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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.
News
Alpine Changemaker Network
How can we advance eco-social transformation in the Alpine region? The Alpine Changemaker Network project combines Alpine traditions, as reflected in contemporary art, culture and design, with current approaches to overcoming global crises.
CIPRA Project
When nature loses, we all lose
The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the safety of our homes – all depend on strong environmental laws. Right now, those protections are under attack. Once they’re gone, we hand the keys of our future to those who see nature only as a resource to exhaust. In the EU, environmental laws are being gutted, under the promise of “simplification” of the legal system. But in reality, these changes will only profit greed, while endangering the lives of all.
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![[3 questions to … ] Francesca Pasetti Bombardella](https://alpeninbewegung.org/en/news/3-questions-to-francesca-pasetti-bombardella/@@images/image-200-bb7578514313e636996106724a347822.jpeg "[3 questions to … ] Francesca Pasetti Bombardella")
[3 questions to … ] Francesca Pasetti Bombardella
2026 is the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) aimed at raising global awareness of the critical importance of rangelands and pastoralist communities, managed by FAO during the whole 2026. Francesca Pasetti Bombardella is co-chair of the Regional IYRP Support Group Europe.
News
Webinar "A focus on certifications as a tool for municipalities to improve quality of life"
Tuesday 3rd of March, 10:00-12:00: a focus on certifications as a tool for municipalities to improve quality of life. Municipalities will be invited to speak about their local practices. The seminar will only be held in English.
CIPRA Event
Webinar “An introduction to Quality of life as a compass for good governance”
The Interreg Alpine Space project GOVQoL - Empowering local governance of Alpine communities for a better quality of life is pleased to invite you to a series of online seminars we will be organising in February and March 2026! The GOVQoL project is a transnational cooperation project aiming at supporting local communities in improving their governance in the field of quality of life. To reach this objective, GOVQoL conducts several activities such as identifying governance gaps in the Alps, supporting 10 pilot communities in writing their roadmap to improve local governance of quality of life, editing a practical handbook on how to reach this ojective (including lots of good practices!) and ... online seminars to foster Alpine-wide exchange and cooperation. This project stems from the results of the 10th report on the State of the Alps, published in 2025 by the Alpine Convention.
CIPRA Event
Open letter: Protecting the Alps from excessive transit traffic
The Alpine region is under increasing pressure from the climate crisis, air pollution and ever-growing traffic volumes: 67 organisations, led by CIPRA International, have therefore sent an open letter to EU Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas and the transport ministers of the Alpine countries.
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Open letter: Protecting the Alps from excessive transit traffic
The Alpine region is under increasing pressure from the climate crisis, air pollution and ever-growing traffic volumes: 67 organisations, led by CIPRA International, have therefore sent an open letter to EU Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas and the transport ministers of the Alpine countries.
Press/Media release
Shaping Sustainable Tourism Mobility in the Alpine Region
Sustainable tourism mobility is becoming increasingly important, as overtourism and traffic congestion in tourist regions affect both guest satisfaction and regional quality of life. To address this, a dedicated event will explore current developments and key issues such as destination mobility management, the integration of sustainable transport services into tourism offers, and cross-sectoral cooperation for climate-friendly solutions – in line with the Alpine Convention’s Climate Action Plan 2.0 and the goals of THE PEP.
Event
Resource Talks - Voices from AG 6
The EUSALP Action Group 6 invites you to the third ResourceTalk – voices from AG6, a short Webinar series to explore and discuss about natural and cultural resources in the Alpine Region.
Event
Reading Mountains Festival 2025
The cultural diversity of the Alps is so omnipresent in our everyday lives that we all too often take it for granted. Once a year, the Alpine Convention pays tribute to the cultural heritage in the Alps with the Alpine-wide ‘Reading Mountains Festival’, which consists of a mosaic of events organised by our partners throughout the Alpine region and beyond.
CIPRA Event
Going underground? One tunnel breakthrough, numerous question marks
On 18 September 2025, politicians from Austria and Italy celebrated the breakthrough of the Brenner Base Tunnel between Austria and Italy. They dream of “smooth traffic” through and over the Alps – but many questions remain unanswered.
News
Open Letter: Protect the Alps from Excessive Transit Traffic
The Alpine region is under increasing pressure — from the climate crisis, air pollution, and ever-growing traffic volumes. Numerous organisations, led by CIPRA International, have therefore addressed an open letter to Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas and the transport ministers of the Alpine countries.
Position
Symposium 1: VERNACULAR FUTURES - Intertemporal and interdisciplinary perspectives on vernacular architecture and climate
This symposium will explore various ways in which locally specific and culturally embedded forms of architecture are shaped through dynamic interactions between climatic, environmental, social and technical processes.
