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| Alpine Convention | |
|---|---|
| Start date: | 1995 |
| Scope: | Regional |
| Policy area: | Forests and forestry |
| Legal status: | Legally binding |
| Type of instrument: | Regulatory |
| Form of instrument: | Convention |
| Language: | English |
| URL: | Alpine Convention website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention |
| Country(ies): | Austria |
| Date: | 1/4/2011 |
The Alpine Convention is a framework that sets out the basic principles of all the activities of the Alpine Convention and contains general measures for the sustainable development in the Alpine region.
| Objective | To develop the common heritage of the Alps and preserve it for future generations through transnational cooperation involving both countries and local authorities, as well as the scientific community, the private sector and the civil society |
| Target | Preservation and protection of the Alps |
| Policy and/or legal framework | The Alpine Conference |
| Monitoring, assessing and reporting | Observation and Information System of the Alps (SOIA), Reports on the State of the Alps |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | CBD, Carpathian Convention, FOREST EUROPE, UNCSD, UNFCCC, LIFE Programme |
| Main formal decision making body | The Alpine Conference (Ministers of the Alpine States) |
| Main implementing body | Ministries of the Alpine Signatory States, local authorities, research organisations and institutions |
| Keywords | Alpine region, spatial planning and sustainable development, conservation of nature and countryside, mountain farming, mountain forests, tourism, energy, soil conservation, transport, climate change mitigation |
| FOREST EUROPE criteria | FOREST EUROPE indicators | ToSIA indicators |
| Forest resources and carbon, Health and vitality, Productive functions, Biodiversity, Protective functions, Socio-economic functions | All | Employment, Transport, Water use, Soil condition |
