Innovation to counter emigration

Emigration and the brain drain in the Alpine region: a new EU project involving CIPRA aims to counteract this trend. It is testing innovative governance models to strengthen mountain regions and create a win-win situation for regions of origin, destinations and young emigrants.

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Poland ratifies Carpathian Convention
Poland ratified the framework convention for the protection and sustainable development of the Carpathians on 25 November.
Nepal: Sports event in aid of the local population
The Friendship Everest Skyrace was held for the first time in Nepal's Khumbu valley on 18 November. The event's main objective was to support the school in the remote village of Thame, and it attracted 150 competitors from Nepal and all over the world.
UNO confirms global warming poses threat to winter sports everywhere
According to a new study on the economic repercussions of the climate change on winter sports many low-altitude ski resorts are set to face financial difficulties or even bankruptcy due to global warming. The study was commissioned by the UN Environmental Program and presented at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Turin/I on 2 December.
First International Mountain Day on December 11
First International Mountain Day on December 11
International Mountain Day is to be held worldwide for the first time on December 11. Its motto this year is "Mountains, Source of Freshwater". The UN decided to set up this special day following the resounding success of the International Year of Mountains in 2002.

Events

  • 2025-05-09T00:00:00+02:00
  • 2025-05-11T23:59:59+02:00
  • Cuneo (Italy)
May 09, 2025 - May 11, 2025
Cuneo Montagna Festival Cuneo (Italy)
  • 2025-05-27T00:00:00+02:00
  • 2025-05-27T23:59:59+02:00
  • online
May 27, 2025
Webinar - Successfully organising sustainable procurement with proCURE online
  • 2025-06-27T08:30:00+02:00
  • 2025-06-28T13:00:00+02:00
  • SAL - Saal am Lindaplatz, Landstrasse 19, 9494 Schaan, Liechtenstein
Jun 27, 2025 - Jun 28, 2025
FutureForum Alps 2025 SAL - Saal am Lindaplatz, Landstrasse 19, 9494 Schaan, Liechtenstein

Projects & activities

Cross-border mobility
Cross-border mobility
[Project completed] Tens of thousands of commuters move across national borders every day in the Alpine region. Existing traffic routes, however, were mostly built with a purely national perspective and are not geared to cross-border commuter flows. The result is overloaded roads, noise and pollution for local residents.
PlurAlps
PlurAlps
[Project completed] The Alpine area is experiencing the combined challenges of an ageing population and new migration models. At the same time, opportunities for social innovation and development arise from increasing cultural diversity and pluralism. Mountainous and peripheral Alpine municipalities and regions are specifically concerned and need technical support and new approaches to develop a welcoming culture, which should be credibly embraced and implemented by municipalities, SMEs and civil society.
BeeAware!
BeeAware!
[Project completed] The aim of the project BeeAware! is to inspire communities in the Alps for bee protection and thus to improve the livelihoods of honey and wild bees. Bees are depending on an intact biodiversity. The different bee species need different plants, nesting and drinking places in order to survive. Integral bee protection therefore means securing, improving and enlarging the habitat of these important pollinators.