Alpine Convention
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| Alpine Convention | |
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| Duration: | 1995 - ongoing |
| 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. |
| Main formal decision making body: | The Alpine Conference (Ministers of the Alpine States) |
| Main implementing body: | Ministries of the Alpine Singatory States, local authorities, research organisations and institutions |
| Policy area: | Forests and forestry |
| Instruments: | Regulatory;Informational |
| Partner institutions: | Alliance in the Alps; Association "Alpine town of the year"; The Via Alpina; Alpine Pearls Association |
| 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: | Alpine Convention website |
| Format: | html |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention |
| Country(ies): | Austria |
| Date: | 1/4/2011 |
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| 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. |
| Linkages to other policy processes | Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Carpathian Convention |
| Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting (MAR) | Observation and Information System of the Alps (SOIA), Environmental objectives and indicators, Report on the State of the Alps |
| 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 |
The 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.
