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.
Who is CIPRA?
Find out more!
More articles
McKenna Davis | Ecologic Institute Berlin - Brussels - Vienna - Washington DC | Berlin, DE
Sharing experience to strengthen green infrastructure
How can green infrastructure and its contribution to the provision of a wide range of ecosystem services be strengthened at different spatial scales? An expert workshop on 'Green infrastructure policies and projects' aimed to answer this question. The workshop took place in Brussels on 7 September 2011 and was organised by Ecologic Institute with support from GHK and Institute for European Environmental Policy.
CIPRA Internationale Alpenschutzkommission | Schaan, LI
One step further towards ecological connectivity in France
The French law on ecological networks ("trame verte et bleue") has recently been updated with two decrees, which asses and divide the implementation roles of the state and the regions. Further information: www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news
CIPRA Internationale Alpenschutzkommission | Schaan, LI
Life+ Projects increasing ecological connections along the Alps-Apennines corridor and in Lapland
In the frame of the LIFE+ Nature & Biodiversity programme 2010 two projects regarding ecological connectivity have been implemented. The objective of the project in Lombardy, Italy, is to increase the functionality of the ecological corridor between the Alps and the Apennines.
CIPRA Internationale Alpenschutzkommission | Schaan, LI
NGOs send joint message on the EU biodiversity strategy
A group of 22 nature conservation NGOs, joined in The European Habitat Forum EHF, have expressed their beliefs that increased political effort is required at EU and Member State level to meet the new EU biodiversity target of halting the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU by 2020.
Events
|
Local Peaks, Global Learning | online | |
|
Transhumance as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: A Way Forward? | MUCEM, Marseille/France | |
|
Growing alternative crops for new market opportunities in a changing climate | Vienna/Austria | |
|
Trento Film Festival | Santa Croce street, 67; I-38122 Trento | |
|
Moving around the Alps: Towards Sustainable Tourism Mobility | Auditorium EURAC Research, Viale Druso 1, Bolzano-Bozen (Italy) |
Projects
CIPRA International
Alpine Changemaker Network (2021-2023)
[Project completed] The «Alpine Changemaker Network» is an international team drawn from NGOs, academia, social innovation and regional development organisations. We wish to strengthen Alpine society and we envision the Alps as a thriving ecosystem, one that offers an appealing life both to ourselves and to future generations. We combine regionally developed knowledge, social innovation practices, scientific teaching and researching skills, project management skills and much more besides – and we want to collaborate, share and learn!
CIPRA International | CIPRA Deutschland | CIPRA Italia | CIPRA France | CIPRA Slovenija | CIPRA Schweiz | CIPRA Südtirol
Via Alpina Youth – walking the change
The Via Alpina long-distance-trail has been connecting all of the Alpine countries for over 20 years now. The project “Via Alpina Youth – walking the change” spreads knowledge, ideas and opportunities on sustainable lifestyles, inclusion, environmental protection and climate change along the trail.
CIPRA International
Bon Appétit!
[Project completed] From the field to the plate: In the "Bon Appétit!" project, young people dig into the earth, taste and process regional products and visit farms in their region. They experience how the food on their plate shapes the landscape around them.