New impetus for quality of life in the Alps
Life in the Alps means far more than just an impressive mountain panorama: a good quality of life also depends on a well-functioning local administration. A project run by the University of Ljubljana is developing new strategies in collaboration with pilot regions.
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Three years for living soils: Ground:breaking takes stock
Through the Ground:breaking project, CIPRA has spent three years demonstrating how sealed soils can be revitalised – and why this is crucial for the climate, biodiversity and quality of life in the Alpine region.
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.
Michael Gams, CIPRA International
Winter Olympics on shaky ground
Use as much concrete and steel as possible: that seems to be the sustainability strategy for the Winter Olympics in the Italian Alps. Mountain communities are particularly affected. The icing on the cake is the construction of a new cable car on a slippery slope in Cortina.
Sofie Terzer, CIPRA International
After the Games is before the Games
The French people were not involved in the planning of the 2030 Winter Olympics. Environmental organisations are mobilising for public participation and sustainable Games. Meanwhile, Switzerland is preparing its Olympic bid for 2038.
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The Olympic and Paralympic Games – French Alps 2030: A Battle of narratives concerning Mountain areas?
The topic of the 2030 Winter Olympics is causing conflicts among stakeholders in the French Alps, which often revolve around public consultation and social acceptance of this type of sporting event. Several environmental and civic NGOs have taken up the issue by quantifying the ecological impacts or by developing arguments regarding the socio-economic impacts—whether favorable or unfavorable to the sustainable development of mountain regions — as a basis for dialogue with public authorities. Factually, there has been no public consultation process as such, but rather an objective announced by the government to “build together” within existing bodies such as the Massif committees, without questioning the hosting of the 2030 Winter Olympics in the French Alps.
Water governance in mountain regions: what about high-altitude reservoirs?
Water governance and water management in mountain regions have been a focus for the CIPRA network for many years, with past and upcoming events on this topic. Acting as Europe’s water towers, the Alps supply water to thousands of people and irrigate the fields and industries of some of the EU’s most dynamic regions. Natural water-related risks (whether from excess or shortage) and the measures devised by local communities to mitigate them are at the heart of this study.
CIPRA International Lab
OUT4INGOV: Shaping youth migration
The emigration of young people poses major challenges for many Alpine regions. The OUT4INGOV project is working with local organisations to develop innovative approaches to better manage youth migration and raise awareness of the issue in society.