The decision in favour of the UNEP office in Austria was based on the fact that international organisations (UNIDO, OSCE, ICPDR and the Secretariat of the Alpine Convention) are already located there.
With objectives such as cross-border ecosystem protection, the preservation of biological diversity and the cultural and natural heritage for future generations, the Carpathian Convention is modelled on the Alpine Convention. The Carpathian Convention process is also to be fully integrated into the International Partnership for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions, which promotes international co-operation and the exchange of experience between mountain regions in the world.
Source and information: http://www.unep.ch/roe/assets/programme (en)