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|Type of template= Policy process and instrument  
|Start=1995
|End=
|Legal status=Legally binding 
|Scope =Regional 
|Language =English
|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
|Decision making body =The Alpine Conference (Ministers of the Alpine States)
|Implementing body =Ministries of the Alpine Singatory States, local authorities, research organisations and institutions
|Policy area =Forests and forestry
|Policy and/or legal framework= The Alpine Conference
|Form of instrument= Convention
|Type of instrument=Regulatory
|ToSIA indicators=Employment/Transport/Water use/Soil condition
|FOREST EUROPE indicators= All
|FOREST EUROPE criteria= Forest resources and carbon/Health and vitality/Productive functions/Biodiversity/Protective functions/Socio-economic functions
|Monitoring, assessing and reporting= Observation and Information System of the Alps (SOIA), Reports on the State of the Alps
|Linkages=CBD, [[Carpathian Convention], FOREST EUROPE, UNCSD,UNFCCC,
|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
|URL=http://www.alpconv.org/home/index_en
|Date =1/4/2011
|Format =html
|Access =Free
|Publisher =Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention 
|Country =Austria 
|Description= 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.

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