Climate — Mar 17, 2026

Act now to protect forests: sign the #HandsOffNature petition!

More than 40 percent of the Alpine region is covered by forests. They are not only a defining feature of the landscape, but also a cornerstone of Alpine livelihood, providing building materials, supporting biodiversity, and delivering essential ecosystem services.

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Chemicals in the Alps– unwanted souvenirs

Nature — Apr 20, 2016

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Chemicals in the Alps– unwanted souvenirs

Not only particulates are causing problems for people and animals: chemicals too are accumulating in the Alps. As one of the causes the outdoors industry is only gradually moving to remedy matters.

Tourism & Leisure — Apr 20, 2016

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Award-winning tourism

Tourism too has its success stories. Innovative projects in the Alps are drawing attention. A national park in Germany now shows that sustainable tourism can also bring economic benefits.

Water — Mar 17, 2016

SPARE – Alpine rivers as society’s lifelines

What is the state of the Alpine rivers? How can we bring those responsible and other interested parties to committing themselves to holistic river management? The SPARE project strives to answer these and other questions. CIPRA and eight additional partners have launched the three-year project at a two-day meeting in Vienna in early February 2016.

Victory and defeat for new protected areas

Agriculture — Mar 16, 2016

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Victory and defeat for new protected areas

New protected areas are valuable for biodiversity, with many also intended to boost the local economy. There are nevertheless frequent reservations.

Events

2026-04-07T00:00:00+02:00 2026-04-17T23:59:59+02:00 online Apr 07, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026	Local Peaks, Global Learning	online
2026-04-21T00:00:00+02:00 2026-04-23T23:59:59+02:00 MUCEM, Marseille/France Apr 21, 2026 - Apr 23, 2026	Transhumance as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: A Way Forward?	MUCEM, Marseille/France
2026-04-22T00:00:00+02:00 2026-04-23T23:59:59+02:00 Vienna/Austria Apr 22, 2026 - Apr 23, 2026	Growing alternative crops for new market opportunities in a changing climate	Vienna/Austria
2026-04-24T00:00:00+02:00 2026-05-03T23:59:59+02:00 Santa Croce street, 67; I-38122 Trento Apr 24, 2026 - May 03, 2026	Trento Film Festival	Santa Croce street, 67; I-38122 Trento
2026-05-18T09:30:00+02:00 2026-05-18T16:00:00+02:00 Auditorium EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, Bolzano-Bozen (Italy) May 18, 2026	Moving around the Alps: Towards Sustainable Tourism Mobility	Auditorium EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, Bolzano-Bozen (Italy)

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Nature — Jan 13, 2021

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speciAlps2

[Project completed] More and more people are seeking recreation and balance in the natural surroundings of the Alps. This trend is not only being reinforced by the corona crisis, but also by society’s increasing pressure to perform. This puts increasing pressure on animals and plants, but also on destinations with their infrastructure and inhabitants. It is essential for visitors to be guided: the speciAlps2 project raised awareness of the protection of nature and landscape in the Alps and developed measures to guide visitors.

Economy — Dec 31, 2020

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Green Deals for Municipalities

[Project completed] “Think globally – act locally”: promoting local action requires comprehensive skills and wide-ranging knowledge of the people working locally for climate protection. Partner organisations from Germany, Liechtenstein and Austria are now developing a participatory process under a transnational EU project. The goal is to empower local initiatives to act more effectively on climate protection in a global context.

People — Sep 15, 2020

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Alps2030

[Project completed] Climate change, increasing consumption of resources and waste problems threaten nature and society in the Alps. With their 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), almost all countries worldwide have set themselves the target of making global development socially, ecologically and economically sustainable by 2030.

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