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💧 💦 Water is precious and becoming increasingly scarce, even in the Alps. How is climate change affecting the water supply? Who decides how this valuable resource is distributed? And what about the health of our drinking water and of watercourses as living spaces? 👉 Join us to discuss sustainable solutions at the second Liechtenstein FutureForum Alps - H2O: precious, powerful, scarce - to be held in Schaan on 27 and 28 June 2025!

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚? 🥾 Organizing the hike of the Via Alpina can seem like a big challenge, but there are plenty of resources available to help you plan this once in a lifetime adventure in a sustainable and responsible way 🌱 📖 On the official website, via-alpina.org, there is detailed information and an interactive map with the full route and daily stages. Here, you can also explore the history and mission behind the Via Alpina project, representing the cooperation among Alpine countries by emphasizing their incredible natural and cultural heritage. ❔ The 𝐅𝐀𝐐 section is especially useful with the organization of the hike, answering key questions about accessing the Via Alpina with public transport, booking the accommodations, and food along the route. It basically explains the ways to be a respectful and sustainable hiker ! 🌲 For even more insights, it’s worth checking out blogs written by people who have already completed the Via Alpina and that you can easily find online. These personal experiences and tips are useful for understanding what to expect and how to plan the journey. 🎥 For what concerns documentaries, it is worth watching ‘Via Alpina - Beyond the Trail’, realised by the mountain guide Matthieu Chambaud, who crossed the Alps from Trieste to Monaco in 139 days. Along the way, he interviews the people he met during the hike to understand what pushes people to undertake this challenging journey through the Alps. 🎥 Other examples: “Ressources: la montagne ça nous soigne! J’en prends soin…” realised by Corinne Valence to sensibilize people on ecological and health issues and “Itinérance – Les Alpes d’une mer à l’autre”, film by Vincent Tornay, Sandro Milone, Alexandre Bugnon in French but with English, Italian and German subtitles. If you have more questions on the Via Alpina, do not hesitate to contact us using the following email address info@via-alpina.org. #ViaAlpina25

Since around two years we re working more and more on pastoralism (always good connected to our CIPRA network (CIPRA International & CIPRA Slovenija ), especially within the AG6 EUSALP. This time we stayed and worked within the French Alps with different stakeholders on the topic of co-habitation of pastoralism and nature activities! A really important topic in the Western part of the Alps - how is it in your country?!

Join the #AlpsLife Colloquium on Friday 28th of March! 🌿 If you are interested in learning more about Alpine Species Distribution Models and their potential use for forecasting Alpine #biodiversity evolutions, save the date! More info down below ⬇️

We have reached the milestone of 20 volunteers for the Via Alpina! 🎉 Some have already walked the Via Alpina (or parts of it) and want to share that experience, others appreciate the added value of the community, or want to gain an insight into an international project  - there are more than enough reasons to join the Via Alpina Volunteers! 🏞 Everyone can get involved in the project, whether is translating, writing blog posts, producing a podcast, are familiar with fundraising or developing your own project together with others. And since most of the work takes place online (or on the Via Alpina, of course), anyone can get involved! 💻 Are you interested? Join here 👉 https://lnkd.in/erHkzf_W In addition to classic activities such as social media, translations and research on various topics, this year also marks the 25th anniversary of Via Alpina 🎂🥾 #ViaAlpina25thAnniversary

From the 4th to the 6th of March the #CentralMountains partnership had the pleasure to meet in person again in Noszvaj, Hungary! We used the chance to work together on the current work packages and look ahead to the to the next working steps 👣 On several site visits, we learned about the challenges of the Hungarian Roma Civic Association and historic cave dwellings. At a trip to the beautiful town Eger insights and learnings were shared by the local Eger Community Foundation 💡 Thank you to our partners from the Carpathian Foundation for the fantastic organisation and showing us their area!

If you are between 18 and 30 years old, join the young people of our YOALIN project in Cuneo, for the Mountain Festival! 🏔 An opportunity for encounters, a place for exchange of ideas and visions, where young people can bring together their experience of the mountains and learn from each other ✨ More info here https://lnkd.in/eTTMt2cA #CuneoMontagnaFestival #YOALIN #Alps #YouthParticipation

Our project partner meeting from 4 to 6 March in Hungary in the #CentralMountains project was another wonderful meeting, this time organised by the Carpathian Foundation. 🤝 We spent the two mornings behind the desks - presented and exchanged information about the progress in the work packages as well as a workshop led by the mentors Eurac Research, ISIG - Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia and CIPRA International Lab, which focussed on solutions for challenges of the pilot structures. As the #EGTC as an interesting organisational form is a central governance topic in the project, we are striving for further development and pilot activities for improvement. There was also a very well organised framework programme, particularly on NGO activities and civil society initiatives in the Noszvaj and Eger region, e.g. in the town of Szomolya the Hungarian Roma Civic Association, in Eger the Community Foundation and in Noszvaj, we saw stunning residential caves managed by the Farkaskő Association, which the last inhabitants left only in the 1960s 😲. #Projects #Governance #Meeting #CooperationIsCentral #Intrerreg Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme | Brasov County Council | Powiat Rzeszowski | Foundation for Landscape Protection

What makes a place worth living in? How can Alpine communities maintain a high quality of life for all generations? These questions are the focus of the third webinar of the Alliance in the Alps and Alpine Town of the Year networks on 17 March 2025, 9-12 am. Get to know committed people and projects for a better quality of life in towns and municipalities. Check out the detailed programme on the website and register for free! https://lnkd.in/edFz8hur

Last week, on February 27th 2025, experts and stakeholders from across the Alpine region gathered in Salzburg to envision the future of alpine spatial planning. 🏔️🌍 Through insightful keynotes and interactive sessions, participants developed key ideas around the topics Green Infrastructure, Participation, and Cross-sectoral Cooperation. Together, they examined expert theses and engaged in dynamic discussions to develop forward-thinking and sustainable solutions. The goal? An international, cross-sectoral exchange - leveraging spatial planning to balance the energy transition with biodiversity conservation. ⚡🌿 (c) Marie Schrentewein #CIPRA2025 #SpatialPlanning #Sustainability #GreenInfrastructure #LandUse #AlpineInnovation #Alps