, proceeded to reward the two projects from Trentino, that were awarded the first place in one of the two categories and second place in the other. GTS Ltd won the € 2,000 in the “Committed Activities” Category for “Project Grumes: environment and historic landscape to improve the quality of life in town and promote more activities in the mountains.” The project, which made its debut in 2000, promotes sustainable tourism in the small town of Grumes (about 450 inhabitants), by remodeling various buildings, creating botanical gardens and themed mountain trails, constructing a biomass heating system, installing solar panels on 60% of all private homes, and conducting recycling effective at 78%. Grumes was also nominated the first Euregio SlowCity.
