Alpine Convention
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| Alpine Convention | |
|---|---|
| Duration: | 1995 - ongoing |
| Scope: | Regional |
| Policy area: | Forests and forestry |
| Legal status: | Legally binding |
| 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 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 | Spatial planning and sustainable development, conservation of nature and countryside, mountain farming, mountain forests, tourism, energy, soil conservation, transport, climate change mitigation |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Carpathian Convention |
| 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 |
| No FOREST EUROPE criteria for this Policy process | No FOREST EUROPE indicators for this Policy process | No ToSIA indicators for this Policy process |