CIPRA Event
Symposium 2: Vernacular Buildings in the Anthropocene
This symposium asks what comfort, sustainability and adaptability mean for locally specific and culturally embedded forms of architecture as climate change pushes our planet into a period of major transformation.
CIPRA Event
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival
innsbruck nature film festival is a renowned nature and environmental film festival in Austria, which will take place for the 24th time in 2025. The international film contest attracts every year hundreds of filmmakers. Established as a key cultural event in Tyrol and Innsbruck, it covers topics such as nature, ecology and sustainability in addition to artistic film aspects. We promote networking and serve as a global platform for filmmakers, in cooperation with the IUCN CEC, the Alpine Convention and the Green Film Network.
CIPRA Event
EUSALP Annual Forum
Under the Co-Presidency of the Republic of Austria and the Principality of Liechtenstein, the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP) is celebrating a decade of alpine-wide cooperation.
Event
Relevance of quality of life for local governance
The position paper lays the ground for the future work of the GOVQoL project, the full title Empowering local governance of Alpine communities for a better quality of life. The paper was prepared to assure common understanding of the quality of life, elaborate the relationship between the quality of life and local governance, and emphasise why this relationship should be further strengthened. The position paper lays the ground for the future work of the GOVQoL project, the full title Empowering local governance of Alpine communities for a better quality of life. The paper was prepared to assure common understanding of the quality of life, elaborate the relationship between the quality of life and local governance, and emphasise why this relationship should be further strengthened.
CIPRA Publication
Walking the Line: A Borderless Utopia on the Egger Alm
A group of young hikers and their mentors—many languages and nationalities—discovering how history, nature, and community intersect along a line drawn on a map.
Good practice
Young Glacier Voices
The glaciers in the Alps are melting at an ever-increasing rate. The Erasmus+ project “Young Glacier Voices” is making the consequences of the climate crisis tangible and encouraging young people to use their voices to call for more climate protection.
CIPRA Project
Dialogue on Alpine Spatial Planning: Proceedings of the CIPRA Annual Conference 2025
How can Alpine Spatial Planning mitigate conflicts between the energy transition and nature restoration? This question was addressed at the CIPRA Annual Conference 2025 in Salzburg, which brought together more than 160 participants. The proceedings show key insights and recommended actions – not in a concluding way, but as part of an ongoing learning process and as an impulse for further debates. They underline the shared understanding that the energy transition in the Alpine region must be approached and implemented in a cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary, and transboundary manner.
News
Expert Workshop "State of the Territory"
The Alpine region is facing crucial challenges: How do we shape spatial development so that nature, society, and the economy are in harmony? How do we address growing challenges such as climate change, land use conflicts, and the energy and mobility transition in an integrated manner? The workshop brings together experts and stakeholders from administration, science, civil society, planning, and practice.
Event
Alpine Spatial Planning: Spatial planning perspectives for overcoming conflicts of use in the context of the energy transition
The proceedings of the CIPRA Annual Conference 2025 summarise the participatively developed results, conclusions, and normative policy and planning recommendations on the role of Alpine spatial planning in the context of current EU requirements for nature restoration and the expansion of renewable energies.
CIPRA Publication
Controversial dams
New dams for electricity and water supply are being planned across the Alpine region. Environmental organisations are warning of irreversible damage to the Alpine environment and calling for a rethink in favour of nature-friendly alternatives.
News
MultiBios
[Project completed] In addition to well-known natural hazards such as mudslides and floods, heatwaves and droughts are increasingly affecting the Alpine region. The international project MultiBios is working together with biosphere parks to explore how affected communities and regions can better prepare for multiple climate risks.
CIPRA Project
Climate Innovation Festival
Discover. Connect. Transform.
Event
RECHARGE EUROPE
The European Forum Alpbach 2025 will take place from 16 to 29 August 2025 under the annual theme 'Recharge Europe'.
Event
Quality of life in the Alps
Report on the state of the Alps - by the Alpine Convention
Publication
Position: Transport and mobility in the Alps
In its new 40-page position paper, CIPRA outlines sustainable mobility in the Alpine region with the least possible negative impact of transport on the environment and people. In addition to travel, the paper also addresses commuter traffic, long-distance traffic and freight transport - supplemented with facts, concrete measures and good examples.
Position
Keeping our eyes on the stars
Dark nights have become a rarity in our bright world. Artificial light from settlements, industry, street lighting and billboards illuminates the night sky. In Austria, a new natural night sky area is being created that will preserve the view of the starry sky.