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Point of view: Let’s prioritise youth over tourism
Point of view: Let’s prioritise youth over tourism
We want young people to stay on the land, but the demands of tourism, high property prices and the landscape as an object of speculation make this difficult. We talk about the fight against the climate and biodiversity crisis, all while shopping centres and business parks are being built in the countryside. Environmental protection and solutions to the housing crisis should be prioritised, as this would also be in the interests of young people, says Dijana Čataković from CIPRA Slovenia. She asks: Who else will be able to live in the Alps and afford to live there?
AlpWeek 2024: time for action
AlpWeek 2024: time for action
A look back, a look forwards: twenty years after the first AlpWeek, the eighth edition of the international conference brought over 200 people to Nova Gorica/SL to discuss what is important in the development of the Alpine region.
New faces at CIPRA
New faces at CIPRA
CIPRA's delegates elected Uwe Roth from Germany as the new President. The Board is becoming younger and more female.
A delegation from Chartreuse visits Bad Hindelang to discuss mobility in Alpine areas
A delegation from Chartreuse visits Bad Hindelang to discuss mobility in Alpine areas
As part of the European ERASMUS+ project "DINAMO - Developing International Nature Adapted Mobility Options", CIPRA Germany and CIPRA France organised exchange study visits between two pilot territories : the Chartreuse massif in France (represented by the regional natural park and the local authority "Coeur de Chartreuse") and the municipality of Bad Hindelang in Germany.

Events

  • 2026-03-23T00:00:00+01:00
  • 2026-03-27T23:59:59+01:00
Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026
Youth Parliament to the Alpine Convention: Climate Resilient Development
  • 2026-03-24T00:00:00+01:00
  • 2026-03-27T23:59:59+01:00
  • Ljubljana
Mar 24, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026
The Better-Cities Event Ljubljana
  • 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